Author Policies
Before You Submit
- Author Guidelines — manuscript structure, formatting, and reference style requirements
- Aim & Scope — confirm your manuscript fits the journal's subject coverage
- Ethical Approvals & Human/Animal Rights — required documentation for studies involving human or animal subjects
- Conflict of Interest Policy — disclosure requirements for authors
Publishing With Us
- Copyright & Licensing — what CC BY 4.0 means for your published work
- Open Access Policy — how your article will be made freely available
- Article Processing Charges (APC) — publication fees, where applicable
- Waiver Policy — fee waivers for authors facing genuine cost barriers
- Special Issues Policy — if submitting to a guest-edited collection
- GenAI Policy — disclosure requirements for AI-assisted manuscript preparation
After Submission
- Peer Review Process — what happens to your manuscript after submission
- Withdrawal Policy — how to withdraw a manuscript, and when
- English Language Editing Policy — language requirements and support for non-native English speakers
After Publication
- Repository & Self-Archiving Policy — your rights to share and archive your published article
- Rights and Permissions — requesting uses beyond standard CC BY 4.0 terms
- Data Sharing Policy — expectations around making underlying research data available
- Corrections & Retractions — how to request a correction to your published work
