Governance
Policies
How NADT Journals safeguards quality, integrity and fairness — for JHSS and JERS.
Official policies. The eight policy documents linked below have been reviewed and authorised for publication by the journal editor. JERS is in its formative stage — formal registration and ISSN allocation are planned, not yet obtained. ISSN registration, DOI assignment and indexing applications will follow publication of the inaugural issue.
Documents
Policy documents
Editorial, advisory and reviewer roles have separate pages because their responsibilities differ.
01 · Policy
Editorial Board Policy and Terms of Appointment
Editorial development, manuscript screening, reviewer recommendations and editorial decisions by role.
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Advisory Board Policy and Terms of Appointment
Advisory role in journal development, scholarly standards, scope, quality and academic strategy.
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Peer Reviewer Guidelines and Code of Conduct
Accepting assignments, constructive timely reports, confidentiality, conflicts and responsible AI use.
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Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy
Responsibilities of authors, reviewers and editors; handling of misconduct. Aligned with COPE.
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Peer Review and Editorial Decision Policy
Double-blind review stages, reviewer recommendations versus editorial decisions, timelines.
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Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy
Disclosure, management of competing interests and protection of unpublished material.
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Plagiarism, Copyright and Open Access Policy
Originality screening, author-retained copyright, licensing and open access terms.
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Corrections, Retractions and Complaints Policy
Post-publication corrections, retractions and how to raise a complaint.
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