Journal Policies

The journal’s policies explain the standards, rights, responsibilities, and procedures that apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and published work.

Publication standards

• Aims and scope
• Peer Review Policy
• Research Integrity Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Plagiarism Policy

Rights and open access

• Copyright, licensing and reuse
• Article processing charges
• Privacy Statement

Corrections, complaints and appeals

• Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern Policy
• Complaints and Appeals Policy

Governance and transparency

• Journal details and policies
• Editorial board
• Indexing, archiving and aggregation
• Glossary and definitions
• Contact the journal