Policies

Policies

This section consolidates the journal's core policy documents governing publication ethics, disclosure, copyright, AI use, citation transparency, repository posting, privacy, and post-publication correction or removal standards.

Authors, reviewers, editors, and readers should use these policies as the authoritative framework for submission eligibility, editorial handling, and post-publication expectations.

Core policy areas

• Publication ethics and originality
• Conflict of interest and disclosure
• Copyright and licensing
• AI use and disclosure
• Data, sources, and citation transparency
• Preprint and repository posting
• Withdrawal, removal, and replacement
• Privacy and data-protection expectations

Please review the relevant policy page before submission, review acceptance, or editorial escalation.