Open-Access Policy
All articles published in the journals provide worldwide, barrier-free access to the full-text of articles,
immediately on publication under a creative commons license. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed
retaining the quality hallmarks of the academic publishing process that authors would experience in publishing
in any traditional Array Publishers.
Array Publishers requires authors to declare all competing interests in relation to their work. All submitted
manuscripts must include a competing interests section at the end of the manuscript listing. Most of the editors
may ask for further information relating to. Editors and reviewers are also required to declare any competing
interests and will be excluded from the peer review process if included.
Peer Review Policy
Peer reviewers
Authors may suggest potential reviewers if they wish; however, whether or not to consider these reviewers is
at the Editor's discretion. Authors should not suggest recent collaborators or colleagues who work in the same
institution as themselves. Authors may request exclusion of individuals as peer reviewers, but they should
explain the reasons in their cover letter on submission. Please note that the Editor may choose to invite
excluded peer reviewers.
Open peer review
For journals operating an open peer review process, the reviewer’s names are included on the peer review
reports. In addition, if the manuscript is published, the named reports are published online alongside the article.
Authors will be aware of the reviewer's names during the peer review process and vice versa. Any
correspondence between the authors and the reviewers during or after the review process should be made
through the journal Editors.
Closed peer review
Most journals operate a closed peer review process. Reviewers will be treated anonymously and the pre-
publication history of each article will not be made available online.