For Publishers

Editorial Standards

Editorial standards describe how decisions are made, how peer review is administered, and how ethics are enforced. This overview summarizes the governance and transparency practices commonly requested by indexing bodies.

Editorial Governance

Editorial structures typically include an editor-in-chief, section editors, and an advisory board with clear decision authority and independence.

Peer Review Integrity

Review workflows are documented with reviewer selection criteria, conflict screening, and transparent decision timelines.

Ethics & Compliance

Ethics policies outline originality checks, COI handling, and post-publication corrections.

Peer Review Standards

Peer review model (double-blind, single-blind, or open) is publicly stated.
Turnaround targets and reviewer expectations are published.
Decision letters include rationale and revision guidance.
Reviewer conflict-of-interest screening is documented.

Publishing Ethics

Originality checks and plagiarism detection policy.
Authorship and contributor policy visible to authors.
Data availability and reproducibility statements.
Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern.

Documentation & Transparency

Indexers often verify that editorial and ethics policies are publicly accessible and consistently applied across all journal pages.

Editorial board list with affiliations and roles.

Peer review policy, timelines, and reviewer expectations.

Author guidelines, scope, and submission requirements.

Corrections, retractions, and ethics complaint process.

Editorial Readiness Snapshot

Editorial board list with affiliations and updated roles.

Transparent peer review workflow published on the journal site.

Policy for authorship, conflicts of interest, and data sharing.

Timelines for review, revision, and acceptance are tracked.

Plagiarism and ethics checks documented before publication.

Post-publication corrections and retractions policy in place.