To ascertain whether your manuscript is suitable for a particular SCIRP journal, we recommend consulting the journal’s Aims and Scope statement, available on the journal homepage.

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via our online submission system, through which authors may monitor the progress of their submission at any stage. Prior to submitting, new users must complete a one-time registration to obtain a username and password. The manuscript, including all figures and tables, should be compiled into a single MS Word or PDF file for upload.

Authors are strongly encouraged to prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the SCIRP author template. Detailed formatting requirements are set out in the Author Guidelines under the Manuscript Preparation section. All submissions must be made via the online submission system in MS Word or PDF format.

Initial submissions must be provided in MS Word or PDF format and uploaded via the online submission system. Upon acceptance, the final revised manuscript may be supplied in MS Word or LaTeX format by email.

SCIRP journals do not impose strict word or page limits. Scientific merit and clarity of presentation are the primary criteria for acceptance. Authors are nonetheless encouraged to present their findings as concisely as possible, in the interests of both peer reviewers and readers.

While not mandatory, authors are strongly encouraged to propose suitably qualified reviewers with relevant expertise, as this can facilitate the editorial process. In the event that no suitable candidates are proposed, the editorial office will independently identify and invite appropriate reviewers.

Yes. SCIRP imposes no restrictions on manuscript type. Original research articles, review papers, survey articles, and other scholarly contributions are all considered for publication.

Authors will receive an automated acknowledgement by email immediately upon successful submission. The manuscript will subsequently undergo an administrative check before being assigned to the relevant editors for initial evaluation. Should any issues be identified during this process, the editorial office will contact the corresponding author directly.

Yes. A signed author declaration form is required from all contributing authors and must be forwarded to the Editorial Assistant by email.

Yes. A cover letter is a mandatory component of all submissions. It may be uploaded via the submission system alongside the manuscript, or forwarded separately to the Editorial Assistant by email. The cover letter should be presented on official institutional letterhead from the corresponding author’s institution and must include:

• A professional profile of the author(s) and their affiliated institution(s), supplemented by links to institutional or personal webpages, a record of publications from the preceding two years, or a verified scholarly identifier (e.g., ORCID).
• A profile of each suggested reviewer, including their institutional affiliation, a link to a personal webpage or verified scholarly identifier, and a current email address.
• A concise statement of the scientific context, originality, and significance of the submitted work.

Yes. All content published in SCIRP journals is made freely available online under an open access model; no subscription, institutional access, or pay-per-view fees are charged to readers. To support the costs associated with publication infrastructure, editorial management, and peer review, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is levied upon acceptance. The APC is ordinarily met by the author’s institution or research funding body. SCIRP extends reduced APCs to authors affiliated with Lower- and Middle-Income Countries.

APCs may be settled via PayPal, international bank transfer, credit card, or Western Union. Full payment instructions are available within the submission system. Authors with payment-related enquiries are invited to contact the Editorial Assistant directly.

Note:
1. When remitting payment by international wire transfer, authors must ensure that their Paper ID — as specified in the acceptance notification — is clearly referenced in the payment details. Failure to include this information may result in delays in processing. Please retain the bank receipt as confirmation of transfer.

2. For online payments, authors are advised to record the transaction order number and retain a copy of the payment confirmation for their records.

Following payment, authors should forward their payment receipt or proof of transaction to the Editorial Assistant by email. An official payment confirmation letter will be issued by the editorial office upon verification of receipt.

The peer review process is typically completed within two to four weeks of manuscript assignment. Authors wishing to enquire about the status of their submission are welcome to contact the Editorial Assistant.

SCIRP endeavours to publish accepted manuscripts as expeditiously as possible. The interval between formal acceptance and online availability is contingent upon the timely receipt of the author’s final approved manuscript. Under normal circumstances, articles are made available online within approximately three weeks of the completion of all post-acceptance procedures.

The term "Journal Impact Factor" (JIF) refers specifically to the proprietary bibliometric indicator published by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters), derived from citation data indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) and reported in the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) — referred to here as the JCR®JIF.

Currently, none of SCIRP’s journals hold a JCR®JIF. However, 242 SCIRP journals are searchable via the Cited Reference Search function on Web of Science. For further details, please see Citations of SCIRP journals based on Web of Science as of June 2017.

Authors are also encouraged to consult the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which is reproduced in SCIRP’s News.

Yes. Citation data for articles published in SCIRP journals is monitored via Google Scholar. Authors are referred to our citation analysis from July 2014, which surveyed 114 SCIRP journals with strong citation records. Current citation metrics for individual journals are accessible on each journal’s homepage. Notable examples include: JMMCE, NS, JBiSE, IJCNS, and JWARP.

Yes. SCIRP journals are listed in numerous abstracting and indexing databases. In this context, "indexed" denotes that the article-level metadata — comprising author names, title, abstract, year of publication, and a link to the full text — is included in the respective database. Each journal maintains its own indexing record, accessible under the "Indexing" section on the journal homepage. Representative examples include: JMMCE, NS, JBiSE, IJCNS, and JWARP. Principal indexing services include: EBSCO, CABI, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), and Zoological Record (WOS). For further information, please refer to the relevant News articles on the SCIRP website.