Authors Policies & Agreements

The Authors Policies & Agreements section outlines the journal’s editorial standards, ethical guidelines, and publishing terms across five key areas:

  • Open Access Policy: Explains how research is made freely available under open licensing terms.

  • AI Policy: Defines the acceptable use and disclosure of AI tools in manuscript preparation.

  • Open Science Badge Policy: Details criteria for earning badges by publicly sharing data, code, and materials.

  • Publication Ethics: Sets standards for integrity, addressing plagiarism, authorship, and conflicts of interest.

  • Publishing Agreements: Specifies copyright, licensing rights, and legal terms between authors and the journal.

 

 Open Access Policy

 

 AI Policy

 

 Open Science Badges Policy

 

 Publication Ethics

 

 Publishing Agreement