Editorial and Publishing Policies
The policies below govern manuscript submission, peer review, publication, correction, research ethics, open access and long-term stewardship of the JBSS scholarly record.
Publication Ethics
Ethical responsibilities, misconduct, complaints, appeals and research-integrity principles.
Read policy →Peer Review Policy
Editorial screening, reviewer selection, confidentiality, independence and decisions.
Read policy →Copyright and Open Access
Copyright ownership, CC BY 4.0 licensing, reuse and repository sharing.
Read policy →Author Charges and Fee Waiver Policy
No author charges through 31 December 2027, prospective fee disclosure and editorial independence.
Read policy →Publication Schedule and Frequency
Continuous publication within one annual volume and issue, with no artificial batching of accepted articles.
Read policy →Human and Animal Research Ethics
Ethics approval, animal welfare, permissions, trial registration and editorial verification.
Read policy →Informed Consent and Participant Privacy
Consent for participation and publication, identifiable information, images and privacy safeguards.
Read policy →Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools
Author disclosure, reviewer/editor confidentiality, human oversight and publisher automation.
Read policy →Indexing, Discoverability and Archiving
Metadata, repository records, backup, preservation status and truthful indexing claims.
Read policy →Plagiarism and Similarity
Similarity screening, duplicate publication, text recycling and editorial action.
Read policy →Data Availability
Data statements, repositories, restrictions and reproducibility.
Read policy →Corrections and Retractions
Corrections, expressions of concern, retractions and withdrawals.
Read policy →Conflict of Interest
Disclosures required from authors, reviewers and editors.
Read policy →Authorship and Contributions
Authorship criteria, CRediT roles, corresponding-author duties and authorship changes.
Read policy →Policy questions
Questions about interpretation of a policy or concerns about a submitted or published article should be sent to editorial.office@jbss.biosuss.com.