▸ Direct Submission via Email
Hikari journals accept submissions directly by email, which can speed up the initial processing stage.

▸ Timely Consideration Process
Hikari journals aim to provide authors with a first decision within a few weeks of submission.

▸ Streamlined Communication
Authors receive prompt updates throughout the editorial process, ensuring transparency and reducing uncertainty.

▸ Immediate Online Publication
Once accepted and finalized, articles are published online without delay, ensuring rapid dissemination of research.

▸ Open Access provides global exposure for researchers around the world.

▸ Permanence and visibility of research via DOI assignment for every article
Hikari Ltd is a member of Publishers International Linking Association (PILA) and CrossRef - official DOI registration agency for scholarly and professional publications. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system provides persistent and actionable identifier of your publications.

▸ Rigorous plagiarism screening using iThenticate
Papers submitted to Hikari journals will be screened for plagiarism using CrossCheck / iThenticate plagiarism detection tools. Hikari journals will immediately reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

▸ Digital preservation through Portico for long-term access
The journals of Hikari Ltd are digitally preserved in Portico - a leading digital preservation service whose mission is to preserve scholarly literature and to ensure long-term access to electronic archives.

▸ 24/7 personalized author support, ensuring a smooth publishing experience

▸ Sustainable, transparent publishing with over 20 years of experience
We are experienced with publishing models since 2005. Hikari is a member of Publishers International Linking Association (Crossref) and databases of scholarly works maintained by Scilit (MDPI), Dimensions, ScienceGate, etc.

▸ Broad coverage across disciplines from mathematics and physics to economics and computer science