Open Materials Policy
Acceptance requires public posting of source LaTeX, figures, and reproducible code/data (or justified exceptions) at a persistent location with version pins and a human-readable README.
AI Participation Policy
We explicitly support transparent human+AI collaboration in research.
. AI tools are welcome as co-workers. Authors must list all relevant AI systems (e.g. language models, code assistants) and describe their roles in an AI Contributions Statement.
. Human responsibility. Human authors remain fully responsible for the content, correctness, and ethics of the work, including any AI-generated components.
. Provenance encouraged. When AI systems contribute materially to text, analysis, code, or figures, we strongly encourage attaching Content-Addressable Receipts (CARs) or similar provenance artifacts that document how those outputs were generated.
. Metadata for AI systems. Where appropriate, we may record the main AI systems used in article metadata (e.g. “AI systems involved: Intelexta Verifiable Summarizer, GPT-4.x”), to improve transparency and reproducibility.
Our goal is to normalize honest, well-documented AI assistance, not to obscure it.
Anonymity Policy
The journal evaluates content, not identity. All review is double-blind. Post-acceptance, authors may choose to de-anonymize.
Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
All participants must disclose funding, affiliations, and conflicts. Wider-impact statements required where applicable.
Appeals Policy
One appeal per manuscript within 30 days. Independent editor reviews and decides within 14 days.
Corrections & Retractions
Registered, versioned notices with DOIs. Living-paper updates allowed with clear changelogs.
Review Timeline SLA
First decision ≤7 days. Full review cycle typically ≤30 days. Dashboard shows median times and queue health.
