Policies of the Press

Publication Ethics

• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
• Research Integrity Policy
• Publication Misconduct Policy
• Ethical Oversight Policy
• AI and Generative AI Policy

Copyright & Licensing

• Copyright Policy
• Licensing Policy
• Open Access Policy
• Hybrid Publishing Policy
• Self-Archiving Policy
• Repository Deposit Policy
• Permissions Policy

Editorial Policies

• Editorial Independence Policy
• Editorial Responsibilities Policy
• Editorial Decision-Making Policy
• Editorial Confidentiality Policy

Publication Charges

• Manuscript Publication Charges (MPC) Policy
• Manuscript Publication Charges (MPC)
• No Pay-to-Publish Acceptance Policy
• Waiver and Discount Policy
• Refund Policy
• The Author Royalty and Partnership Policy

Peer Review & Assessment

• Peer-Review Policy
• Non-Peer-Review Policy
• Reviewer Responsibilities
• Reviewer Confidentiality Policy
• Reviewer Conflict of Interest Policy

Post-Publication Policies

• Corrections Policy
• Errata Policy
• Corrigenda Policy
• Addenda Policy
• Expressions of Concern Policy
• Retraction Policy
• Withdrawal Policy
• Manuscript Removal Policy
• Version Control Policy

Author Policies

• Author Guidelines
• Submission Policy
• Authorship and Contributorship Policy
• Author Responsibilities Policy
• Corresponding Author Policy
• Changes in Authorship Policy
• ORCID Policy
• Acknowledgements Policy

Complaints & Appeals

• Complaints and Appeals Policy
• Editorial Dispute Resolution Policy
• Whistleblower Policy
• Misconduct Investigation Policy

Research Integrity

• Plagiarism Policy
• Similarity Checking Policy
• Duplicate Submission Policy
• Redundant Publication Policy
• Salami Publication Policy
• Data Fabrication and Falsification Policy
• Image Manipulation Policy
• Citation Manipulation Policy
• Paper Mill Policy

Preservation & Indexing

• Digital Preservation Policy
• Archiving Policy
• DOI Policy
• ISBN Policy
• Metadata Policy
• Indexing Policy

Research Data Policies

• Data Availability Policy
• Data Sharing Policy
• Supplementary Materials Policy
• Research Data Repository Policy
• Reproducibility Policy

Declarations & Disclosures

• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Funding Disclosure Policy
• Ethical Approval Policy
• Consent to Publish Policy
• Data Availability Statement Policy

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