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In partnership with research institutions, community organizations, enterprises, and foundations, Scholar Publishing UK provides a variety of programs to support and promote education and research development, including international education projects and scientific publications.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            <p>\r\n                Scholar Publishing UK publishes scholarly journals in a wide range of academic fields, including computing, engineering, social sciences and humanities, biological and medical sciences, education, economics, and management. These journals deliver original, peer-reviewed research from international scholars to a worldwide audience. All our journals are available in electronic form and are available for free download online.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-mission-box\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-mission-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-bullseye\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n            <h2>Our Mission & Vision<\/h2>\r\n            <p>\r\n                To support researchers and their communities in disseminating their research worldwide through the provision of a world-class, UK-based, open access, advanced scientific and technical scholarly publishing service.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <h2 class=\"sp-section-title\">For The Readers<\/h2>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"sp-readers-grid\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-readers-card\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-readers-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Audience & Access<\/h3>\r\n                <p>\r\n                    <strong>Scholar Publishing UK<\/strong> considers the reader\u2019s interest and endeavours to score widespread visibility for published articles. 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