Question 1

Advisory Board

Accepted Answer

The advisory board of the zimark comprises large groups of experts in the field of social science, statistics & data science, life science, and medicine. Our advisors provides fundamental suggestions and strategic input on how Zimark can improve. Some of them may participate in the peer review process of the manuscript. In most cases, they do not handle manuscript or make decision to accept or reject a particular manuscript.

Question 2

Approval Status: Approved

Accepted Answer

An Approved rating means that the reviewer has asked either for no changes to the article or only a few small changes. For original research, this means that the experimental design, including controls and methods, is adequate; results are presented accurately and the conclusions are justified and supported by the data. An article with two Approved ratings, or one Approved and two Approved with Reservations ratings, will be considered to have passed peer review.

Question 3

Approval Status: Approved with Reservations

Accepted Answer

An Approved with Reservations rating means that the reviewer believes the paper has academic merit, but has asked for a number of small changes to the article, or specific, sometimes more significant revisions. An article with two Approved ratings, or one Approved and two Approved with Reservations ratings, will be considered to have passed peer review.

Question 4

Approval Status: Not Approved

Accepted Answer

A Not Approved rating means that a reviewer considers the research in the article to have fundamental flaws and the work overall to be of poor quality. The article is still published and the authors are encouraged to revise their article to respond to the concerns raised by the reviewer.

Question 5

Article Processing Charge (APC)

Accepted Answer

Article Processing Charge (APC) is the standard term for the author publication fee in Open Access journals. Zimark also charges APCs. Only authors whose submissions are published in Zimark will be charged an APC. A full list of charges and discounts is available here.

Question 6

Awaiting Peer Review

Accepted Answer

Peer review takes place after publication and articles that have not yet received any peer review reports are labelled as “Awaiting peer review”. Articles awaiting peer review are officially published and can be cited (for example in manuscripts, CVs, or grant applications), because the citation includes details of the reviewer status, making it clear to everyone what stage of peer review the article has reached. Readers who later follow the citation link to view the paper will be able to see its current peer review status.

Question 7

CC-0 (Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication license)

Accepted Answer

Where possible, data associated with articles published in F1000Research should be made available under the terms of a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC-0 license) to facilitate and encourage data re-use. Use of a CC-0 license also helps prevent ‘attribution stacking’, which occurs when combining separate datasets produced by different authors that are held under multiple different licenses. Use of CC-0 is also recommended, but not enforced, for data associated with posters, slides and documents published on Zimark.

Question 8

CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution license)

Accepted Answer

Most Zimark articles, posters and slides are published under a CC-BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and leaves the copyright of the article, poster or slide with the current copyright holder (usually the author or his/her institution).

Question 9

Documents

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Documents are research outputs such as policies, guidelines, workflows etc. These are included in specific gateways and are of particular relevance to that gateway's readership and community. Only some gateways include documents and they are usually included only on invitation by the Gateway Advisers. Documents are not peer reviewed and their formats vary and often differ from traditional scholarly research publications. Each document has a unique DOI and citation.

Question 10

DOI

Accepted Answer

Each version of an article and each peer review report, as well as some datasets within articles, have their own unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Posters and slides published after June 2015 also have their own DOIs. Every object with a DOI can be cited, so it is possible to reference a specific version of an article, a specific peer review report or a dataset within an article, as well as each poster and slide.

Question 11

NFT

Accepted Answer

Like DOI, NFT offer additional blockchain based solution to the published title. Each Article published digital on Zimark will received an NFT Token and security keys.

Question 12

Gateways

Accepted Answer

Gateways provide personalized portals for institutions or organizations with links to featured content and other resources.

Question 13

Open data

Accepted Answer

Zimark requires full data deposition for all published articles. Data are usually made available under a CC-0 license in data repositories that meet certain criteria. In the case of clinical trials or other research where patient privacy is a concern, if data cannot be adequately anonymised, we work with authors to establish appropriate levels of access control, while ensuring that researchers who do meet required standards can get access to the data quickly and easily.

Question 14

Open peer review

Accepted Answer

The phrase “open peer review” is used to describe our formal, invited article review process and means that all reviewer names and peer review reports are publicly accessible.

Question 15

Peer review report

Accepted Answer

Peer reviewer reports are written by invited reviewers, and are open for all to read. They consist of an approval status (Approved, Approved with Reservations, or Not Approved) and comments that explain the status and present any suggestions for improvements. All peer review reports are assigned a DOI. Authors and other registered users can publicly comment on peer review reports.

Question 16

Published

Accepted Answer

At Zimark, an article is published online before peer review starts (and it cannot then be removed or withdrawn at a later stage, regardless of the outcome of the peer review). Published articles have passed our internal editorial check and are formatted and then put live - published - before peer review begins. As peer review progresses and peer review reports are received, they will appear alongside the published paper. Once an article receives sufficient positive peer review reports, it will be considered to have passed peer review.

Question 17

Registered user

Accepted Answer

Registered users must supply both their name and affiliation on registering to create an account. A user must have an account and be a scientist in order to comment on Zimark articles, to submit an article, poster or slide, or to subscribe to our table of contents emails. Registration is free, but access to some of the content may require subscription to the platform.

Question 18

Reviewer

Accepted Answer

Zimark reviewers are selected based on suggestions by authors and checked for suitability and any conflicts of interest. They are experts in the field of the article they have been invited to review, and their reports and approval statuses (Approved, Approved with Reservations, or Not Approved) ultimately determine whether or not a paper will pass peer review. Names of all reviewers (with their peer review reports) are openly published on Zimark.
 
In case author cannot find peer reviewer, Zimark editor team will notify qualified reviewers to conduct the review process. If reviewer are supplied by Zimark, additional peer reviewer charge will incur.

Question 19

Revised

Accepted Answer

The 'Revised' badge is used to denote an article that has been revised by the authors, usually following reviewer and/or reader feedback. These revisions are published as new versions of the article, and are individually citable. (This badge replaces the black 'Updated' badge, which had the same purpose on articles published before October 2013.) The Revised badge contrasts with the 'Update' badge, which denotes a new version (often after the article has passed peer review and/or the peer review is considered complete), in which authors can add small developments relevant to research discussed in that article.

Question 20

Update

Accepted Answer

The ‘Update’ badge is used for new article versions following small developments. These Updates are published as new versions of the article (often after the article has passed peer review and/or the peer review is considered complete), and are individually citable. The Update badge contrasts with the ‘Revised’ badge, which indicates when the article has been revised, usually following reviewer and/or reader feedback. (The black ‘Updated’ badge has been replaced by the ‘Revised’ badge and is no longer being used.)

Question 21

User comments

Accepted Answer

Registered users can leave comments on articles and the accompanying peer review reports, documents, posters and slides. Registered users must provide their full name and affiliation, which will be published alongside their comment. User comments on articles do not affect whether the article passes peer review or not, but they can help to provide additional perspectives on the article or on the reviewer's comments.

Question 22

Versions

Accepted Answer

Zimark authors can upload new versions of their articles, either to address comments made in peer review reports, or to update the paper for other reasons. Versions are linked and are individually citable, and older versions will display a clear notification that a new version has been uploaded. Posters and slides cannot currently be versioned.

Question 23

What does the engagement process look like?

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Usually, we begin with a conference call to discuss your requirements. Once the project begins, we will set up a data room and all other pipelines to ensure the project is managed smoothly. We can communicate via Slack, email, WhatsApp, WeChat, or Line, depending on the geographic location and preferences of the client.

Question 24

What does the fee structure look like?

Accepted Answer

We are very flexible in terms of how fees are structured. However, ideally, we prefer to work on an hourly basis. Our fees range from US$80 per hour to US$250, depending on the complexity of the project and the standards required. We can also set a cap on the total hours and work on a fixed price based on milestones, upon mutual discussion and agreement. We can also take on smaller projects for pre-revenue startups and individual business owners.

Question 25

Why should you choose us?

Accepted Answer

Great value in terms of the quality of our work and focus on long-term relationships. We basically offer the heavy lifting and in-par standard like bulge bracket or elite boutique firms, with a very low hourly rate of $80 to $150 with a cap. This also means we cannot take on a lot of projects because our team is extremely small. For larger projects, we may have to bring more veterans onboard on an ad-hoc basis. However, our model gives both sides flexibility with a focus on the work itself.

Question 26

How to contact us proactively.

Accepted Answer

1. Email: jack.wang@zimarkdigital.com
2. WeChat: zimarkoffcial
3. Whatsapp:+86 15021463427
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