| For Authors |
Thank you for considering Science Alert Journals for publishing your valuable
research work.
We are honored when authors choose to submit their work to us for
consideration. Whether you are an established investigator or are
just getting started in a research career, we encourage you to consider
our Journals for publication of your papers.
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Why
Publish in Science Alert Journals?
| Global circulation: |
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Open Access policy and indexing in world known
databases ensure the global circulation of the contents published
in Science Alert Journals. |
| Open Access: |
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With open access policy, any one is free to copy, distribute
and display the published work, provided that the article is
properly cited. |
| Fast evaluation
process: |
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Online manuscript submission and web-based peer review system
minimize the overall time duration from submission to publication.
We normally complete the evaluation process within 30 working
days. |
| High
visibility: |
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Online free access, listing and indexing in a large number
of bibliographic databases ensure high visibility of the published
work. |
| High standard
of peer review: |
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International Editorial Board, a panel of international experts
and two stages evaluation system play a vital role in maintaining
the high standard of peer-review system. |
| Online
manuscript submission: |
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Online Submission System allows submission of articles with
tracking of its progress till publication. |
| Linking
with CrossRef: |
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Linking with CrossRef of each article provides the opportunity
to maximize the online potential of your contents. |
| Promotion
of each article: |
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Articles are widely promoted through e-mail updates, table
of contents and e-mail alerts. |
| Immediate
publication: |
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Science Alert published manuscripts based on an article-by-article
schedule rather than an issue-by-issue schedule which allows
for faster publication speeds, since articles are not delayed
until an entire issue has been completed. Once an article is
accepted, we will make the author's version immediately available
online. Then, in an average of 60 days, we will publish the
final edited version of the paper. |
| Free
access to full text articles: |
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Once a manuscript is published online, it will be freely available
in full text on the journal's website. |
| Wide
dissemination: |
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Sophisticated marketing strategy, distribution of tables of
contents by email to thousands of interested researchers, posting
of abstract to different websites and sophisticated online presence
ensure wide dissemination of the published contents. |
Guide to Authors
Guide to Authors of each journal will describe how to prepare contribution
for submission in your selected journal. We strongly recommend to
the contributors to read Guide to Authors carefully before submission
of their manuscripts. It is also recommended to check the latest hard
copy of the journal for better understanding about the current style
of the manuscripts published.
Submission of a manuscript according to the Guide to Author will ensure that your submission will receive the attention it deserves, and also reduces the chances of delays due to improper submission.
To view these guidelines, select a journal from A
to Z Journals and click on the name of your chosen
journal, the link for Guide to Authors would be available at the homepage
of your selected journal.
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Failure
to follow the guidelines can seriously delay the handling of
your contribution. |
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Peer-Review Policy
Science Alert aims at rapid publication of research results by maintaining rigorous peer review process. Manuscripts (other than those that are of insufficient quality or unlikely to be competitive enough for publication) will be peer-reviewed by two or more experts in the fields, and a decision is conveyed to the authors in about one month. If due to special circumstance, the review process takes longer, authors will be notified by email. Manuscripts with significant results will be reviewed and published at the highest priority and speed. Possible decisions on a manuscript are: accept as is, minor revision, major revision, or reject. If minor revision is required, authors should return a revised version as soon as possible within 15 days. If major revision is required, authors should return a revised version within 25 days.
Submission of Manuscript
After preparing the manuscript according to the journal's format,
author should submit manuscript via online
submission system. Now submissions via e-mail
or by post will not be considered for processing in any way.
For submission of manuscript via online submission system, author
needs a username and password. If author has already user ID at Science
Alert, he/she should go to http://scialert.com/login.php
and should submit new manuscript after log on the account.
Order reprints
After publication, author can purchase copy of the issue of relevant journal or place an order for the purchase of reprints by using our online order form. |