Publishing standards

Responsibilities and requirements for authors, editors and reviewers.

Submit original work within the journal scope. Select Original Research, Review, Systematic Review, Methods or Perspective. Include title, abstract,…

Review workflow: editorial and research-integrity screening, assignment to an independent handling editor, normally at least two qualified…

Authors must make substantive contributions, approve the manuscript and accept accountability. Describe contributions and acknowledge other…

Research involving people, identifiable personal data or animals must include applicable approval or exemption, committee details and consent…

Screen for plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, manipulated images, paper mills and inappropriate citations. Authors, editors and…

Open-access policy: immediate open access, authors retain copyright, and articles carry a clearly displayed CC BY 4.0 licence after the publication…

APCs, taxes, waiver eligibility, invoice timing and refunds are not yet set. Publication payments cannot be collected until the complete fee policy…

Maintain the scholarly record through linked, dated correction, expression-of-concern or retraction notices that explain the reason. Preserve…

Require data and code availability statements; accept justified restrictions for privacy, consent, security or third-party rights. Establish…

Appoint editors based on subject expertise, research experience and integrity. Obtain written consent before listing anyone. Define duties, terms,…