Direction review
Judge whether new topics, columns and journal directions fit the four-series positioning, avoiding title drift, scope overlap and duplication.
Editors & Reviewers
A scholar-led peer review and long-term academic governance system
Academic Committee
The long-term governance hub of the four journal series, safeguarding academic boundaries, development direction and quality baselines.
Quality governance
Beyond whether a single manuscript can be published, attend to whether journals maintain stable academic standards, whether topics have genuine problem awareness, whether review is sufficient and whether ethical issues are handled seriously.
Editor-in-chief recommendation
Participate in recommending and assessing editors-in-chief, co-editors, field associate editors and core board members. Every editor understands the key problems of their field, organizes high-quality author and review networks, and maintains the journal's reputation with a long-term view.
Sub-journal incubation
When a topic direction gradually forms a stable problem cluster, author network, review resources and readership, the committee assesses whether it can incubate from a flagship column into a dedicated journal — growing naturally from mature topics and real academic communities.
Editorial Board
Organizing real problems through interdisciplinary collaboration networks
Set direction
Editors-in-chief and co-editors define the academic boundaries of a journal or topic, judging which problems deserve organizing and which research fits the journal system.
Organize topics
Associate editors organize topics around specific problem clusters, invite suitable authors and reviewers, and turn scattered papers into directed academic discussion.
Expand networks
International board members connect overseas authors, reviewers and institutions, helping PolyMas build broader international credibility.
Governance advisors
For applied, cross-disciplinary and real-problem-oriented research, PolyMas brings in industry, clinical and governance advisors for scenario validation.
Peer-review Quality Governance
Key judgments completed by domain experts for a long-term, stable governance mechanism
Review process
Technology assists in organizing materials, flagging risks and improving efficiency; whether a manuscript has academic contribution, reliable methods, sufficient evidence and valid conclusions must be judged by capable scholars and editors.
Topic governance
Topics must have clear problem awareness, academic necessity and field representativeness, avoiding empty themes created merely for publication volume.
Solicitation governance
Invited papers should serve journal direction, topic building and academic discussion, not bypass the review mechanism.
Review governance
Peer review stays independent, confidential, constructive and traceable, with opinions focused on research quality and academic contribution.
Ethics governance
For issues of research integrity and publishing ethics, the editorial team, board and academic committee jointly participate in judgment, handling them prudently, transparently and traceably.
International Expert Network
Building an open-access publishing platform for researchers worldwide
Connect authors
The international expert network helps POLYMAS discover high-quality authors, important research questions and emerging disciplines. Journals no longer wait passively for submissions but actively organize valuable academic topics, giving emerging and cross-disciplinary directions clearer publication scenarios.
Connect reviewers
High-quality review depends on the right expert matching. Through board networks, committee recommendations and domain-expert collaboration, we continuously expand reviewer resources and improve the professionalism, independence and constructiveness of review opinions.
Connect the academic community
A journal's long-term influence comes from whether it truly enters the academic community's discussion. Through topics, conferences, board networks, author communities and international collaboration, we connect single papers to a larger problem network, so results gain continuous discussion, testing and dissemination.
Reviewer Contribution Incentives
High-quality peer review is one of the most important — and most underestimated — contributions in academic publishing. POLYMAS offers reviewers an open, transparent incentive policy.
Review contribution record
Incorporate high-quality review opinions into the Trust Graph and knowledge-contribution system.
Recognition of quality reviewers
Recognize reviewers who participate over the long term, promptly and professionally within the platform.
Platform benefits
Provide outstanding reviewers with discipline-trend analysis, platform data insights and related academic-resource support.
Priority collaboration
Give outstanding reviewers priority participation in topics, special issues, board collaboration and academic-community building.
Emerging incentive mechanisms
Break from the traditional stipend model and explore new incentive frameworks that genuinely align both parties' interests.
Incentive policy applied to the high-quality articles reviewed
Submission & Service Inquiry
Please describe your manuscript stage, service needs and discipline. The POLYMAS publishing team will review your information and contact you to confirm the right scope of services.
Contact: enquiry@polymas.com