AMG Transcend Association has developed scholarly publishing activities in chemistry, materials science, nanoscience, biotechnology, bioengineering, food science, and related interdisciplinary fields.
The publishing history represented within its journal portfolio dates back to 2011. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry was established in 2011, followed by Letters in Applied NanoBioScience in 2012. Both journals were initially operated under a different legal entity, with Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu serving as a founding editor.
In 2014, the publishing activities of both journals were transferred to AMG Transcend Association, which assumed publishing responsibility and has since continued their publication and development.
The publisher subsequently expanded its journal portfolio with Materials International in 2019 and Foods International in 2026.
Publishing Timeline
2011 — Establishment of Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry.
2012 — Establishment of Letters in Applied NanoBioScience.
2014 — Transfer of the publishing activities of Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry and Letters in Applied NanoBioScience to AMG Transcend Association.
2019 — Establishment of Materials International.
2021 — Adoption of the JAMS.PUB platform for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management.
2026 — Establishment of Foods International.
Publishing Experience
Since assuming publishing responsibility for the transferred journal activities in 2014, AMG Transcend Association has developed extensive experience in the operation and development of peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
This experience includes:
- providing operational support for journal editorial structures and peer-review workflows while preserving editorial independence;
- manuscript submission and editorial workflow management;
- facilitating communication among editors, reviewers, and authors;
- publication production and online dissemination;
- maintenance of journal websites, archives, and publication records;
- development and implementation of editorial and publication-ethics policies;
- management and operational support for corrections and other post-publication actions;
- support for open-access scholarly publishing.
Individual journals maintain their own aims and scope, Editorial Boards, peer-review procedures, instructions for authors, and journal-specific editorial policies and requirements.
Scientific evaluation, reviewer selection, and editorial decisions concerning individual manuscripts remain the responsibility of the respective journal’s independent editorial structure.
Digital Publishing Infrastructure
AMG Transcend Association has used electronic manuscript-management systems and digital publishing workflows throughout the development of its scholarly publishing activities.
Since 2021, the publisher has used the JAMS.PUB platform to support manuscript submission, editorial assignment, peer review, manuscript revision, editorial decisions, and related publishing workflows.
Before the adoption of JAMS.PUB, manuscript handling and related publishing activities were conducted through earlier electronic systems and workflows used according to the operational requirements of the journals and publisher at the relevant time.
Development of Publishing Standards
Alongside the development of its journal portfolio, AMG Transcend Association has progressively developed and formalized publisher-level and journal-level policies relating to editorial independence, peer review, research and publication integrity, conflicts of interest, authorship, research ethics, data integrity, post-publication actions, open access, and preservation of the scholarly record.
The publisher periodically reviews and develops its publishing practices in response to developments in scholarly communication, research standards, technology, ethical guidance, and relevant publishing requirements.
Further Information
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