Frequently asked questions

Create a free account, choose the journal that fits your work, read its author guidelines and use the online submission form. You can save a draft and return later.

Yes. Every manuscript receives a unique ID and your dashboard shows its status, reviewer comments, decisions and correspondence.

Authors retain copyright. Articles are published under the Creative Commons licence chosen at publication, by default CC BY 4.0.

Demonstration answer: manuscripts may be uploaded as PDF, DOC, DOCX or ODT. Replace with the real policy.

Each journal decides whether it charges an APC and publishes the amount on its own APC page. Waiver requests can be made, and payment never affects the peer-review outcome.

Demonstration answer: yes, waiver requests can be made at submission and are considered by the journal.

Yes. Every published article is free to read, download and share.

Yes. See publishing partnerships or contact us to discuss your plans.

That depends on the journal. Each one states its model — single-anonymous, double-anonymous or open — and the system hides identities accordingly.

Reviewers are invited by journal editors. Register an account and contact the journal you would like to review for.

Demonstration answer: the editor sets the due date in the invitation.