Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology

Paper Selection and Publication Process

1. Upon receipt of paper submission, the managing editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1 working day. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. 
2. Notification of the result of review by E-mail.
3. Rapid Publication: Manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 15 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2024).
4. The authors revise paper and pay an Article Processing Charge (830USD).
5. Refund Policy: We do not issue refunds for the article processing fee if the author decides to withdraw after the payment of the article processing charges has been made.
6. Our statement about indexing: Indexing is completely beyond our control. As publishers (or editors), we have no control over whether or not a published document gets indexed. As a result, we make no promises about when or if a published work will be covered/indexed in a certain database. Simply said, indexing is not part of our business. We hope that all authors understand the situation. Publication payments are non-refundable unless the paper's publication is canceled for our reasons.
7. Business Model: We follow the Gold Open Access way in journal publishing. Our revenue is mainly from the author fees.
8. Open-access Policy: We follow the Gold Open Access way in journal publishing. This means that our journals provide immediate open access for readers to all articles on the publisher’s website. The readers, therefore, are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts or use them for any other lawful purpose. The operations of the journal is alternatively financed by fees/charges paid by authors or by their institutions or funding agencies.
9. AI Usage Policy: Authors are permitted to use AI tools for research assistance, data analysis, and language enhancement. However, all AI-generated content must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript, including the nature and extent of the AI's involvement. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work. AI tools should not be listed as co-authors. Journals reserve the right to reject submissions where undisclosed or inappropriate AI usage is detected, to ensure compliance with ethical standards.
10. Plagiarism: Any manuscripts comprising plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, are rejected. All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.

[Note: The Learning Gate announces that from 2025, Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology will be published monthly (12 issues per year)].