Paper Template

We encourage authors to submit their manuscripts in FREE format. Upon acceptance, all manuscripts will undergo professional editing to ensure they meet the journal's standards.

Submission via Email

Please submit your manuscripts via Email: sylvia@4dpublishinggroup.com / journal@4dpublishinggroup.com

For Editorial Board Members (Reviewers)

Responsibilities of the editorial board members

• Promote and Advocate: Actively promote the journal within your professional network, enhancing its reach and impact.
• Peer Review Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the journal editor to conduct timely and thorough peer reviews, ensuring high-quality scholarly publications.
• Conference and Workshop Engagement: Initiate or participate in conferences, workshops, and other activities that align with the journal’s mission and values.
• Advisory Role: Provide strategic oversight on journal management and offer innovative suggestions to improve journal standards, scope, and reach.
• Content Recruitment: Assist in identifying and recruiting leading researchers to submit high-quality articles to the journal.
• Ethical Standards: Uphold and enforce the journal's ethical guidelines, ensuring the integrity of the peer review process and the quality of publications.

Benefits for the editorial board members

• Certification and Recognition: Receive an official certificate and recognition of your role as a key contributor to the journal's success.
• Priority Publication: As the first author, your submissions in 2024 will be given priority for publication, with no Article Processing Charge (APC) upon acceptance.
• Discounted APC for Invited Papers: Papers invited by editorial board members in 2024 will benefit from a 30% discount on APC after acceptance.
• Conference Invitations and Keynotes: Participate in prestigious international conferences organized by 4D Publishing Group, with opportunities to deliver keynote speeches and receive remuneration.
• Networking and Collaboration: Engage with other leading researchers, expand your professional network, and create collaborative opportunities across disciplines.
• Conference Organization Support: Receive assistance from 4D Publishing Group in organizing and hosting international conferences within your field.
• Enhanced Visibility: 4D Publishing Group will promote a brief biography of editorial board members, highlighting your latest scientific research, postgraduate and doctoral recruitment efforts, and related professional activities.
• Exclusive Insights: Gain early access to newly published articles, special issues, and emerging research topics within the journal.
• Professional Development: Access to training and resources on best practices in peer review, editorial work, and journal management to enhance your academic expertise.
• Recognition in Editorial Pages: Your name will be featured in the journal's editorial pages, recognizing your contribution to the peer review and editorial process.
• Special Awards and Acknowledgments: Outstanding contributions to the journal may be recognized with editorial board member awards or special acknowledgments at conferences or within the journal itself.

How to apply

• We sincerely invite scholars from around the globe to become part of our prestigious editorial team! We'd love to hear from you if you're passionate about advancing research and contributing to high-quality academic publishing.

Open Access

• Open access is a modern publishing model that differs significantly from traditional academic publishing. In this model, the copyright remains fully with the authors, while the full text of the paper—including references, abstracts, and contents—is made freely available to users and libraries without any charge. 4D Publishing Group adheres to the open access model because it significantly enhances the accessibility of academic information, promoting the wide dissemination of scientific knowledge and reducing barriers to research availability.

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Article Processing Charge (APC)

• Unlike traditional journals that require readers or libraries to pay for access, all journals published by 4D Publishing Group are open access, meaning your research can be freely accessed by readers without any cost. To support this model and ensure high-quality publishing services, the article processing fees (APC) are covered by the authors' institutions or funding organizations, allowing for the maximum dissemination of your research.

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Publication Ethics

We require all authors to follow the ethical guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/), which sets standards for publishers, editors, and reviewers. The core ethical responsibilities include:

• Authorship: All listed authors must have made a significant contribution to the work, including data collection, program design, research, or writing, and are responsible for the content.
• Plagiarism: Any form of plagiarism, including improper citation of data or charts, self-plagiarism, falsifying data, or submitting work to multiple journals, is strictly prohibited. If unethical behavior is detected or complaints are received, authors will be asked to provide raw data. Failure to provide adequate evidence may lead to rejection or retraction of the paper.
• Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including research funding, direct or indirect financial support, or other assistance.
• Originality: Submissions must be original work, not previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

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Copyright

• All papers published by 4D Publishing Group are open access and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Under this license, authors retain the copyright to their work while granting 4D Publishing Group the right to make the work permanently available as open access. Readers are free to view, copy, distribute, and share the work, provided that the source is properly credited.
• © 2024 by the Authors. Published by Four Dimensions Publishing Group INC. This work is open access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).