Policy summaries below describe the launch framework. Complete operational text, owners, effective dates and archived versions will be published before submissions open.
Peer review
Model, reviewer independence, confidentiality and decisions.
02Authorship
CRediT, accountability and author changes.
03Competing interests
Author, reviewer and editor disclosures.
04Research integrity
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism and manipulation.
05Corrections & retractions
Permanent record and post-publication changes.
06Appeals & complaints
Independent escalation and reasoned outcomes.
07AI and automation
Disclosure, confidentiality and human accountability.
08Editorial independence
Separation from owners, sponsors, advertising and payment.
09Human and animal research
Ethics approval, consent, privacy and reporting standards.
10Data & reproducibility
Repositories, exceptions and persistent evidence.
11Copyright & licensing
Author rights, open licence and third-party materials.
12Editorial-board governance
Appointments, terms, conflicts and performance review.