Publication Standards and Transparency

Policy Coverage

Area	Public policy coverage
Open access	Immediate open access, no embargo, no reader registration or subscription requirement, repository deposit of the version of record.
Copyright	Copyright and licensing terms, version-of-record identification, third-party-material responsibility, and licence visibility.
APCs and business model	Scholardemia journals do not charge article processing charges (APCs).
Peer review	Editorial screening, normally at least two independent reviewers for suitable research manuscripts, reviewer confidentiality, editor conflicts, special issues, appeals, and final editorial responsibility.
Publication ethics	Author, editor, reviewer, and publisher responsibilities; misconduct concerns; investigations; research ethics; conflicts of interest; corrections; expressions of concern; retractions; removals; and replacements.
Plagiarism and research integrity	Plagiarism, duplicate publication, text recycling, translated plagiarism, citation manipulation, legitimate overlap, author explanation, and pre- and post-publication editorial action.

Policy	Summary
Open Access	Immediate access, no embargo, no reader registration, no subscription or paywall, and the reuse terms stated on article pages.
Copyright and Licensing	The journal's copyright policy states its publication, distribution, preservation, indexing, and version-of-record rights.
Article Processing Charges	Scholardemia journals do not charge article processing charges (APCs).

Policy	Summary
Peer Review	Editorial screening, independent reviewers where suitable, reviewer confidentiality, conflict handling, and final editorial responsibility.
Publication Ethics	Author, editor, reviewer, and publisher responsibilities, misconduct handling, authorship, conflicts of interest, research ethics, corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, removals, and replacements.
Plagiarism	Plagiarism, duplicate publication, text recycling, translated plagiarism, citation manipulation, legitimate overlap, and editorial action before and after publication.
Complaints and Appeals	Evidence-based complaints and appeals are reviewed through the editorial office with confidentiality and proportionate outcomes.