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How it Works

Rapid & Transparent Publishing

Emerald Open Research is a new and pioneering way to rapidly publish a range of research outputs, from original research articles to case studies and data notes. Research will be freely available to read, download and reuse, reaching a truly global audience. Emerald Open Research also offers open peer review, controlled by the author and an open data policy.

Initially Emerald Open Research will offer six gateways publishing research on the following themes aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals:

Sustainable Food Systems

Quality Education for All

Sustainable Cities

Responsible Management

Healthier Lives

Fairer Society

Our Publishing Process

For Articles

SUBMISSION
PUBLICATION &DATA DEPOSITION
OPEN PEER REVIEW &USER COMMENTING
ARTICLE REVISION

For Posters, Slides and Documents

1 - 2 days
SUBMISSION
PUBLICATION
DOI

1. Aims and Scope

What is Emerald Open Research's scope?

2. Publishing Model and Processes

Checks before publication	+
Peer review process for articles	+
The author's role during peer review of articles	+
Reviewer criteria	+
The reviewer's role	+
Revisions and updates of articles	+
Peer review status and indexing	+

3. Licenses

The licenses that apply to articles, data and peer review reports

4. Indexing

When and where articles are indexed

5. Citing Publications, Datasets and Peer Review Reports

Citing an article	+
Citing posters, slides and documents	+
Citing a dataset	+
Citing a peer review report	+