Information For Authors

Overview

HPU2 Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology (abbreviated as HPU2. Nat. Sci. Tech) is an open-access and peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Vietnam. The journal applies a double-blind peer review process. The submission, editorial, and publishing process is handed via an online management system embedded in the journal website at https://sj.hpu2.edu.vn.

Types of articles

  • Research article;
  • Review article.

We recommend the authors read carefully the journal information, journal policies, and guidelines for authors, and use suitable templates for preparing the manuscript. The time for the editorial and publishing process is much reduced if the manuscript is well prepared.

Article processing charge

HPU2 provides funding for the operation and publication of the journal so that authors are not charged for the submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts, and reproduction of color photographs.

Account to make a new submission

To submit a manuscript to HPU2. Nat. Sci. Tech authors have to register an account at https://sj.hpu2.edu.vn/index.php/journal/user/register.

If the authors already have an account, they just need to login the account to make a new submission. Once logged into the account, the authors follow the guidelines in the system to make a new submission. Authors also can see the status of the manuscript, download editorial files, and upload files during the editorial and publishing process. 

Notes for corresponding authors

If manuscripts, especially Reviews, contain figures, tables, etc. built upon other publications, for which HPU2. Nat. Sci. Tech does not hold the copyright or the right to re-license the materials in accordance with the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, the corresponding authors have to inquire with the original copyright holder whether or not the material can be re-used.

When submitting a manuscript to HPU2. Nat. Sci. Tech the corresponding authors must certify that:

  1. I am authorized by my co-authors to enter these arrangements.
  2. I warrant, on behalf of myself and my co-authors, that:
  • The article is original work, has not been published in any journals, is not under consideration by any other journals, and does not infringe any existing copyright or any other third-party rights;
  • I am/we are the sole author(s) of the article and have full authority to grant rights to Nat. Sci. Tech to publish our work as original publisher;
  • The article contains nothing unlawful, defamatory, or able to breach of contract or secrecy commitment.
  1. I, and all co-authors, agree that the article, if accepted for publication in HPU2. Nat. Sci. Tech shall be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Publication Ethics

 Authors have to follow the publication ethics guidelines available in journal policies.

Revision

In the revision stage, authors must read very carefully the comments by our reviewers and our editorial members to make changes to the manuscript. Any changes in the revised manuscript should be highlighted. In addition, the authors should also give thorough replies to each reviewer's comments.

Proofreading

After copyediting, authors are requested for proofreading confirmation. This state is the last time for authors to make corrections to their article so the author has to read carefully the proofreading file and inform us of any corrections.

After publish

To enhance the exchange of knowledge and increase the impact of the publication we encourage authors to share the link of the article to colleges, and scientific communities, websites, blog, etc.

Please feel free to contact us via email at tapchikhoahoc@hpu2.edu.vn if you need any support.