Scholarly Common is an academic publishing platform dedicated to supporting the development and dissemination of high-quality electronic scholarly journals. We facilitate responsible scholarly communication through reliable infrastructure, transparent editorial practices, and global accessibility of research.
Scholarly Common focuses exclusively on the publication and development of electronic scholarly journals. The platform does not publish conference proceedings, books, or institutional repositories.
In the contemporary research environment, scholars and institutions generate valuable knowledge that benefits from wider dissemination and responsible publication. We collaborate with universities, research communities, and editorial teams to develop credible academic journals that follow internationally recognized standards.
Scholarly Common encourages journals to adopt strong editorial practices and transparent publishing policies that support evaluation by major indexing and abstracting services.
Inclusion in these databases is determined independently by the respective indexing services according to their own evaluation criteria.
We provide the infrastructure, guidance, and support that editors, scholars, and institutions need to develop credible, high-quality academic journals.
We collaborate with universities, research institutes, and scholarly societies to establish new electronic journals with strong editorial governance.
Learn MoreSecure hosting and publishing infrastructure for existing journals that wish to strengthen their digital presence and editorial workflow.
Learn MoreGuidance on editorial workflows, peer-review management, policy development, and compliance with international publishing standards.
Learn MoreComprehensive guidance for authors on submission requirements, the peer-review process, and responsible research and publishing practices.
Learn MoreWe help journals develop the editorial practices and publishing standards that support evaluation by Scopus, DOAJ, WoS, and PubMed.
Learn MoreWe uphold COPE standards across all journals — ensuring integrity in peer review, authorship, and research data reporting.
Learn MoreAll journals on our platform follow the Gold Open Access model, ensuring scholarly articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide.
Learn MoreWe encourage digital archiving practices that ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of published scholarly research.
Learn MoreScholarly Common is established to support the responsible publication and dissemination of scholarly research through credible electronic journals. We work in collaboration with scholars, universities, research institutes, and academic communities to develop journals that contribute meaningfully to the global research ecosystem.
We uphold the highest ethical standards in all editorial and publishing processes.
All editorial decisions and publishing processes are conducted openly and objectively.
We are committed to making scholarly knowledge freely accessible to all readers worldwide.
We ensure all journals hosted on the platform follow internationally recognized ethical standards recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Editorial workflows, peer-review procedures, and decision-making processes are conducted with full transparency and objectivity.
Editors, authors, and reviewers are held to consistent ethical standards, preventing misconduct such as plagiarism or data fabrication.
Through the Gold Open Access model, we ensure that published research is freely available to scholars, institutions, and the public worldwide.
Whether you are a scholar looking to launch a journal, an editor seeking hosting support, or a researcher ready to submit — Scholarly Common welcomes your involvement.