Prime Academic Press
Natural Sciences
Global Scholars Co-Creation Flagship Programme
Building a next-generation open access publishing platform for the natural sciences—with scholars in full academic leadership and the press providing end-to-end operational support across the STEM portfolio.
What Makes Us Different
100% Scholar Academic Leadership
Editors-in-chief and editorial teams hold full authority over scope, peer review, and acceptance. The press never intervenes in academic decisions.
Full Publisher Operational Support
Dedicated publishing editors, production, OJS technology, indexing applications, and global marketing—so researchers focus on discovery and validation.
Rigorous Methods & Data Integrity
Support for reproducibility reporting, supplementary data, ORCID linkage, and transparent methods—aligned with international STM publishing norms.
Why Prime Academic Press
Prime Academic Press is built for natural sciences researchers who want genuine editorial control, transparent gold open access, and a publisher that invests for the long term. We combine international peer-review standards with dedicated in-house production, technology, and discovery support—so editorial teams can focus on science while we handle operations end to end.
Scholar-led governance
Founding editors set scope, review policy, and acceptance decisions. Prime Academic Press provides resources without overriding academic judgment.
Fair open access
Gold OA under CC BY 4.0, author copyright retention, transparent APC and waiver policies, and founding-board publishing benefits.
Professional operations
Dedicated publishing editors, OJS workflows, international typesetting, structured metadata, and applications to Crossref, DOAJ, Scopus, and major STEM indexes.
Long-term NS portfolio
A phased 5–10 year plan from one flagship journal to a multi-title natural sciences matrix, conferences, and data-publication pathways with shared editorial standards.
Publisher Commitments
Prime Academic Press LLC is a scholarly publisher registered in Delaware, United States. We are building a dedicated gold open access programme for the natural sciences—combining internationally aligned editorial standards, professional production, and long-term publisher investment. The commitments below are binding terms in our cooperation agreements with founding editorial teams.
- Absolute editorial independence — The press will never override journal direction, review standards, board appointments, or acceptance decisions.
- Zero commercial coercion — No mandatory submission targets; no lowering of academic standards for revenue; no required submissions from board members.
- Long-term stable operation — Minimum ten years of sustained investment; journals will not be discontinued for short-term commercial reasons.
- Copyright remains with authors — All articles published under CC BY 4.0; authors retain full copyright and grant the press a non-exclusive licence to publish.
5–10 Year Journal Roadmap
Years 1–3 Flagship Foundation
Launch one high-impact natural sciences flagship journal, recruit an international editorial board of 80–100 researchers, and establish rigorous peer-review, production, and discovery workflows.
Years 4–7 Vertical Expansion
Develop 5–8 field-specific journals, pursue Scopus and major STEM indexing, and strengthen coverage across physics, chemistry, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and health-related sciences.
Years 8–10 Ecosystem Maturity
Build recognised global influence in natural sciences open access—integrating journals, conferences, data repositories, and preprint bridges, with selective pursuit of Web of Science SCI and PubMed Central where appropriate.
Global Scholar Recruitment
Following the editorial governance models used by leading international STM journals, we are forming a geographically diverse founding community with clear separation between academic leadership and publisher operations. Board members advise on scope and quality, handle manuscripts within their remit, and uphold COPE-aligned ethics—without commercial submission obligations.
Geographic reach
Active researchers across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East
Disciplinary scope
Physics, chemistry, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, materials science, and health-related sciences
How to join
Expressions of interest reviewed by the editorial office; appointments confirmed after due diligence
Editorial structure & openings
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
2–3 placesWho we seek: Distinguished scientists, academy fellows, and major prize recipients who lend strategic vision and global credibility.
Remit: Advisory guidance on journal direction, ethics, and international visibility; no routine manuscript handling.
Time: 2–4 hours per year
Editor-in-Chief
1 placeWho we seek: Full professor and recognised field leader with substantial editorial experience in STM publishing and an established international network.
Remit: Full academic authority over scope, editorial policy, board appointments, and final acceptance; chairs the editorial board.
Time: 4–6 hours per month
Senior Associate Editor
5–8 placesWho we seek: Senior professors who oversee discipline areas, mentor associate editors, and safeguard methodological rigour.
Remit: Section strategy, difficult decisions, reviewer recruitment, and special-issue oversight within assigned fields.
Time: 3–5 hours per month
Associate Editor
15–20 placesWho we seek: Associate professors and above with active research programmes and peer-review expertise in defined subfields.
Remit: Initial manuscript screening, statistical and methods checks where appropriate, reviewer invitation, and constructive author guidance.
Time: 2–4 hours per month
International Editorial Board
60–70 placesWho we seek: Active researchers at assistant-professor level and above, including independent postdoctoral scientists, representing varied regions and methods.
Remit: Peer review, promotional ambassadorship for the journal, and community building—aligned with standard international board practice.
Time: 6–12 hours per year
Early Career Editorial Board
20–30 placesWho we seek: Exceptional researchers under 35 with emerging international profiles and commitment to open, rigorous STM publishing.
Remit: Review support, social dissemination, and mentorship pathways toward associate editor roles.
Time: 4–6 hours per year
Guest Editor (Special Issues)
RollingWho we seek: Qualified scientists proposing timely themed collections with clear scholarly rationale and diverse contributor plans.
Remit: Issue conception, call-for-papers, editorial oversight, and final recommendations—subject to editor-in-chief approval and COPE standards.
Duration: typically 3–5 months per issue
Editorial independence. All appointees declare conflicts of interest, decline review of close collaborators, and never face submission quotas. Prime Academic Press provides production, technology, and discovery support only—the editorial team retains full control of academic decisions.
Founding editorial board — limited to the first 100 scholars
Lifetime APC waivers, expedited review, full conference sponsorship, and other core privileges apply only to founding members. Subsequent appointees receive our standard board benefits below.
Founding Board Privileges
Academic identity & honour
- Official founding board appointment certificate (digitally signed)
- Prominent profile on the journal homepage
- Priority consideration for new journal editor-in-chief roles
- Annual editorial awards and invitation to board dinners & salons
Publishing benefits
- Lifetime APC waiver for you and supervised students across all Prime Academic Press journals
- 48-hour initial review; online publication within 2 weeks of acceptance
- Complimentary English editing, typesetting, and figure preparation
- Dedicated post-publication promotion to maximise visibility and citations
Career development
- Fully funded attendance at Prime Academic Press international conferences
- Up to 50% discount on academic monograph publication
- Support for society nominations, grants, and award applications
- Personal impact reports and visiting-scholar introductions
Governance & participation
- Input on journal strategy, sections, and review policy
- Voting rights in editor-in-chief elections
- Regular board meetings with the publisher
- Equity incentive pathways for exceptional founding editors
Benefits for All Board Members
- Official academic identity listing and global visibility
- Priority review track and preferential scheduling
- Permanent complimentary access to all Prime Academic Press journal content
- Regular research digests and editorial communications
- Invitations to training, webinars, and academic events
- Annual reviewer recognition certificate
End-to-End Publisher Support
In-house publishing teams
- Dedicated publishing editor per journal
- International-standard typesetting, figure processing, and chemical structure support
- OJS submission, review, and website maintenance
- Global marketing and STEM indexing applications
Discovery & impact
- Google Scholar, Crossref, DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science SCI, PubMed Central
- ResearchGate, ORCID, and scholarly social channels
- Proactive library and discovery outreach as our portfolio grows, with metadata optimised for institutional repositories and research networks
- Citation campaigns and conference outreach
Quality, Ethics & Transparency
Prime Academic Press strictly adheres to the highest international publishing standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We implement a rigorous double-blind peer review process, maintain an uncompromising zero-tolerance policy for academic misconduct, and publish annual transparency reports detailing acceptance rates, review timelines, and operational metrics.
Join the Founding Editorial Community
Expressions of interest are welcome from researchers worldwide in physics, chemistry, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, materials science, health-related sciences, and interdisciplinary STEM fields.
