Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy

Aligned with COPE Core Practices.

Key Elements:

• Authorship must follow JCAI criteria.
• Peer review is impartial and rigorous.
• Complaints/appeals handled by the Editor-in-Chief.
• Conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
• Data sharing encouraged for reproducibility.
• Ethical approval required for human/animal studies.
• Misconduct (plagiarism, fabrication, ghostwriting, citation manipulation) is strictly prohibited.