Publishing Ethics

Peer Review Process

All submissions undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent experts.

JONAGES publishes under a Creative Commons license, granting readers the right to read, share and adapt with attribution.

Submissions are screened for originality. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism and duplicate publication are grounds for rejection or retraction.

All listed authors must have substantively contributed to the research, agreed to the final version and taken responsibility for its integrity.

Authors, reviewers and editors must declare any financial, personal or institutional conflicts of interest.

JONAGES follows COPE guidelines on corrections, expressions of concern and retractions.

Editorial decisions may be appealed in writing to the Editor-in-Chief; complaints are reviewed by an independent editorial subcommittee.

Authors are encouraged to deposit underlying datasets in recognized repositories and provide access statements.