Publication Policies
Business Model. | Copyright Policy |
Open-access Policy | Submission Policy |
AI Usage Policy | Deposit Policy / Archiving Policy |
Advertising Policy | Marketing Policy |
Waiver Policy | Refund Policy |
Business Model
We follow the Gold Open Access way in journal publishing. Our revenue is mainly from the author fees.
Copyright Policy
Copyrights for articles are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal/publisher. Authors have rights to reuse, republish, archive, and distribute their own articles after publication. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. Authors shall permit the publisher to apply a DOI to their articles and to archive them in databases and indexes such as EBSCO, DOAJ, and ProQuest.
Open-access Policy
We follow the Gold Open Access way in journal publishing. This means that authors publish in the journals that provide immediate open access for readers to all articles on the publisher’s website. The readers pay nothing, while authors (or their institutions or funders) pay a Article Processing Charge (Formatting and Hosting) to maintain the journal operation.
All articles published are open-access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license.
Submission Policy
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the authorities responsible where the work was carried out. However, we accept submissions that have previously appeared on preprint servers (for example: arXiv, bioRxiv, Nature Precedings, Philica, Social Science Research Network, and Vixra); have previously been presented at conferences; or have previously appeared in other “non-journal” venues (for example: blogs or posters). Authors are responsible for updating the archived preprint with the journal reference (including DOI) and a link to the published articles on the appropriate journal website upon publication.
The publisher and journals have a zero-tolerance plagiarism policy. We check the issue using two methods: a plagiarism prevention tool (iThenticate) and a reviewer check. All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.
We insist a rigorous viewpoint on the self-plagiarism. The self-plagiarism is plagiarism, as it fails to contribute to the research and science.
AI Usage Policy
Authors are permitted to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools for purposes such as research assistance, data analysis, and language enhancement. However, any content generated or influenced by AI must be explicitly disclosed within the manuscript, detailing the nature and extent of the AI's involvement. The authors bear full responsibility for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work. Under no circumstances should AI tools be credited or listed as co-authors. To uphold ethical standards, journals reserve the right to reject any manuscript in which the use of AI tools has been undisclosed or deemed inappropriate. Compliance with this policy is mandatory for all submissions.
Deposit Policy / Archiving Policy
We follow Sherpa/Romeo‘s green archiving policy. Both pre-print and post-print or publisher’s version/PDF can be archived, without restrictions.
Advertising Policy
We do not publish any commercial advertisements for revenue. However, we may publish the valuable academic information free of charge.
Marketing Policy
Any direct marketing activities, including solicitation of manuscripts that are conducted on behalf of the publisher and journal, shall be appropriate, well targeted, and unobtrusive. Information provided about the publisher or journal is expected to be truthful and not misleading for readers or authors.
Waiver Policy
If a paper is accepted for publication, authors will be asked to pay an Article Processing Charge (Formatting and Hosting). Please find payment information at HERE.
Waiver policy is only applicable for editorial members of this journal, who can get free publication for one article per year.
Refund Policy
We implement a reasonable refund policy based on the publishing status.
- Fully refund: before online publication
- No refund: after online publication