Annals of Curiosity in Scholarly Communication (ACSC)
Dedicated to meta-research, peer-review innovation, publication ethics, bibliometric analysis, open-science compliance, and the critical evaluation of scholarly dissemination standards with an emphasis on global equity.
Aims & Editorial Scope
Annals of Curiosity in Scholarly Communication (ACSC) provides a critical forum for empirical research investigating the mechanisms, economics, and ethics of scholarly publication itself. As scientific communication transforms with open science mandates and artificial intelligence, ACSC publishes evidence-based inquiries into how research is vetted, indexed, and evaluated.
Key thematic areas include peer review models, referee bias and reproducibility, Article Processing Charge (APC) equity, predatory journal identification, AI disclosure standards, and open citation infrastructures.
Journal Information
| Publishing Model | Continuous Open Access (CC-BY 4.0) |
| Peer Review | Double-Blind External Review |
| Editorial Council | Hafsa Bhatti & Directorate |
| Publishing Imprint | AOC Press (OJS) |
| Ethics Protocol | COPE Guidelines Aligned |