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Requirements
Co-authors may invest in each of the following plans:
- Premium plans in Journals SCOPUS or WoS.
- Book series plans in SCOPUS
- Plans for proceedings and conference papers in SCOPUS and/or CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH
In all cases the co-authors must comply with Researchcycles terms and conditions which are designed to safeguard the policies established by the scientific community on academic publications and all authors involved in them.
Every co-author without exception shall:
- Sign a cooperation agreement between ResearchCycles and the co-authors of the selected paper(s), where the co-author commits to actively work on the revision and improvement of the pre-print until a product publishable in a SCOPUS and/or WoS indexed journal/book series/conference is obtained.
- Sign an agreement with Researchcycles and its co-authors where you can witness the originality and unpublished character of their contributions.
- Sign an agreement stating that the administration of the funds raised is the responsibility of Researchcycles and the main author of the paper. The funds raised will firstly be used to register papers in journals, book series/conference papers and optionally to make payments for open access in journals indexed by SCOPUS or WoS; the money remaining after publication costs is for the use of the main author and Researchcycles as appropriate.
For more detail of the above, download: Co-Author Collaboration Agreement (available on website)
Description of investment plans
Below are plans for publications in Journals indexed by SCOPUS and/or WoS
Premium plans for journals | Senior RC Plan | Associated RC Plan | Junior RC Plan |
Journals SCOPUS and/or WoS (SCI-E; SSCI) with impact factor (IF) | 1 paper classified as Q1 before SCOPUS and/or WoS | 1 paper classified as Q2 before SCOPUS and/or WoS | 1 paper classified as Q3/Q4 before SCOPUS and/or WoS |
Includes registration in journal or open access (if applicable) | yes, up to 2040 USD (see terms and conditions) | yes, up to 1200 USD (see terms and conditions) | yes, up to 720 USD (see terms and conditions) |
Book series and conference papers indexed in SCOPUS and/or WoS | 1 book series classified by Scimago as Q2 and 1 conference paper in SCOPUS with percentile less than 50% (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH) | 1 book series Q3 and 1 conference papers in SCOPUS with percentile less than 50% (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH). | 1 book series Q4 and 1 conference papers in SCOPUS with ISBN (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH). |
Includes conference paper registration and/or open access | yes, for up to 700 USD per book series and 500 USD per conference paper (see terms and conditions) | yes, for up to 500 USD per book series and 300 USD per conference paper (see terms and conditions) | yes, up to 300 USD for Q4 and 200 USD for conference paper with ISBN (see terms and conditions) |
Effective plan appointments | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Translation into English or Spanish (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Acquisition or removal of the database (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Data Processing Facilities (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Staff assigned to data processing (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
International Authors | yes | yes | yes |
Possibility of attending conferences | yes | yes | yes |
Acknowledgements to research groups | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Certification of contributions to the project | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Maximum time to obtain all products* | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
Collaboration agreement and copyright | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors |
Anti-plagiarism report ** | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference |
Invoice for third party payment*** | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill |
Support and follow-up | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published |
Participation in the project | Your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | Your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | Your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time |
Possibility to recover your investment by monetizing as ResearchCycler | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences |
Investment in the project |
See project |
See project |
See project |
*RC will do its best to minimize the time it takes to obtain your publications. Under normal conditions, for journals it can vary between 4-7 months and for conferences between 3-6 months.
**If you wish to acquire similarity index report an additional charge of 10USD applies and it is delivered with the letter of acceptance of the paper.
***In the shopping cart you will be able to select this option, the invoice will be generated as long as the investment closure in the selected paper is greater than 5 days.
Below are plans for publications in Book Series indexed by SCOPUS and/or WoS.
Book series plans | Senior RC Plan | Associated RC Plan | Junior RC Plan |
Journals SCOPUS and/or WoS (SCI-E; SSCI) with impact factor (IF) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Includes registration in journal or open access (if applicable) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Book series indexed in SCOPUS and/or WoS | 1 book series classified by Scimago as Q2 (whether or not categorized in S-CPIC or S-SSH). | 1 book series classified by Scimago as Q3 (whether or not categorized in S-CPIC or S-SSH). | 1 book series classified by Scimago as Q4 (whether or not categorized in S-CPIC or S-SSH). |
Includes conference paper registration and/or open access | yes, for up to 700 USD (see terms and conditions) | yes, for up to 500 USD (see terms and conditions) | yes, for up to 300 USD (see terms and conditions) |
Effective plan appointments | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Translation into English or Spanish (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Acquisition or removal of the database (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Data Processing Facilities (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Staff assigned to data processing (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
International Authors | yes | yes | yes |
Possibility of attending conferences | yes | yes | yes |
Acknowledgements to research groups | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Certification of your contributions to the project | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Maximum time to obtain all your products* | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months |
Collaboration agreement and copyright | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors |
Anti-plagiarism report ** | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference |
Invoice for third party payment*** | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill |
Support and follow-up | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published |
Participation in the project | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time |
Possibility of recovering your investment by monetizing as a researcycler | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences |
Investment | See project | See project | See project |
*RC will do its best to minimize the time it takes to obtain your publications. Under normal conditions, for journals it can vary between 4-7 months and for conferences between 3-6 months.
**If you wish to acquire similarity index report an additional charge of 10USD applies and it is delivered with the letter of acceptance of the paper.
***In the shopping cart you will be able to select this option, the invoice will be generated as long as the investment closure in the selected paper is greater than 5 days.
Below are plans for publications in proceedings and conference papers indexed by SCOPUS and/or WoS.
Plans for proceedings and conference papers in SCOPUS and/or CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH | Senior RC Plan | Associated RC Plan | Junior RC Plan |
Journals SCOPUS and/or WoS (SCI-E; SSCI) with impact factor (IF) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Includes registration in journal or open access (if applicable) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Proceedings and conference papers indexed by SCOPUS and/or CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH | 1 paper indexed in Scopus with percentile greater than or equal to 50% (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH) | 1 paper indexed in Scopus with percentile less than 50% (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH). | 1 paper in Scopus with ISBN (categorized or not in CPCI-S or CPCI-SSH) |
Includes conference paper registration and/or open access | yes, up to 700 USD per paper (see terms and conditions) | yes, up to 500 USD per paper (see terms and conditions) | yes, up to 200 USD per paper (see terms and conditions) |
Effective plan appointments | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Translation into English or Spanish (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Acquisition or removal of the database (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Data Processing Facilities (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
Staff assigned to data processing (if applicable) | yes | yes | yes |
International Authors | yes | yes | yes |
Possibility of attending conferences | yes | yes | yes |
Acknowledgements to research groups | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Certification of your contributions to the project | Yes, on request | Yes, on request | Yes, on request |
Maximum time to obtain all your products* | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months |
Collaboration agreement and copyright | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors | yes, signed by all co-authors |
Anti-plagiarism report ** | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference | yes, before sending the papers to the journal and/or conference |
Invoice for third party payment*** | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill | yes, in case you require an institution to pay your bill |
Support and follow-up | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published | yes, until your paper is published |
Participation in the project | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time | your participation is mandatory, but it will be adjusted to your capabilities and time |
Possibility of recovering your investment by monetizing as a researcycler | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences | yes, you can submit papers to the project and get cash for the surplus after payment of registration in journal, open access and/or conferences |
Investment | See project | See project | See project |
*RC will do its best to minimize the time it takes to obtain your publications. Under normal conditions, for journals it can vary between 4-7 months and for conferences between 3-6 months.
**If you wish to acquire similarity index report an additional charge of 10USD applies and it is delivered with the letter of acceptance of the paper.
***In the shopping cart you will be able to select this option, the invoice will be generated as long as the investment closure in the selected paper is greater than 5 days.
Access to royalties for co-authors
Depending on the plan selected, co-authors will be able to upload papers to the platform upon request and approval by Researchcyclers and will conform to the guidelines of the Researchcyclers.