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Universal Library of Innovative Research: does a paper here count for EB-1A and O-1?

Universal Library of Innovative Research and Studies

Key answer

Journal Universal Library of Innovative Research and Studies: tier 3. It fits the authorship criterion if your article is peer-reviewed, substantive and in your field; the tier is a reference assessment, not a USCIS decision.

Scholarly journal

A reference card from our catalog.

Tier 3

From the journal's site and the registers

What the organisation itself states on its site ulopenaccess.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Publisher
Publisher: Universal Library Open Access Publications LLC (ULOAP), which describes itself as an international open access online publisher.
Country
United States: the publisher's address on the site is in Manchester, New Hampshire.
ISSN
ISSN 3065-0003 (online), per the publisher's journal list.
Peer review
Per the publisher's policy: double-blind review; the final decision rests with the Editor or Editor-in-Chief. No review time is stated.
Editorial board
According to the site, the publisher's 12 journals have 454 editorial board members in total and 738 published papers.
Publication fee
On its APC page (in the ULBEC journal section) the publisher states a charge of 349 USD per accepted article and a 50% waiver for low and lower-middle income countries.
  • The publisher sells memberships for publishing "an endless number of manuscripts": 8,000 USD a year for an individual (12,000 / 16,000 USD for 2 / 3 years), with priority and fast-track review.

Source: the journal's site ulopenaccess.com (pages /, /ulpages/apcUlbec, /ulpages/peerreviewprocess, /ulpages/membership), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(vi) - scholarly article, peer review, readers, indexing

A paper in Universal Library of Innovative Research and Studies goes to the authorship criterion if it is yours and substantive and the journal has reach and indexing: the reputation of Universal Library of Innovative Research and Studies carries no weight without your contribution.

The "Authorship" criterion: what USCIS requires and how to meet it
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Why "Scholarly authorship" gets refused

Accepted in 44% of challenged petitions (86 of 196); not an approval rate.

The venue is not accepted as professional, trade or major media - where it was published is judged separately from the article itself.

All refusal grounds and the sample