Crestfield Academic Press
About the press

About Crestfield Academic Press

An independent, founder-owned open access publisher based in Singapore, launching its first journals in 2027.

Who we are

Crestfield Academic Press is an independent scholarly publisher based in Singapore. It publishes peer-reviewed, open access journals in computing, cybersecurity and the sciences. Every article is free to read on publication under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY 4.0), and authors keep the copyright in their work.

The press was founded in 2026. Its first three journals open for submissions in 2027, and their editorial boards are being formed now.

Company details

Legal name
Crestfield Academic Press Pte. Ltd.
Registration
Private company limited by shares, Singapore. Incorporation with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is in progress; the company registration number (UEN) will be published here once issued.
Registered office
156 Mariam Way, #04-04, Singapore 507082
Ownership
Wholly owned by its founder, Shahid Zafar. The press has no other owners, investors or parent company.
Email
[email protected]

Founder

Shahid Zafar, Founder and Publisher, is responsible for the operation of the press: the publishing platform, production, DOI registration, archiving and compliance with these policies. He is a doctoral researcher at Multimedia University, Malaysia, working at the intersection of cybersecurity engineering and cognitive psychology.

The publisher does not take editorial decisions on manuscripts. Those rest with each journal's Editor-in-Chief and editors, as set out in the editorial independence policy.

Journals

  • Artificial Intelligence and Computing Systems (AICS): machine learning, data science, intelligent, distributed and quantum computing.
  • Cyber Resilience and Human Factors (CRHF): security engineering, threat detection and the human side of cybersecurity.
  • Crestfield Multidisciplinary Science (CMS): mathematics, physical, life, health and engineering sciences.

Editors-in-Chief and editorial board members will be listed by name, with their institutions and ORCID records, on each journal's page once their appointments are confirmed. No one is listed without their written agreement.

Our standards

  • Independent peer review by at least two external reviewers for every research article.
  • Publication ethics in line with the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
  • No author fees during the launch period; any future fee announced at least six months in advance, with waivers.
  • Permanent DOIs and long-term digital preservation for every published article.
  • Transparent policies, published in full on the editorial policies page.
How we contact people. Crestfield writes only from addresses ending in @crestfieldpress.com. We do not send bulk invitations to submit papers, we never ask for payment to join an editorial board, and we never request fees before a manuscript has been accepted. If you receive a message that claims to be from Crestfield but does not meet these rules, please forward it to [email protected].

Last updated: 1 October 2026