Policies

Journal Policies

All IJCIE policies are published in full, in one place, so that authors, reviewers, readers, institutions and indexing services can verify exactly how the journal operates.

Publishing and access

• Peer Review Policy
• Open Access Policy
• Copyright and Licensing Policy
• Repository and Self-Archiving Policy
• Archiving and Preservation Policy
• DOI Policy

Integrity and conduct

• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
• Plagiarism Policy
• Authorship Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Use of Artificial Intelligence
• Article Correction, Retraction and Misconduct Policy
• Complaints and Appeals Policy

Research practice

• Data Sharing Policy
• Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
• Privacy Statement

Policies are reviewed at least annually. Substantive changes are announced in the journal announcements and apply from the date of publication of the change; they are not applied retroactively to manuscripts already under review.