FAQ

 

• How do you protect my confidentiality?
  We sign an NDA on request, apply role-based access to data, use encryption, and comply with GDPR. Personal data, manuscripts, reviewer reports, and correspondence are stored in isolated environments with access auditing. Your information is not disclosed in any public materials without your written consent.

 

• Who will be on my research team?
  A tailored group of scholars and practitioners from different countries with relevant expertise: lead author, domain co-authors, data analysts/statisticians, a language editor, and a submission manager.

 

• I want to be the sole author — is that possible?
  Yes. You can choose an individual project. In that case, contributors’ inputs (data analysis, editing, etc.) are acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section, provided they do not reach the CRediT authorship threshold.

 

• When do you disclose journal names?
  Before contracting, we show example target venues (quartile, field, access type) without a final selection. A full shortlist with specific titles, rationale, and an estimated likelihood of acceptance is provided after the contract, payment, and manuscript assessment.

 

• Why choose you? What sets you apart? What guarantees do you offer?
  We are a European company operating in London within the European legal framework. We follow COPE/ICMJE standards, provide contractual transparency, managed stage timelines, and decision traceability. We guarantee process quality: rigorous methodology, sound statistics, high-level editing, ethics compliance, timely responses to reviewers, and publications in journals.

 

• How do I choose a research team?
  Our website presents typical solutions. Based on your brief, we propose the lineup, roles, CRediT contributions, and a calendar plan.

 

• What subject areas do you cover?
  Agricultural sciences, architecture, biology, construction, computer science, economics, education, law, management, mathematics, medicine/biomedicine, political science, psychology, sociology, transport, and engineering. We refine specialization for each project.

 

• How much does it cost?
  Pricing depends on research scope, methodological complexity, language, target journal tier, and whether APCs (Article Processing Charges) apply. We use milestone-based payments. A detailed quote is fixed in the contract.

 

• How is the author order (first/last/corresponding) determined?
  The order is agreed by all participants before submission and reflects the scale of contributions. We sign an authorship agreement with you.

 

• Can the author list be changed during the project?
  Yes, up to the point of submission, with consent from all contributors and updated CRediT statements. After submission, changes are only possible under the journal’s rules and with written justifications.

 

• I didn’t find a suitable team/topic — what should I do?
  Send us a brief (objective, data, timeline, target journals, constraints). We will propose a custom team and roadmap or recommend partners.

 

• What does the workflow look like?
  Brief → Conflict check/NDA → Scope of work & plan → Team formation & roles (CRediT) → Data/IRB as needed → Research & writing → Internal peer review → Journal shortlist → Submission → Reviewer responses/revisions → Acceptance → Publication → Post-publication support.

 

• Timelines?
  They depend on study design, data readiness, and peer-review cycles. We plan stages with buffers and provide regular status updates, but total time depends on project complexity and the target journal.

 

• What about research ethics and IRB/EC?
  Studies involving humans/animals require IRB/ethics committee approval. We help prepare the package (protocol, consent forms, data-storage policy) and follow ethical principles and local requirements.

 

• Do you check originality?
  Yes. We use iThenticate/Turnitin for screening, remove inappropriate overlaps, and ensure correct citation and reference formatting (APA/MLA/Chicago/Harvard).

 

• Do you use generative AI?
  Only as an auxiliary tool at the client’s request (ideation, language polishing), with mandatory human verification and in line with journal policies (with disclosure). Scientific findings and data are the result of human work and checking.

 

• Who owns the data and IP?
  Rights to raw data and final materials are governed by the contract. As a rule, the data belong to the client.

 

• What if the journal requests a “data availability” statement?
  We prepare a repository (e.g., OSF/Zenodo) with anonymization, metadata, code/scripts, and a license, or supply a justified limitation (NDA, personal data) if open deposition is not possible.

 

• Can you write responses to reviewers for me?
  Yes. We prepare point-by-point responses, add supplementary analyses/tables/figures, and maintain an academic tone.

 

• Do you work with grant applications?
  Yes. Support includes call selection, a criteria matrix, timeline, methodology, budget, risk analysis, and the impact section; plus a pre-submission check.

 

• How do you guard against predatory journals?We perform due diligence: assess the publisher, editorial board, peer-review policy, archiving, indexing (Scopus/WoS/DOAJ), APC transparency, and COPE complaints. We propose only reputable venues.

 

• Payment and documentation?
  Bank transfer (invoice), card payment, and crypto are possible. We provide a contract, invoice, and (where applicable) a service-acceptance certificate. VAT/taxes depend on your jurisdictional status.

 

• Refunds and revisions?
  Refunds are available in cases of objective impossibility to complete a stage due to our fault. Revisions in response to reviewer feedback are included within the agreed scope.

 

• Can we change the target journal after reviews?
  Yes, following an agreed A→B→C strategy. We adapt the manuscript for the next journal, accounting for prior comments.

 

• Which languages do you support?
  Academic English — full cycle. Other languages — translation/editing by native speakers and subject-area editors.

 

• How is communication handled?
  A dedicated project manager, a single task tracker, a change log, regular updates, and responses during business hours.

 

• What do you categorically not do?
  We do not fabricate data/results, bypass peer review, work with predatory journals, or infringe third-party rights.

 

• How do I get started?
  Send a short brief: topic, objective, data, methods, desired journals/quartile, deadline, constraints. We’ll provide a free initial feasibility assessment and a proposed action plan.