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Scientific publication often refers to tackling the real-world problem. In the context of social sciences, scientific publication explains a phenomenon and provides contributing factors that need attention. However, the contributors of this scientific publication, the academicians, lecturers, or professors often have significant issues in publishing their research papers in reputable journals. The literature has confirmed that one of the proven and significant issues is author’s transparency and openness in writing. To this end, this project developed a web-based self-assessment tool to allow authors to feasibly evaluate their transparency and openness in publishing scientific articles. In total, 8 important constructs were determined and empirically proven to have significant influence on transparency and openness through surveys with more than 300 authors. This tool would calculate the total score and provide meaningful suggestions to authors to increase their chances of getting their articles published in reputable journal, boost citation index, and improve global visibility.