Publishing Standards

Policies

Publisher-level policy architecture designed to remain clear, versioned and consistent with journal workflows.

Publication Ethics

Standards for responsible editorial and publication practice.

Double-anonymous peer review with independent expert assessment.

Transparent access, licensing and reuse principles.

Author rights, licensing and permitted reuse.

Responsible disclosure and use of AI tools in scholarly work.

Originality, text recycling and similarity-screening standards.

Authorship eligibility, contributor roles and accountability.

Disclosure and management of competing interests.

Data quality, reproducibility and responsible research conduct.

Post-publication corrections, retractions and expressions of concern.

Transparent processes for editorial appeals and complaints.

Confidential handling of manuscripts and reviewer information.

How personal information is handled across EJSIR services.

No APC under the current EJSIR publishing model; any future fee changes will be stated transparently before submission.