Publishing with Dr. Science

1. Manuscripts must be written in standard English that is clear, correct, and unambiguous. Papers that do not meet these standards will not be considered.

2. Dr.Science consider following article types:

• Original research articles
• Short reports or Letters
• Review Articles
• Methodological insights
• Case studies
• Editorials
• Hypothesis and Analysis
• Opinion pieces

3. Dr.Science does not accept or consider the studies that have already been published, in whole or in part, elsewhere in the peer-reviewed literature including figures. Also, submissions that are currently under consideration for publication elsewhere will not be considered. Study that replicates or is very similar to previous work will be considered only if authors provide a sound scientific rationale for the submitted work and clearly reference and discuss the existing literature, else the article will likely be rejected if authors fail to provide adequate justification.

4. Experiments, statistics, and other analyses must have been conducted rigorously to a high technical standard and are described in sufficient detail.

5. Manuscript must follow appropriate reporting guidelines and standards for data availability. Authors are requested to follow the standards and practice for data deposition in publicly available resources inclusive of those created for structural studies, gene sequences, microarray expression, and similar types of data.

6. Conclusions must be presented in an appropriate fashion and ensure that it is supported by the data. Submissions will be rejected if the interpretation of results is unjustified or inappropriate.

7. Ensure that the research presented in the manuscript must have been conducted to the highest ethical standards and meets all applicable standards for the ethics of experimentation and research integrity. We follow COPE guidelines to ensure these aspects and maintain high standards for our publications.

Refer to the following link to download our ‘Submission guidelines’ quick guide’ for authors, which summarizes the vital steps in preparing a manuscript. We recommend authors to follow the specific “Guide for Authors” of the respective journal you are submitting to which can be found on the Journal Home Page. Also, take notice of the information about Authors’ Rights, Ethics and Plagiarism found in our policies.

Dr. Science journals operate single-blind peer-review process. Editors and reviewers are expected to handle the manuscripts confidentially and must not disclose any details to anyone outside of the review process.

Once submitted, manuscripts will be screened for the basic technical requirements and if it passes initial screening your paper is assigned to the potential editor for the submission. Further, it is reviewed by the editor or will be sent for peer review by the editor to the suitable external reviewers to evaluate the submission. External reviewers are typically granted 14 days to finish the assignment and as the assigned reviewers have completed their reviews, it is passed to the handling editor for further decision. When the decision is final, authors will receive the notification by email. The handling editor may decide to accept the article or suggest for minor/major revisions. If deemed unsuitable for publication, the editor may reject the article for publication in the journal.

If the manuscript has been accepted, the corresponding author will be notified by email and it will undergo eventual round of checks to make sure the formatting and content meet our technical requirements like author names and affiliations, funding statement, figure and table formatting, etc.

Further the manuscript will undergo proofreading process and a galley proof of article will be sent to corresponding author to correct any errors or misprints (only minor changes are allowed at this point). The final version of the article will be immediately available online with a permanent DOI link provided by Cross Ref and considered “in press” until the respective issue is published.

For any queries during the above process, kindly email us.

All articles published in Dr. Science journals are Open Access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. The publishing services we provide for the entire process comprises the peer review management, article production and online hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. To offset these expenses, the complete process is assisted and made possible by an article-processing charge (APC).

The standard charge for publishing in our journals is 3000 INR for Indians and 100 USD for other countries payable when the manuscript is editorially accepted and prior to publication, is charged to either corresponding author, or funder, institution or employer. There are no additional charges based on color, length, figures, or other elements.

The corresponding author of the manuscript is duly responsible for making or arranging the payment (for instance, via your institution).

The charges payable for an article is agreed as part of the manuscript submission process and the agreed charge will not be changed, regardless of any waiver requests for articles granted in cases of lack of funds. To put in an application for a waiver, authors are kindly requested to solicit one during the submission process. A decision on the waiver will be notified to the author within two working days. Requests made during the review process or later acceptance of the article will not be taken into consideration.

The corresponding author of the manuscript will be notified about the payment where he/she is needed to arrange payment unless a waiver has been granted, or author’s institution or employer is covering the cost through our Membership Program.