Journal Policies

JMRC's editorial policies explain how the journal handles manuscripts, protects research integrity and keeps its content open. They follow the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

Editorial policies

• Peer Review ProcessDouble-anonymous review, reviewer selection, timelines and decisions.
• Publication EthicsDuties of authors, editors, reviewers and the publisher, and how misconduct is handled.
• Plagiarism PolicySimilarity screening and the action taken on plagiarism and duplicate publication.
• Generative AI PolicyResponsible use of AI tools by authors, reviewers and editors.
• Research Data PolicyData availability statements, repositories and reproducibility.
• Corrections, Retractions & AppealsHow the published record is corrected, and how to appeal or complain.

Access, rights and preservation

• Open Access PolicyImmediate, free access to every article.
• Copyright & LicensingAuthors keep copyright; articles are published under CC BY 4.0.
• Article Processing ChargesFees, what the service includes and how the journal is funded.
• Archiving & PreservationLong-term preservation and self-archiving.
• Privacy StatementHow personal data are collected and protected.

Principles we follow

• COPE Core Practices for publication ethics
• Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME)
• ICMJE recommendations on authorship
• CRediT contributor roles taxonomy
• FAIR principles for research data

Questions about our policies

If you have a question about any policy, or wish to raise a concern, please contact the editorial office at editor@jmrconline.com.