Editorial Policy
Editorial policies
Every policy that governs submission, assessment, publication, and correction at this journal, in one index.
Before submission
- Aims and scopeWhat the journal publishes and what falls outside it.
- Author guidelinesManuscript requirements and the submission package.
- MLA style guideThe journal's house citation and formatting standard.
- Article typesLength, structure, and review route for each type.
Assessment
- Peer review policyReview model, workflow, and reviewer duties.
- Reviewer guidelinesWhat the journal asks of an invited reviewer.
- Editorial board and mastheadWho holds which role and what each decides.
- AI use policyDisclosure rules for authors, reviewers, and editors.
Integrity
- Publication ethicsAuthorship, originality, conflicts, and integrity.
- Corrections and retractionsHow the published record is corrected.
- Complaints and appealsHow to challenge an editorial decision.
- Data and code availabilityWhat must accompany an empirical claim.
Publication
- Open access, copyright, and licensingRights, licences, and reuse.
- Fees and chargesWhat the journal does and does not charge.
- Archiving, preservation, and indexingPersistence of the published record.
- Privacy noticeWhat personal data the journal holds and why.
- Terms of useConditions for using this website.