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Author Guidelines

Scholar Book Press, an imprint of Meta Open Sciences, welcomes proposals and full manuscripts for scholarly books, monographs, edited volumes, and thematic academic contributions. Submissions can be made through our online platform or by email at editor@metaopensciences.com. We work closely with authors from submission to publication to ensure a smooth and transparent process.

What We Publish: Academic monographs and scholarly books, edited volumes on emerging research topics, conference proceedings (selected and peer-reviewed), and graduate-level textbooks with original contributions.

Submission Guidelines: Submit a proposal or complete book in MS Word format. Include a cover page with book title, author(s)/editor(s) names, affiliations, and contact details. Provide a 300–500 word abstract or book summary, table of contents, and intended audience. If submitting an edited volume, include a brief outline of each chapter and contributors' bios.

Flexible Submission Format: Submit an editable document including chapters with abstract, introduction, methods, results, and conclusion. Figures and tables can be embedded or provided separately in high resolution. Include an ORCID ID from https://orcid.org. Prepare a separate book title page, ~200-word abstract, keywords, full author details (names, institutional affiliations, and emails), and ethical approvals statements.

Note: Scholar Book Press follows a double-anonymized peer review policy. Authors must remove identifying information from the manuscript and upload a separate title page file.

Referencing Style: APA 7th edition. In-text citations: (Reynolds, 2021).

Examples:

  • Journal Article: Williams, H. T., Kumar, S. P., & Lee, R. N. (2020). Exploring innovation strategies in small enterprises. International Journal of Business Research, 18(4), 210–225. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijbr.2020.56789
  • Book: Patel, D. M. (2018). Organizational behaviour: Theory and practice. Sage Publications.
  • Website: Business Research Council. (2023). Business research guidelines. https://businessresearchcouncil.org/guidelines
  • Chapter in Edited Book: Gomez, L. R., & Ahmed, Y. S. (2019). Digital marketing trends in emerging economies. In J. R. Peterson & A. K. Morgan (Eds.), Advances in business studies (pp. 55–72). Routledge.

Post-Acceptance Process: Upon acceptance, authors sign the publication license via email, along with publication charge details if applicable.

Licensing and Copyright: Authors retain full copyright of their work published by Scholar Book Press, an imprint of Meta Open Sciences, while granting the publisher a non-exclusive publishing license. All eBooks are made immediately available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted sharing, adaptation, and both commercial and non-commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors. Authors warrant that their submissions are original and that they have obtained permission for any third-party materials included in their work. Scholar Book Press supports the free and permanent dissemination of research by maintaining open access to all published content without any embargo period.

Proofing: Authors receive proofs online. Review and return proofs within the specified deadline to avoid publication delays.

Preprint Policy: Scholar Book Press does not consider manuscripts previously posted on preprint servers. Prior presentations or publications should be disclosed during submission.

Data Sharing Policy: Scholar Book Press supports ethical data sharing in line with its policy.

Peer Review and Editorial Assessment: All book submissions undergo editorial screening and external peer review to ensure academic quality. We follow a blind review process for impartial feedback.

Formatting and Language Support: Authors may request optional services including professional language editing, reference formatting, and layout design.

Publication Format: Scholar Book Press offers open-access digital publishing.

Ethics and Integrity: Authors must confirm the originality of submitted content and disclose any potential conflicts of interest. We follow COPE standards for academic publishing ethics.

Publishing Timeline: Typical production time ranges from 1 to 2 weeks post-acceptance, depending on formatting, review, and author response time.

Research Ethics and Integrity: Authors must provide statements on ethical approvals, treatment of participants, and conflicts of interest. Scholar Book Press adheres to COPE guidelines for research and publication ethics.

For more information, contact editor@metaopensciences.com.