Membership
Science Exploration Press is committed to transparent, trustworthy, and long-term academic publishing. To uphold the highest standards in scholarly communication, we partner with leading global infrastructure services and adopt rigorous policies for content integrity and discoverability.
Crossref
As a full member of Crossref, all our published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for permanent discoverability, citation, and interlinking.
Our participation includes:
• Cited-by: Enables authors to track citation counts and build impact
• Rich metadata: Facilitates content indexing, linking, and discovery
• Crossmark: Ensures transparency of article versioning and correction history
iThenticate
We use iThenticate, the industry-standard plagiarism detection system, to screen all submissions and uphold research originality.
• Every manuscript is checked for textual overlap
• Editors and reviewers are supported in ethical assessment
• We follow COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines in managing publication misconduct
Portico Digital Preservation
Science Exploration Press is a participant in Portico, a leading long-term digital archiving service. All published content is preserved to ensure perpetual availability, even in the case of unexpected platform or system disruption.
Benefits include:
• Guaranteed long-term access to scholarly content
• Protection of scholarly record for future generations
• Compliance with digital preservation standards required by libraries and funders
Crossmark Content Identification
Our publications feature the Crossmark badge, which allows readers to verify:
• Whether the article is the most current version
• If the article has been updated, corrected, or retracted
• Licensing information and publication history
Crossmark promotes transparency and accountability in scholarly publishing.
STM Association
Science Exploration Press is a member of the STM Association (the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers), a global organization representing academic and professional publishers.
STM brings together publishers to support the development of scholarly communication, promote best practices, and address shared challenges across the industry. Through this membership, Science Exploration Press engages with the international publishing community and contributes to ongoing discussions on standards, policy, and innovation.