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RonPub -- Research Online Publishing

RonPub (Research online Publishing) is an academic publisher of online, open access, peer-reviewed journals.  RonPub aims to provide a platform for researchers, developers, educators, and technical managers to share and exchange their research results worldwide.

RonPub Is Open Access:

RonPub publishes all of its journals under the open access model, defined under BudapestBerlin, and Bethesda open access declarations:

  • All articles published by RonPub is fully open access and online available to readers free of charge.  
  • All open access articles are distributed under  Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction free of charge in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. 
  • Authors retain all copyright to their work.
  • Authors may also publish the publisher's version of their paper on any repository or website. 

RonPub Is Cost-Effective:

To be able to provide open access journals, RonPub defray publishing cost by charging a one-time publication fee for each accepted article. One of RonPub objectives is providing a fast and high-quality but lower-cost publishing service. In order to ensure that the fee is never a barrier to publication, RonPub offers a fee waiver for authors who do not have funds to cover publication fees. We also offer a partial fee waiver for editors and reviewers of RonPub as as reward for their work. See the respective Journal webpage for the concrete publication fee.

RonPub Publication Criteria

What we are most concerned about is the quality, not quantity, of publications. We only publish high-quality scholarly papers. Publication Criteria describes the criteria that should be met for a contribution to be acceptable for publication in RonPub journals.

RonPub Publication Ethics Statement:

In order to ensure the publishing quality and the reputation of the publisher, it is important that all parties involved in the act of publishing adhere to the standards of the publishing ethical behaviour. To verify the originality of submissions, we use Plagiarism Detection Tools, like Anti-Plagiarism, PaperRater, Viper, to check the content of manuscripts submitted to our journals against existing publications.

RonPub follows the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and deals with the cases of misconduct according to the COPE Flowcharts

Long-Term Preservation in the German National Library

Our publications are archived and permanently-preserved in the German National Library. The publications, which are archived in the German National Library, are not only long-term preserved but also accessible in the future, because the German National Library ensures that digital data saved in the old formats can be viewed and used on current computer systems in the same way they were on the original systems which are long obsolete.

Where is RonPub?

RonPub is a registered corporation in Lübeck, Germany. Lübeck is a beautiful coastal city, owing wonderful sea resorts and sandy beaches as well as good restaurants. It is located in northern Germany and is 60 kilometer away from Hamburg.

For Authors

Manuscript Preparation

Authors should first read the author guidelines of the corresponding journal. Manuscripts must be prepared using the manuscript template of the respective journal. It is available as word and latex version for download at the Author Guidelines of the corresponding journal page. The template describes the format and structure of manuscripts and other necessary information for preparing manuscripts. Manuscripts should be written in English. There is no restriction on the length of manuscripts.

Submission

Authors submit their manuscripts via the submit page of the corresponding journal. Authors first submit their manuscripts in PDF format. Once a manuscript is accepted, the author then submits the revised manuscript as PDF file and word file or latex folder (with all the material necessary to generate the PDF file). The work described in the submitted manuscript must be previously unpublished; it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. 

Authors are welcome to suggest qualified reviewers for their papers, but this is not mandatory. If the author wants to do so, please provide the name, affiliations and e-mail addresses for all suggested reviewers.

Manuscript Status

After submission of manuscripts, authors will receive an email to confirm receipt of manuscripts within a few days. Subsequent enquiries concerning paper progress should be made to the corresponding editorial office (see individual journal webpage for concrete contact information).

Review Procedure

RonPub is committed to enforcing a rigorous peer-review process. All manuscripts submitted for publication in RonPub journals are strictly and thoroughly peer-reviewed. When a manuscript is submitted to a RonPub journal, the editor-in-chief of the journal assigns it to an appropriate editor who will be in charge of the review process of the manuscript. The editor first suggests potential reviewers and then organizes the peer-reviewing herself/himself or entrusts it to the editor office. For each manuscript, typically three review reports will be collected. The editor and the editor-in-chief evaluate the manuscript itself and the review reports and make an accept/revision/reject decision. Authors will be informed with the decision and reviewing results within 6-8 weeks on average after the manuscript submission. In the case of revision, authors are required to perform an adequate revision to address the concerns from evaluation reports. A new round of peer-review will be performed if necessary.

Accepted manuscripts are published online immediately.

Copyrights

Authors publishing with RonPub open journals retain the copyright to their work. 

All articles published by RonPub is fully open access and online available to readers free of charge.  RonPub publishes all open access articles under the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction freely, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Digital Archiving Policy

Our publications have been archived and permanently-preserved in the German National Library. The publications, which are archived in the German National Library, are not only long-term preserved but also accessible in the future, because the German National Library ensures that digital data saved in the old formats can be viewed and used on current computer systems in the same way they were on the original systems which are long obsolete. Further measures will be taken if necessary. Furthermore, we also encourage our authors to self-archive their articles published on the website of RonPub.

For Editors

About RonPub

RonPub is academic publisher of online, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All articles published by RonPub is fully open access and online available to readers free of charge.

RonPub is located in Lübeck, Germany. Lübeck is a beautiful harbour city, 60 kilometer away from Hamburg.

Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities

The Editor-in-Chief of each journal is mainly responsible for the scientific quality of the journal and for assisting in the management of the journal. The Editor-in-Chief suggests topics for the journal, invites distinguished scientists to join the editorial board, oversees the editorial process, and makes the final decision whether a paper can be published after peer-review and revisions.

As a reward for the work of a Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief will obtain a 25% discount of the standard publication fee for her/his papers (the Editor-in-Chief is one of authors) published in any of RonPub journals.

Editors’ Responsibilities

Editors assist the Editor-in-Chief in the scientific quality and in decision about topics of the journal. Editors are also encouraged to help to promote the journal among their peers and at conferences. An editor invites at least three reviewers to review a manuscript, but may also review him-/herself the manuscript. After carefully evaluating the review reports and the manuscript itself, the editor makes a commendation about the status of the manuscript. The editor's evaluation as well as the review reports are then sent to EiC, who make the final decision whether a paper can be published after peer-review and revisions. 

The communication with Editorial Board members is done primarily by E-mail, and the Editors are expected to respond within a few working days on any question sent by the Editorial Office so that manuscripts can be processed in a timely fashion. If an editor does not respond or cannot process the work in time, and under some special situations, the editorial office may forward the requests to the Publishers or Editor-in-Chief, who will take the decision directly.

As a reward for the work of editors, an editor will obtain a 25% discount of the standard publication fee for her/his papers (the editor is one of authors) published in any of RonPub journals.

Guest Editors’ Responsibilities

Guest Editors are responsible of the scientific quality of their special issues. Guest Editors will be in charge of inviting papers, of supervising the refereeing process (each paper should be reviewed at least by three reviewers), and of making decisions on the acceptance of manuscripts submitted to their special issue. As regular issues, all accepted papers by (guest) editors will be sent to the EiC of the journal, who will check the quality of the papers, and make the final decsion whether a paper can be published.

Our editorial office will have the right directly asking authors to revise their paper if there are quality issues, e.g. weak quality of writing, and missing information. Authors are required to revise their paper several times if necessary. A paper accepted by it's quest editor may be rejected by the EiC of the journal due to a low quality. However, this occurs only when authors do not really take efforts to revise their paper. A high-quality publication needs the common efforts from the journal, reviewers, editors, editor-in-chief and authors.

The Guest Editors are also expected to write an editorial paper for the special issue. As a reward for work, all guest editors and reviewers working on a special issue will obtain a 25% discount of the standard publication fee for any of their papers published in any of RonPub journals for one year.

Reviewers’ Responsiblity

A reviewer is mainly responsible for reviewing of manuscripts, writing reviewing report and suggesting acception or deny of manuscripts. Reviews are encouraged to provide input about the quality and management of the journal, and help promote the journal among their peers and at conferences.  

Upon the quality of reviewing work, a reviewer will have the potential to be promoted to a full editorial board member. 

As a reward for the reviewing work, a reviewer will obtain a 25% discount of the standard publication fee for her/his papers (the review is one of authors) published in any of RonPub journals.

Launching New Journals

RonPub always welcomes suggestions for new open access journals in any research area. We are also open for publishing collaborations with research societies. Please send your proposals for new journals or for publishing collaboration to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Publication Criteria

This part provides important information for both the scientific committees and authors.

Ethic Requirement:

For scientific committees: Each editor and reviewer should conduct the evaluation of manuscripts objectively and fairly.
For authors: Authors should present their work honestly without fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or inappropriate data manipulation.

Pre-Check:

In order to filter fabricated submissions, the editorial office will check the authenticity of the authors and their affiliations before a peer-review begins. It is important that the authors communicate with us using the email addresses of their affiliations and provide us the URL addresses of their affiliations. To verify the originality of submissions, we use various plagiarism detection tools to check the content of manuscripts submitted to our journal against existing publications. The overall quality of paper will be also checked including format, figures, tables, integrity and adequacy. Authors may be required to improve the quality of their paper before sending it out for review. If a paper is obviously of low quality, the paper will be directly rejected.

Acceptance Criteria:

The criteria for acceptance of manuscripts are the quality of work. This will concretely be reflected in the following aspects:

  • Novelty and Practical Impact
  • Technical Soundness
  • Appropriateness and Adequacy of 
    • Literature Review
    • Background Discussion
    • Analysis of Issues
  • Presentation, including 
    • Overall Organization 
    • English 
    • Readability

For a contribution to be acceptable for publication, these points should be at least in middle level.

Guidelines for Rejection:

  • If the work described in the manuscript has been published, or is under consideration for publication anywhere else, it will not be evaluated.
  • If the work is a plagiarism, or contains data falsification or fabrication, it will be rejected.
  • Manuscripts, which have seriously technical flaws, will not be accepted.

Call for Journals

Research Online Publishing (RonPub, www.ronpub.com) is a publisher of online, open access and peer-reviewed scientific journals.  For more information about RonPub please visit this link.

RonPub always welcomes suggestions for new journals in any research area. Please send your proposals for journals along with your Curriculum Vitae to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

We are also open for publishing collaborations with research societies. Please send your publishing collaboration also to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Be an Editor / Be a Reviewer

RonPub always welcomes qualified academicians and practitioners to join as editors and reviewers. Being an editor/a reviewer is a matter of prestige and personnel achievement. Upon the quality of reviewing work, a reviewer will have the potential to be promoted to a full editorial board member.

If you would like to participate as a scientific committee member of any of RonPub journals, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your curriculum vitae. We will revert back as soon as possible. For more information about editors/reviewers, please visit this link.

Contact RonPub

Location

RonPub UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hiddenseering 30
23560 Lübeck
Germany

Comments and Questions

For general inquiries, please e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

For specific questions on a certain journal, please visit the corresponding journal page to see the email address.

Terms and Conditions

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions. Your use of our website or/and purchase of our services implies that you have read and accepted these terms and conditions.

Website Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Definitions. Throughout these terms and conditions (hereinafter referred to as “Terms & Conditions”), the terms “Website” shall refer to the RonPub website (www.ronpub.com) and all subdomains. The term “User” shall refer to users of the Website. “RonPub” shall refer to RonPub UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Hiddenseering 30, 23560 Lübeck, Germany.

2. Scope. Use of the Website is subject to these Terms & Conditions. By using the Website, the User agrees to these Terms & Conditions, which form a binding contract between the User and RonPub.

3. Copyright. Unless otherwise indicated, the Website and its content are the property of RonPub. The copyright in the material contained on this Website belongs to RonPub or its licensors. The reproduction and distribution of material on this Website is prohibited, unless expressly authorized by RonPub.

4. Open Access License. All articles published by RonPub on the Website marked "Open Access" are licensed by its copyright holder to be reused or further distributed by the User subject to proper citation of the original source.

5. Access Restriction. RonPub reserves the right to block or to terminate the User’s access and use of the Website at any time without prior notice.

6. Privacy Policy. Use of the Website means that the User has read and accepted RonPub Privacy Policy.

7. Links to the Website. The User may link to the Website or to the content on the Website, provided that the linking does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement by RonPub. RonPub reserves the right to require the User to remove any link to this website.

8. Linking to Third-Party Sites. The Website may contain links to third-party sites or resources. RonPub is not responsible or liable for external websites, resources or their content.

9. Disclaimer of Warranty. RONPUB MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS, AND THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS". REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE RELATING TO THIS WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY WEBSITE TO WHICH IT IS LINKED ARE HEREBY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW EXCLUDED. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE TO WHICH IT IS LINKED.

10. Limitation of Liability. UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL RONPUB, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, COST, LOSS, CLAIM OR ANY EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE WEBISTE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY WEBSITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED.

11. Change. RonPub reserves the right to change these Terms & Conditions at any time and without prior notice. The User’s continued use of the Website implies that the User has accepted and agreed to the changes, after RonPub has published the revised Terms & Conditions on this page of the Website.

12. Place of Jurisdiction. These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with German Law applicable at the place of jurisdiction of RonPub.

Standard Terms and Conditions of Business

1. Definitions

1.1 These standard terms and conditions of business is hereinafter referred to as “Terms & Conditions”.
1.2 RonPub UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Hiddenseering 30, 23560 Lübeck, Germany is hereinafter referred to as “RonPub”.
1.3 RonPub website (www.ronpub.com) and all subdomains are hereinafter referred to as “Website”.
1.4 The term “Customer” shall refer to users of the Website and to buyers of RonPub services.

2. Scope

2.1 These Terms & Conditions apply to the purchase contracts concluded through the RonPub Website or through related e-mail communication, and to all related services provided by RonPub.
2.2 Any terms of business laid down by the Customer which diverge from these Terms & Conditions shall not apply, unless expressly confirmed by RonPub in written form.

3. Use of Website

3.1 The Website Terms and Conditions of Use constitutes an integral part of the present Terms & Conditions.

4. Services of RonPub

4.1 RonPub offers scientific publication and editorial services, which can be ordered by the Customer via the Website or related e-mail communication.

5. Purchase of Services

5.1 The requirement for Purchasing of Services from RonPub is that the Customer is of full age and has full legal capacity.
5.2 By submitting an original scientific article (“Article”) to RonPub for evaluation and possible publication, the Customer is asking for contracting publication and editorial services with RonPub.
5.3 RonPub accepts the contractual relationship by accepting an article for evaluation. This is done by sending the Customer a confirmation email, which acknowledges the Article.
5.4 When purchasing services from RonPub, the Customer has the following revocation right:

REVOCATION POLICY

Revocation right: The Customer may withdraw the Article and revoke the declared intention to conclude the contract anytime without stating the reasons during the evaluation of the Article.

The same shall apply within 14 days after the Article has been accepted for publication by RonPub. The period shall commence on sending a notification email to the Customer, which informs the Customer of the acceptance of the Article for publication.

Any service prices paid before the cancellation will be refunded to the Customer minus the payment transfer charges.

Any benefits or interests received by the Customer up to the cancellation have to be restituted to RonPub.

The revocation is to be sent to:

RonPub UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hiddenseering 30
23560 Lübeck
Germany

Email: manage@ronpub.com

END OF REVOCATION POLICY

5.5 When offering services to the Customer, RonPub has the following revocation right:

REVOCATION POLICY

Revocation right: RonPub may turn down or reject the Article anytime without stating the reasons, and thus revoke the conclusion of the contract. After such revocation, the Customer and RonPub are freed from any previous commitments of these Terms & Conditions.

END OF REVOCATION POLICY

6. Termination of Services

RonPub may immediately in RonPub’s sole discretion withdraw the published Article from the Website, when the Customer regarding the Article breaches or violates applicable laws and regulations, publishing ethics, or these Terms & Conditions. Under such terminations, RonPub shall not be liable to the Customer and no refund or compensation will be made to the Customer.

7. Prices, Terms of Payment

7.1 Revised prices are stated in the respective webpage of each journal in the Website. The applicable price for publishing an accepted Article is based on the date of the original submission of the Article to RonPub. RonPub reserves the right to offer special prices to Customers.
7.2 Payments to RonPub are due within 14 days of sending the invoice to the Customer. Invoices are sent by e-mail to the Customer after acceptance of the Article for publication.

8. Contract Document

8.1 RonPub makes no provision for a separate contract document based on these Terms & Conditions.

9. Miscellaneous

9.1 Lübeck, Germany shall be the place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising directly or indirectly from the contractual relationship between RonPub and the Customer, even if the Customer has its abode outside the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.
9.2 German law applicable at the place of jurisdiction of RonPub shall apply exclusively.
9.3 If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is ineffective, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. In any such case, the contracting parties shall negotiate a clause that is to substitute the invalid provision and that reflects as closely as possible the content of the original provision.

This Terms and Conditions were last updated on 10 March 2018.