adopted
Open Access Policy
NEJSR is an open-access journal. Published articles are intended to be freely available to readers without subscription access.
Journal governance
Policies
NEJSR publishes its editorial, research, publication, access, privacy, and scholarly-record policies in a structured public directory.
Adopted
Approved journal fact or policy direction.
Proposed
Draft direction that requires formal approval.
Pending
Depends on a later operational or governance decision.
Access and Rights
Access and Rights
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adopted
Copyright and Licensing Policy
Authors retain copyright, and NEJSR publishes accepted articles under CC BY 4.0.
Editorial Process
Editorial Process
adopted
Peer-Review Policy
NEJSR uses double-anonymous peer review with editorial screening and a normal minimum of two confirmed reviewers.
pending
Appeals and Complaints Policy
NEJSR will publish a defined pathway for editorial appeals, complaints, and concerns before manuscript processing begins.
Research and Publication Ethics
Research and Publication Ethics
proposed
Publication Ethics Policy
NEJSR plans to align editorial practice with recognized scholarly publishing ethics and transparent procedures.
proposed
Research Ethics Policy
Authors should comply with ethical requirements applicable to the research and evidence included in a submitted manuscript.
proposed
Conflicts of Interest Policy
Authors, reviewers, and editors should disclose relationships or interests that may affect, or reasonably appear to affect, scholarly judgment.
proposed
Artificial Intelligence Policy
NEJSR will publish clear rules for author, reviewer, and editor use of generative artificial intelligence and related tools.
proposed
Plagiarism and Originality Policy
Submitted manuscripts should represent original scholarly work with appropriate citation and attribution.
Research Transparency
Research Transparency
proposed
Data Availability Policy
NEJSR plans to request a data availability statement appropriate to the evidence-synthesis design and materials used.
Scholarly Record
Scholarly Record
proposed
Corrections and Retractions Policy
NEJSR plans visible, linked procedures for correcting or retracting published material when the scholarly record requires an update.
pending
Archiving and Preservation Policy
The long-term preservation service and deposit workflow will be published after the production infrastructure is selected.
Privacy and Data
Privacy and Data
pending
Privacy Policy
NEJSR will publish a detailed privacy notice before collecting manuscript, reviewer, or account information through production systems.