MicroSci Publisher Publishing Policy

 MicroSci Publisher Open Access Policy
 How to Be an Editor in MicroSci Publisher
 MicroSci Publisher Peer Review Policy
 MicroSci Publisher Article Processing Charges Policy
 MicroSci Publisher Privacy Statements
 MicroSci Publisher Advertisement Policy
 MicroSci Publisher Website Terms and Conditions

■ MicroSci Publisher's Open Access Policy

Every peer-reviewed research article published in MicroSci Publisher journals is Open Access, which means:
 

1. The article is universally and freely accessible without any charges.

The article can be accessed by Internet without charges, and it will be deposited immediately to at least one of the well known international open access repositories with convenient readable format when published. Nowadays the format tends to be XML with public DTD.

2. The article is permitted unrestricted use, reproduce or redistribute, provided the original work is properly cited.

MicroSci Publisher publishes open access journals online under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. All articles published in MicroSci Publisher will be permitted unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

An open access article in MicroSci Publisher journals is identified by .

■ How to Be an Editor in MicroSci Publisher

MicroSci Publisher welcomes any biologists from around the world who are committed to contribute his expertise in science to the community and any people who want to become an editor to join our team. To become a qualified editor, you have to start as a reviewer and eventually with online and practical trainings become qualified as an editor.

The evolutionary process of an editor in MicroSci Publisher

1.Volunteer Reviewer

Register as a volunteer reviewer is the starting point for your editing career in MicroSci Publisher. Click here to register as a reviewer.

2.Invited Reviewer

MicroSci Publisher invites academic professionals worldwide to become our peer reviewers. These qualified individuals will automatically become our invited reviewers. Meanwhile, we will also select capable volunteer reviews as our invited reviews. Invited reviewer’s name will be listed on our website and the list will be reviewed annually.

3. Section Editor

The Section Editor is in charge of organizing, reviewing and editing the manuscript for a specific topic in a journal. The section editor position requires plenty of reviewing experiences and expertise in a professional field. In addition, the person should understand our MicroSci Publisher’s ideals and is familiar with our publishing policies. The section editors, including full time section editor and section editor at large, are invited or appointed by MicroSci Publisher.

4. Full Editor

Full Editor is responsible for organizing, reviewing and editing the manuscript for a designated journal. The position requires rich experience in journal publication with a deep understanding of MicroSci Publisher's ideals and familiarity with our publishing policies. The full editor should also have an immense background knowledge and expertise in a professional field. The full editor, also including full-time full editor and full editor at large, is invited or appointed by MicroSci Publisher.

We welcome you to join MicroSci Publisher, a publishing platform full of beliefs and ideals. It is our unswerving aim to make MicroSci Publisher the world's most outstanding publishing platform for academic journals in life sciences.

■ MicroSci Publisher Peer Review Policy

All journals published in MicroSci Publisher have been fully peer reviewed. For more detail about MicroSci Publisher peer review policy, please read BMicroSci Publisher Peer Review section.

■ MicroSci Publisher Article Processing Charges Policy

All journals under MicroSci Publisher do not require article processing charges (APCs) and offer free publication and free access. However, Open access publications are not without costs. As a publisher, MicroSci Publisher needs to pay platform operation fees to publishing platform operators. These fees are used for server rentals, journal publishing systems, publishing databases, access space, software upgrades, and the daily operation and maintenance of the journal publishing system. In order to promote the prosperity and development of open access journals, we encourage research institutions, researchers, and authors publishing in MicroSci Publisher journals to make voluntary donations. We appreciate your support for the open access publishing model.

For more details about MicroSci Publisher's charge policy, please read the MicroSci Publisher Charge FAQ section.