About Lumora
Lumora is a scholarly publishing house created to support clear, ethical, and professional academic publishing. We work with journals, editors, reviewers, authors, academic societies, conferences, and institutions to publish research in a structured and transparent way.
Who we are
Lumora is designed as a modern publisher with a simple operating model: strong journal identity, clear editorial governance, transparent policies, professional production, and easy access for authors and readers. Our journals are built to be clear, focused, and easy to navigate.
Mission
To support high-quality scholarly publishing by providing journals with clear editorial structures, professional workflows, ethical standards, and accessible publication platforms.
Vision
Become a trusted international publishing platform — rooted in Saudi Arabia, serving researchers worldwide — known for clarity, professionalism, ethical practice, and scalable journal development.
Core values
| Value | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Clarity | Every journal should have clear aims, scope, policies, author instructions, editorial information, and contact details. |
| Integrity | Editorial decisions should be independent, fair, transparent, and based on scholarly merit. |
| Quality | Journal pages, articles, peer review, production, and archives should follow consistent professional standards. |
| Accessibility | Readers and authors should be able to find information easily without unnecessary complexity. |
| Scalability | The publishing model should allow Lumora to launch and operate new journals from a standard, replicable template. |
Founders & Board
Lumora is guided by executive founders and a multidisciplinary board. Together they set the publisher's standards, safeguard editorial integrity, and steer Lumora's growth as a Saudi-based publisher with global reach.
Executive Leadership
Dr. Ali Aleid is a dermatologist and CEO of Lumora. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dermatology and Aesthetics.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Dermatology and Aesthetics
Dr. Abdulsalam Aleid is a physician and COO of Lumora. He oversees operations and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Anesthesiology, ICU, and Pain.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Anesthesiology, ICU, and PainBoard Members
Dr. Ayman Kharaba is a pulmonary and critical care consultant. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Journal.
Editor-in-Chief, Multidisciplinary Healthcare JournalDr. Saud Aldanyowi is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at King Faisal University. He supports Lumora with surgical and academic expertise.
Editorial governance and journal developmentDr. Hasan AlAidarous is an academic surgeon affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at Albaha University. He supports Lumora in surgical research and governance.
Editorial governance and journal developmentDr. Loai Saleh Albinsaad is an academic surgeon at King Faisal University. He supports Lumora with experience in surgery and clinical research.
Editorial governance and journal developmentDr. Alaa Abdulrahman Ismail is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Taif University. She supports Lumora with expertise in microbiology and biosciences.
Editorial governance and journal developmentDr. Zinab Awad Alatawi is a family and community medicine scholar at the University of Tabuk. She supports Lumora in public health and primary care topics.
Editorial governance and journal developmentBoard membership reflects Lumora's commitment to independent, multidisciplinary scholarly oversight across clinical care, health systems, methodology, ethics, indexing, and regional research capacity. Additional public professional profiles are added after verification.
Publishing model
Lumora operates a publisher-level platform that can host multiple journals. Each journal keeps its own identity, editorial board, aims and scope, policies, submission pathway, and archive, while the publisher provides shared infrastructure, production support, quality standards, and administrative coordination.
A manuscript's journey through a Lumora journal
Submission
Author submits a manuscript through the journal's system.
Screening
Editorial office checks scope, ethics, and completeness.
Peer review
Independent reviewers assess quality and rigor.
Revisions
Authors respond to reviewer and editor feedback.
Production
Formatting, metadata, and publication-ready preparation.
Publication
The article is published and added to a structured archive.
Journal identity
Name, logo, color system, aims and scope, and a clear journal homepage.
Editorial structure
Editor-in-chief, editorial board, reviewers, and dedicated policy pages.
Production support
Formatting, metadata, article display, and organized archive pages.
Editorial independence statement
Lumora supports editorial independence. Editorial decisions should be made by the journal editor-in-chief and editorial team based on the manuscript's quality, originality, relevance, ethics, and fit with the journal scope. Publisher support should not replace scholarly judgement.
Who Lumora serves
Authors
Researchers who want a clear and professional submission experience from start to publication.
Editors
Editors who need reliable journal infrastructure and end-to-end workflow support.
Academic societies
Societies seeking to launch or operate a journal under a trusted publisher identity.
Conferences
Organizers that need proceedings, special issues, or publication support.
Institutions
Universities, hospitals, and centers building scholarly visibility through journals.
Reviewers
Reviewers supported by clear policies, organized workflow, and reliable communication.
Interested in scholarly publishing?
Lumora welcomes communication from authors, editors, societies, reviewers, conference organizers, and institutions interested in scholarly publishing partnerships.