Review and standards
Editorial policies
Editorial policies
The editorial and publishing policies that apply in every journal, the same way in each.
Editorial accountability
Who answers for a decision, and what a decision contains.
Reviewer guidelines
Assess the paper against the published criteria.
Publication ethics
The ethical standards a submission is held to, before and after publication.
Appeals and complaints
How to appeal a decision, and how to raise a complaint.
Corrections, expressions of concern and retractions
The journal uses three notices to protect the accuracy of the published record: corrections, expressions of concern and retractions. The evidence and its effect on the reliability of the article determine which notice is issued.