🎯 Mission, Vision & Values
🎯 Our Mission
To provide a credible, rigorous, and accessible platform for high school students worldwide to publish original peer-reviewed research; to foster scientific literacy, academic writing skills, and critical thinking; and to contribute to the global body of knowledge across all disciplines.
👁️ Our Vision
To become the world's leading peer-reviewed journal for pre-collegiate researchers — recognized by universities, scholarship committees, and research institutions as evidence of exceptional scholarly achievement and intellectual maturity beyond the classroom.
⚖️ Academic Integrity
We uphold the highest standards of research ethics, following COPE guidelines, ICMJE authorship criteria, and FAIR data principles. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening, AI-content detection, and double-blind review by qualified subject matter experts.
🌍 Equity & Access
Scientific knowledge belongs to everyone. All published articles are permanently free to read under CC BY 4.0. APC waivers are available for authors from low-income countries, ensuring that financial barriers never prevent talented student researchers from sharing their work.
📖 About the Journal
📰 What We Publish
REHS Journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, case studies, brief communications, and perspective pieces across all academic disciplines — from molecular biology and quantum physics to economics, history, and the humanities.
Every published article undergoes our 12-point peer review framework, modelled on evaluation criteria used by leading journals including Nature, Science, PLOS ONE, JAMA, and Cell. Our standards are genuinely rigorous — we do not publish work simply because authors are young.
🔬 Who Can Submit
REHS Journal accepts submissions from currently enrolled high school students (Grades 9–12) anywhere in the world. At least one author must be a high school student; co-authorship with peers and faculty mentors is encouraged.
All submissions must be supervised by a qualified faculty mentor, teacher, or research professional who verifies the authenticity and ethical conduct of the research. No prior publication experience is required — only intellectual rigour and honest inquiry.
🏆 Why Publish in REHS Journal?
- University applications: A peer-reviewed publication is a powerful differentiator for college and scholarship applications worldwide
- DOI registration: Every article receives a permanent Digital Object Identifier for citability and discoverability
- Google Scholar indexing: Articles are indexed for discovery by researchers globally
- Author certificate: All published authors receive an official certificate of publication
- Mentorship: Manuscript feedback from our editorial board helps develop academic writing skills
- Open Access: Your work is freely available to every reader on earth
📅 Our Story
✨ What Makes REHS Journal Different
🎓 Student-First, Not Student-Only
We don't lower the bar because authors are young. We apply the same peer review criteria as leading academic journals, while providing the mentorship and feedback that help student researchers grow. Publication in REHS Journal is genuinely earned.
🤖 AI-Assisted + Human Review
Our hybrid review system combines automated preliminary screening (plagiarism, AI detection, citation verification) with human double-blind peer review. This ensures consistency and speed without sacrificing the depth of expert evaluation.
📚 Required Training Module
Unlike any other student journal, REHS requires all authors to complete our 7-module Research Training Program before submitting. This ensures every author understands research ethics, methodology, and academic integrity — raising the quality of every submission we receive.
🌐 Truly Multidisciplinary
From CRISPR gene editing to medieval history, from machine learning to social psychology — REHS Journal welcomes original research across all 12+ academic disciplines with equal rigour and enthusiasm. Interdisciplinary work is especially encouraged.
🔍 Indexing & Discovery
REHS Journal is committed to maximum discoverability for all published research. We have implemented all major academic metadata standards and are actively pursuing indexing in key databases.