Journal Policies

AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA

Each author (and any co-authors) must meet the following criteria:

  1. They must have made a significant contribution to the design of the study, the collection of data or the analysis and interpretation of data;
  2. They must have contributed significantly, either by writing or by helping to process the manuscript, to the design of the manuscript’s intellectual content;
  3. They must have approved the submitted manuscript.

Each author should be able to take responsibility for part of the content of the article and be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for the remaining parts.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING

Authors contributing to JCS agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, even commercially, under the condition that appropriate credit is given, that a link to the license is provided, and that you indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Authors retain copyright of their work.

CORRECTION AND RETRACTION POLICIES

The conditions for publication with permanent identifiers such as DOI include that the published object is final and does not change without the reader being clearly informed.

Articles published in the journal can thus not be changed without an erratum or a change notice being published and linked to the original article.

If a factual error in an article is discovered, this should be reported to the Editor-in-Chief, who decides on further action and any corrections.

COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS POLICY

In the case of formal complaints, disputes, or appeals, authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief, who is responsible for ensuring that a fair, deliberative, and thorough investigation is conducted.

ARCHIVING POLICY

This journal is archived with Portico for purposes of preservation and restoration.

POLICY FOR ETHICAL OVERSIGHT

The journal follows the ethical guidelines and best practices set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All cases of ethical misconduct will be dealt with in accordance with COPE's recommendations and guidelines.

PRIVACY POLICY

The names and email addresses entered in the JCS journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. The data collected from registered and non-registered users of this journal falls within the scope of the standard functioning of peer-reviewed journals. The journal’s editorial team collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with the journal. It includes information that makes communication possible for the editorial process; it is used to inform readers about the authorship and editing of content and it enables collecting aggregated data on readership behaviors. Data that will assist in developing this publishing platform may be shared with its developer Public Knowledge Project in an anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article metrics. The data will not be sold by this journal or PKP nor will it be used for purposes other than those stated here. The authors published in this journal are responsible for the human subject data that figures in the research reported here. Those involved in editing this journal seek to be compliant with industry standards for data privacy, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provision for “data subject rights” that include (a) breach notification; (b) right of access; (c) the right to be forgotten; (d) data portability; and (e) privacy by design. The GDPR also allows for the recognition of “the public interest in the availability of the data,” which has a particular saliency for those involved in maintaining, with the greatest integrity possible, the public record of scholarly publishing.