Episciences

Overlay Journal Platform

In a nutshell

Episciences.org is an innovative combination of the two routes of open access: the gold route by hosting journals in full open access and the green route where articles are submitted to these journals by depositing them in an open archive (overlay journals).

The editorial boards of such epijournals (overlay journals) organize peer reviewing and scientific discussion of selected or submitted preprints. Epijournals are “overlay journals” built above selected open archives; they add value to these archives by attaching a scientific caution to the validated papers.

Overlay journals can be either new titles created from scratch, or existing ones wishing to join the platform with a compatible publishing policy.

Goals and intentions

The objectives are to achieve open journals and implement open access to digital versions of articles. The overlay journals could be either new titles or existing ones wishing to join the platform. The Episciences.org platform could host overlay journals of any scientific disciplines.

All data handled and generated by the platform or by its users are under the full control of the academic trustees.

Project status

Active

Types of outputs

Preprints

Review process

Review requested by

Authors
Reviewer selected by

Editor, service, or community
Public interaction

No
Author response

Yes
Decision

Binary decision

Review policy

Review coverage

Complete paper
Reviewer identity known to

Editor or service
Competing interests

Checked

Social Networks

Gallery

Review features

Manuscript hosting

No
Notes

The journals may choose to publish the review report and display the reviewer's identities
Review of code or data

Yes
Tags or badges

No