Peer Review
Double-anonymized peer review by independent subject experts.
Reviewers must disclose conflicts, protect confidentiality, and provide evidence-based assessments.
Originality
Submissions are screened for originality and evaluated according to publication-ethics standards.
Duplicate publication, fabricated data, manipulated citations, and undisclosed reuse are not acceptable.
Authorship
Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions. All authors must approve the submitted and accepted versions and accept accountability for the work.
Conflicts of Interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose relationships or interests that could reasonably influence the research or editorial assessment.
Research Ethics
Studies involving humans, animals, sensitive data, or safety-critical systems must report the appropriate approvals, consent processes, and risk controls.
Data and Reproducibility
Authors should make data, code, and materials available whenever legally and ethically possible, with sufficient documentation to support verification.
Corrections and Retractions
The journal will publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when needed to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are based on scope, rigor, originality, significance, and ethics. Commercial considerations do not determine acceptance.
Open Access and Copyright
Articles are intended for publication under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), allowing broad reuse with appropriate attribution.
Archiving
Long-term digital preservation arrangement in progress.
The journal will publish its preservation arrangements transparently as services are activated.