Rapid & Transparent Publishing
Easy, rapid and transparent publishing
Emerald Open Research will close at the end of 2023 and is no longer accepting new submissions. For more information, please consult Emerald Open Research Closure.
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Browse all→Emerald Open Research is a new and pioneering way to rapidly publish a range of research outputs, from original research articles to case studies and data notes. With open peer review controlled by the author and an open data policy, research will be freely available to read, download and reuse, reaching a truly global audience.
Emerald Open Research offers the following six gateways, each publishing research aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
- Sustainable Food Systems
- Responsible Management
- Quality Education for All
- Healthier Lives
- Sustainable Cities
- Fairer Society

Benefits for Researchers
- Speeds up the publication process - articles can be published within days of submission.
- Authors select their own reviewers and control the open peer review process.
- All types of research can be published rapidly: from original research articles to case studies and datasets.

Benefits for Research
- Accelerates the dissemination of findings across the world.
- Openness supports reproducibility of results and research integrity.
- Allows each article to be assessed on its own merits, not where it is published.

Benefits for Society
- Enables others to build upon new ideas right away, wherever and whoever they are.
- Findings become immediately accessible for everyone to use.
- Reduces the barrier to collaborative research through data sharing, transparency and attribution.
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Emerald believes passionately in academia, policy makers and industry working together to drive positive change. Emerald Open Research enables our authors to publish and disseminate their research immediately and transparently, ensuring important advances in urgent areas of research reach the community quickly.
We are committed to supporting our communities in overcoming barriers to impact, working in partnership with key agencies to strengthen connections between research and society. We look to challenge simplistic and outdated approaches to impact, shifting beyond metrics and celebrating impact of all shapes and sizes.