Frequently asked questions

Consortium Publisher Canada is an international scholarly open-access publishing organization headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, operating under ICDTD Inc., serving as a multidisciplinary platform for peer-reviewed academic and scientific research.

Publishing operations began in 2011 to advance transparent, accessible, high-quality academic publishing across disciplines.

Operates under ICDTD Inc. with divisions for editorial operations, marketing, technology, and ethics compliance; journals function semi-independently under centralized governance.

Subscription Office: 205-6660 Kennedy Road, Suites 201, Mississauga, ON L5T 2M9. Marketing and Sales: The Ink Factory, Battleford Centre, 6435 Erin Mills Parkway, Unit C18A, Mississauga, ON L5N 4H4.

Registered under ICDTD Inc., compliant with Canadian and international publishing regulations.

Advance global access to reliable, peer-reviewed scientific knowledge, fostering transparent, reproducible, ethically guided research dissemination.

Integrity, transparency, scientific rigor, equity of access, and long-term digital preservation guide editorial and operational decisions.

Unrestricted availability of scholarly work for reading, downloading, and citation without subscription barriers; authors retain copyright under open-access licenses.

Through editorial independence, double-blind peer review, plagiarism screening, COPEcompliant ethics, and transparent retraction policies.

Adheres to COPE Core Practices, ICMJE Recommendations, WAME Principles, and reporting standards like CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, and STARD.

Yes, the Ethics Oversight Committee ensures compliance, reviews misconduct allegations, conflict-of-interest declarations, and retraction decisions.

Authors, editors, and reviewers disclose conflicts; editorial boards evaluate to prevent bias.

Submissions involving human or animal subjects require institutional ethics approval numbers, verified before peer review.

Yes, requiring detailed methods, raw data, and code repositories for transparency.

Legitimate journals operate under consortiumpublisher.ca, .com, .org domains, listing editorial contacts and office addresses.

Yes, every journal has an ISSN; articles receive DOIs via Crossref or Zenodo.

Many are indexed in recognized databases; status listed on journal websites.

Yes, submissions are screened using iThenticate before peer review.

File via office@consortiumpublisher.ca; appeals reviewed by Ethics Committee per COPE procedures.

Medical and life sciences, pharmacy, biotechnology, engineering, business, finance, social sciences, geosciences, physics, education, nutritional sciences.

Yes, if scientifically coherent and aligned with a journal's scope.

Most journals publish one volume yearly; some offer rolling early online publication.

English, using consistent British or American spelling.

Yes, welcoming researchers worldwide without geographical restrictions.

Yes, with full names, affiliations, and contact information on journal websites.

Based on academic credentials, publication history, peer-review experience, and ethical standards.

Editorial boards decide autonomously based on scientific merit, free from external influence.

Yes, appointed by Editor-in-Chief for expertise and transparency.

Double-blind peer review; reviewers and authors remain anonymous.

Monitor websites, subscribe to newsletters, or email info@consortiumpublisher.ca.

Via official announcements on journal websites.

Yes, for sharing updates on papers, events, and research.

Propose co-publishing or thematic issues via the editorial office.

Uses LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and Zenodo for permanent accessibility.

Web and PDF versions follow accessibility guidelines for assistive technologies.

Yes, including views, downloads, and citation data.

Through APCs, academic partnerships, and service collaborations, ensuring editorial independence.

Yes, APC structures, waivers, and disclosures are publicly available.

Via written agreements upholding ethics, integrity, and open-access principles.

Multidisciplinary coverage, rigorous peer review, transparent governance, ethical commitment, and long-term preservation.