About the Journal

STAR Open: An International Multidisciplinary Journal is a peer-reviewed, gold open-access journal. The journal provides an inclusive platform for high-quality scholarship across disciplines, including education, social sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, health and public health, business, leadership, technology, artificial intelligence, policy, law, sustainability, STEM, global studies, and emerging interdisciplinary fields.

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, theoretical and conceptual papers, policy analyses, methodological papers, case studies, brief reports, commentaries, and scholarly essays. STAR Open welcomes submissions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, graduate students, and institutional leaders worldwide.

The journal is committed to open access, ethical publishing, rigorous peer review, and global knowledge sharing. All published articles are made freely available online to readers without subscription barriers. Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication under an open access license selected by the journal.

STAR Open follows recognized principles of publication ethics, including transparency, originality, responsible authorship, conflict of interest disclosure, and fair peer review. Manuscripts are screened for relevance, quality, ethical compliance, and originality before being sent for peer review.

The journal supports scholarship that is clearly written, methodologically sound, socially relevant, and accessible to readers across disciplines and regions. It especially encourages work that advances interdisciplinary dialogue, addresses contemporary global challenges, and contributes to research, policy, practice, and public understanding.

STAR Open is published by STAR Scholars Press, an independent academic publisher based in the United States. The journal may participate in digital preservation and archiving systems, including LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, PKP Preservation Network, or similar services, as available through the publishing platform.

The journal respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. Names, email addresses, and other personal information entered on the journal site are used only for the stated purposes of the journal and are not shared for unrelated commercial use.