An independent, open-access, peer-reviewed STEM journal for student researchers. Original research, reviews, and methods papers — professional editorial standards, zero fees.
Synthica Journal exists so that high-school and early-career student research gets the same rigor, discoverability, and credibility as published professional science. We follow IEEE publication ethics, COPE guidelines, and Society for Science safeguards — published immediately under CC BY 4.0 with a registered DOI and Google Scholar metadata.
Two independent reviewers, written editorial rationale, and a four-week target turnaround on every submission.
Publication ethics, conflict-of-interest disclosure, authorship standards, and an AI-use policy modeled on IEEE.
Immediate CC BY 4.0 publication. No charges to authors. No charges to readers. Authors retain copyright.
Citation metadata, stable DOI URLs, crawlable HTML abstracts, and downloadable PDFs on every article page.
Synthica accepts original research across the full STEM spectrum. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary work is actively encouraged.
We accept original research (IMRaD), review articles, methods papers, perspectives, and commentaries. Authors must meet ethics, formatting, and disclosure requirements before peer review begins.
Verify originality, ethics compliance, formatting, and authorship criteria before submitting your manuscript.
The Editorial Chair evaluates scope, format, and completeness within five business days.
Two independent reviewers assess methodology, clarity, and contribution. Target turnaround: four weeks.
Accepted articles publish as HTML and PDF with a DOI, CC BY 4.0 license, and full citation metadata.
Our editorial policies follow IEEE publication ethics, COPE guidelines, and Society for Science safeguards. Authorship, AI disclosure, and human-subjects research are treated with the same seriousness as professional venues.
Double-blind, minimum two reviewers, conflict recusal, written rationale on every editorial decision.
Immediate CC BY 4.0 publication. No article-processing charges. Authors retain copyright.
All authors meet ICMJE criteria. CRediT taxonomy documents individual contributions on every article.
AI tools cannot be authors. Substantive AI-generated content must be disclosed in line with IEEE policy.
No plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or simultaneous submission. Ethics approval required for human-subjects work.
Factual errors corrected via published Erratum. Research fraud results in retraction with a permanent visible notice.
A credible, citable, open-access venue for student STEM research — at zero cost to authors or readers. Submissions are reviewed in the order received.
Complete the submission form below. Expect a desk-review response within five business days. You can also email the editorial team directly for questions.
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