Scientific Publications. Result, not process.

Scientific Publications. Result, not process.

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Answers for the most popular questions

  • 1. Does the company provide a formal cooperation agreement?
    Company "Scientific Publications" provides services officially and works exclusively within the legal framework. At the beginning of cooperation with each client, we conclude an agreement in which we specify all the terms of cooperation. Our specialists provide documents on the work performed and an invoice, if necessary for reporting purposes.
  • 2. What other guarantees does the company provide besides the agreement?
    In addition to the legal guarantees specified in the agreement, the company "Scientific Publications" confirms the quality and transparency of its work by
    • Cooperation with leading scientific institutions and institutions of higher education. The company has concluded more than 50 memorandums of cooperation at the highest level with reputable educational and research organizations of Ukraine.
    • The presence of official representative offices in Kyiv at 35 Hertsena Str. There you can meet our specialists and clarify all the necessary aspects of cooperation (with prior arrangement of the visit).
    • Ensuring the result of each publication project. Work on scientific material goes through many stages and does not end at the time of publication. We provide comprehensive support to clients until indexing and choose only high-quality and reputable publications for cooperation.
  • 3. When will I be contacted after submitting my application?
    Our specialists respond to each request as quickly as possible. If you leave a request in the morning, you will be contacted during the business day. If the request was left late or on a weekend, you will receive a response the next business day.
  • 4. What is the process of article audit and revision?
    After filling out an application on our website and consulting with a specialist, you will be offered to send the material for audit. This stage involves determining the degree of uniqueness, the relevance of the work, the level of necessary revisions, and the prospects for publication. The audit process takes 1 business day. An audit service agreement is formed as necessary. Based on the results of the audit, you are offered possible options for cooperation with a price and terms.
    Subsequently, the provision of services is formalized by signing a contract. After that, your material is immediately taken into work and the necessary corrections (minimal, medium or significant) are made to it. In addition, the article goes through the stages of structuring, editing, translation, proofreading, submission to a journal, negotiations with representatives of publications, publication, and indexing.
  • 5. Are the author's copyrights and confidentiality respected?
    All services of our company are provided with complete confidentiality and unconditional protection of the client's copyright. For example, if a client wanted to publish one article but later replaced it with another, our employees' access to the first one is limited. After some time, it is deleted from our database, and work on it can only be resumed if the client resubmits it for publication.
  • 6. How qualitative is the academic translation of the material and who performs it?
    Academic translation is a special stage of work on a publication project that requires a high level of knowledge and professional competence. That is why only qualified specialists with many years of experience and understanding of specialized terminology are involved in this process.
    In addition to the academic translation stage, the material is proofread by a native English speaker. This two-tiered approach to the translation process allows us to present the research material in English with the highest quality. After translation, the text of the work is sent to the client for review. If necessary, the client can make corrections to the material.
  • 7. Do you publish works in all scientific fields?
    We cooperate with hundreds of specialists and scientists in various scientific fields, we do not focus on one or two specializations. It is worth mentioning that 80% of our publications are in economics, law, medicine, linguistics, agronomy, ecology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, pedagogy and their derivatives.
  • 8. How does the company choose journals to publish and does it cooperate with predatory publications?
    "Scientific Publications" company focuses on all the journals in the relevant database. We do not carry out the process of selecting a publication using "short lists" from several journals.
    To select the best quality journal, we individually evaluate the article. On its basis, a list of more than 200 potential journals is determined by the subject area, scientometric indicators, and publication dynamics. After an extensive analysis, one priority journal and several alternative journals are selected.
    A specialized department of experts is involved in the process of evaluating scientific publications. If in their analysis they evaluate a journal as unreliable or of poor quality, notice signs of predatory activity, artificial increase in scientometric indicators, or signs of a clone or duplicate edition, then the option of publishing in such a journal is not considered under any circumstances.
  • 9. Does work on the project continue after the journal refuses to publish it?
    Yes. If the publication is refused by a journal that is defined as " primary", preparations for submission to "alternative" journals begin. The necessary revisions are made to the material, if needed. Work on the project stops only at the stage of publication and indexing of the article.
  • 10. Are additional edits made after the reviewers' comments and is there an additional payment for them?
    If necessary, the material will be finalized in accordance with the reviewers' comments. This stage does not require additional payment. The amount of the contract can be revised in case of changes in the terms and conditions (for example, if the requirements for publishing an article are increased, not in Q3, but in Q2 journal. This requires additional work on the material and significantly narrows the list of potential journals for publication, so the cost may increase in this case).
  • 11. What is the timeframe for publishing an article?
    The period of publication in a high-quality journal with the help of Scientific Publications takes on average from several months to a year. It all depends on the level of material submitted by the author, and the requirements for the journal and its rating. In some cases, it is possible to publish materials in an accelerated format. This is not an advantage or a special service. For Scientific Publications, any publication is urgent! In addition, we have formed a wide network of partner journals, which in some cases allows us to publish material in a few months.
  • 12. Why do you focus on indexing the article?
    Indexing is the final stage of the project. The mere fact of publication does not guarantee the achievement of the scientific goal. If an article is not indexed by a scientometric database, it will not be counted as a publication in Scopus/Web of Science. Also, this material will not be displayed in the author's profile. As a result, the researcher will not be able to report on the publication.
    We take into account all the risks that may arise during the publication process, so we closely monitor the indexing of the material. For example, the article could simply be "lost" in a large array of research material; the journal that published it showed a suspicious change in its publishing activities, which led to its expulsion or sending it for verification; the publication's website is not functioning or is hidden from indexing. In these cases, our specialists carry out additional work to speed up the indexing process and find out the reasons for its absence.
    As a result, each article published with our help is indexed in the database and accounted for in the researcher's reporting. Therefore, only the fact of indexing - the provision of an indexing certificate - can be considered the final step in the work on a publication project.
  • 13. How can I pay for the services you provide?
    We work with payments from most banking systems and money transfers from all over the world in various currencies. This allows us to reduce commission costs. We work on a full prepayment basis, or partial prepayment in exceptional cases for some legal entities and individuals.
  • 14. What is the cost of a publication project based on?
    The "Prices" section of our company's website contains the approximate cost of services, as we rely exclusively on an individual approach to the implementation of publication projects. Each client's request is unique and has a number of special characteristics: subject area, deadline, specific requirements, level of material preparation for publication in a scientific journal. Accordingly, each of these factors affects the formation of a service price offer.
    It is also important to take into account the author's scientific goal (defending a dissertation, getting an academic title, fulfilling the terms of a contract, reporting for a grant, etc.), as this directly affects the need for additional complications. For example, Ukrainian legislation clearly defines the procedure for awarding academic titles and degrees, as well as the requirements for scientometric indicators of journals for publication (quartile, percentile).
    It is worth paying attention to the following points separately:
    • To formulate the cost of the Hirsch Index Increase service, a comprehensive analysis of the author's profile in the selected database is carried out, taking into account current and projected scientometric indicators, the specifics of the research area, the number of indexed publications, etc.
    • An individual offer of an international online internship cost is formed on the basis of the researcher's scientific goal, the scope of his or her research interests, and the required deadlines for submitting a report on professional development. After receiving this information, the specialists of Scientific Publications select the most appropriate internship program.
    For more information on the cost of the company's services, you should leave a request on the website.
  • 15. Is it possible to order a service that is not listed on the website (Services section)?
    Of course it is! We are guided by the principle of an individual approach to each client. That is why we respond to any request and try to help with each specific case. Our specialists have the competence to solve any scientific task.

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