{"id":44,"date":"2025-09-02T18:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:00:54","slug":"editorial-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/editorial-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44\" class=\"elementor elementor-44\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22c168 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d22c168\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5415ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5415ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorial Policies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4888d98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4888d98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426de5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"426de5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bc96b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51bc96b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654544e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654544e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journal Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581a7ed e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"581a7ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3228c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"e3228c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-left-sidebar-container\"><ul id=\"menu-left-sidebar\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-419\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-419\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/about-the-journal\/\">About the Journal\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-481\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-481\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/aims-and-scope\/\">Aims and Scope<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-482\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-482\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/archives\/\">Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-483\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-483\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/article-processing-charge\/\">Article Processing Charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-484\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-484\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/author-instructions\/\">Author Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-485\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-485\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/editorial-board\/\">Editorial Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-878\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-878\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/editorial-board-member\/\">Editorial Board Member<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-486\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-486\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/editorial-policies\/\">Editorial Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-487\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-487\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/editorial-process\/\">Editorial Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-488\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-488\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/for-reviewers\/\">For Reviewers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-489\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-489\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/guest-editor-guidelines\/\">Guest Editor Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-490\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-490\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/online-submission\/\">Online Submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-491\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-491\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/open-access-policy\/\">Open Access Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-492\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-492\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/plagiarism-policy\/\">Plagiarism Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-493\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-493\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/publication-ethics\/\">Publication Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-494\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-494\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/reviewer-acknowledgment\/\">Reviewer Acknowledgment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-495\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-495\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/reviewer-guidelines\/\">Reviewer Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-496\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-496\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/to-be-a-reviewer\/\">To Be a Reviewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-497\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-497\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/peer-review-guidelines\/\">Peer Review Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1ff89 e-con-full toc e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f1ff89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b261a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b261a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d4418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5d4418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86d46a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c86d46a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55102a7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"55102a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#EditorialPolicies\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Editorial Policies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#OpenAccessPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Open Access Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#CopyrightPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Copyright Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#CCBYLicense\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CC BY License<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#EditorialFreedom\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Editorial Freedom<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#PeerReviewPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Peer Review Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#PeerReviewers\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Peer Reviewers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Authorship\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Authorship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ai\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in Scholarly Writing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ConflictsofInterest\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conflicts of Interest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ebgee\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Editors, Board Members, Guest Editors, and Editorial Staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ResearchEthics\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Research Ethics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#res\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Registration of Experimental Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Confidentiality\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Confidentiality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#dmap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Data and Materials Availability Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#CitationPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Citation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#rcfp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">References and Citation Formatting Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#MisconductPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Misconduct Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ccrp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Crossmark, Corrections, and Retractions Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b54b34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b54b34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2749769 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2749769\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"EditorialPolicies\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5e9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a5e9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorial Policies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e0abf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2e0abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1ce00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1ce00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-US\"> adheres to the highest standards of ethical publishing. The journal follows the guidelines and best practices recommended by the <strong>Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)<\/strong>, along with other internationally recognized frameworks that promote integrity, transparency, and academic rigor in scholarly communication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Our editorial policies are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure alignment with global benchmarks in social science and humanities research, as well as emerging ethical norms within the publishing community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c917d34 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c917d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"OpenAccessPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf92d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf92d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Access<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e079ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e079ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-US\"> operates under a fully open access publishing model. All articles published in the journal are freely and permanently accessible online without any subscription fees or access barriers.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of all articles, and to use the content for any lawful purpose, without seeking prior permission from the authors or the publisher. This policy supports the principles of open knowledge dissemination and ensures wider visibility and impact for published research.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5896260 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5896260\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"CopyrightPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52124d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d52124d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Copyright Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb08946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb08946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights for their work. By submitting a manuscript to <em>Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal<\/em>, authors agree to allow their original work to be freely used, distributed, and reproduced in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original source.<\/p><p>A copyright notice will be displayed on all published articles across HTML, PDF, and XML formats. Prior to publication, authors are required to sign a <strong>License to Publish<\/strong> agreement, granting the journal the right of first publication.<\/p><p>Authors must also confirm that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not concurrently under review by any other journal.<\/p><p>If the manuscript includes copyrighted materials from external sources\u2014such as images, figures, or tables\u2014authors are responsible for securing necessary permissions and ensuring proper acknowledgment of the original sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964193f e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"964193f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"CCBYLicense\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf8a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CC BY License<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa775c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa775c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All articles published in <em>Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal<\/em> are made available under the <strong>Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This license supports open access principles and encourages broad academic sharing and reuse.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Under the CC BY 4.0 license, users are free to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Share<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Adapt<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conditions of Use:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Attribution<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 Users must give appropriate credit to the original authors and source, provide a link to the license, and indicate if any modifications were made.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">No additional restrictions<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 Users may not apply legal or technological measures that prevent others from exercising the rights granted under this license.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1069491 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1069491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"EditorialFreedom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a52fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a52fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorial Freedom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031dafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"031dafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal<\/em> is committed to maintaining the highest level of editorial independence. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board have complete authority over all editorial decisions, including the review, selection, revision, and acceptance of manuscripts.<\/p><p>All decisions are made solely on the basis of the scholarly quality, originality, significance, and relevance of the research to the fields of social sciences and humanities.<br \/>Commercial, institutional, or personal influences do not interfere with or shape editorial outcomes. The publisher does not participate in editorial decision-making, ensuring a fair, transparent, and ethically governed publication process.<\/p><p>This commitment safeguards the integrity, impartiality, and academic freedom essential to responsible scholarly communication.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<strong>Key Editorial Policies &amp; Reference Links<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Publication Ethics<\/strong><br \/>Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Plagiarism Policy<\/strong><br \/>(Example of a strict zero-tolerance standard)<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/publications\/rights\/plagiarism\/id-plagiarism.html\">https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/publications\/rights\/plagiarism\/id-plagiarism.html<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Authorship &amp; Contributions<\/strong><br \/>COPE Guidelines on Authorship and Contributorship<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/authorship\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/authorship<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Conflict of Interest<\/strong><br \/>COPE Guidance on Conflicts of Interest<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/conflicts-of-interest\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/conflicts-of-interest<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Peer Review Policy<\/strong><br \/>COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/peerreview\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/peerreview<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Copyright &amp; Licensing (CC BY 4.0)<\/strong><br \/>Creative Commons Attribution License<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Open Access Policy<\/strong><br \/>DOAJ Principles of Open Access<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/apply\/guide\/\">https:\/\/doaj.org\/apply\/guide\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Archiving &amp; Digital Preservation<\/strong><br \/>Portico<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portico.org\/\">https:\/\/www.portico.org\/<\/a><br \/>CLOCKSS<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/wame.org\/editorial-independence\">https:\/\/wame.org\/editorial-independence<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Retraction &amp; Corrections<\/strong><br \/>COPE Retraction Guidelines<br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/retraction-guidelines\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/retraction-guidelines<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ce635 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8ce635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10660e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10660e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peer Review Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a513e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a513e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Peer Review Model<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal follows a <strong>single-blind peer review process<\/strong>, in which reviewers remain anonymous, while authors\u2019 identities are visible to reviewers. All submitted manuscripts (except invited Editorials) undergo a thorough evaluation to ensure originality, methodological rigor, scholarly significance, and clarity of presentation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b2c8c e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41b2c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fd410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45fd410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peer Review Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2353cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2353cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>1. Initial Screening<\/strong><\/h3><p>(<strong>Download initial check form \u2013 link to be added<\/strong>)<br \/>The Managing Editor conducts a preliminary assessment of each submission to verify:<\/p><ul><li>Plagiarism check<\/li><li>Relevance to the journal\u2019s scope<\/li><li>Compliance with formatting and ethical standards<\/li><li>Manuscripts that meet these criteria are forwarded to an Academic Editor.<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<strong>2. Editorial Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3><p>The Academic Editor (Editor-in-Chief or an appointed Editorial Board Member\/Guest Editor) determines whether the manuscript proceeds to external peer review.<br \/>Submissions may be declined at this stage if they are clearly unsuitable, lack originality, or do not meet the required academic standards.<\/p><h3><strong>3. External Peer Review<\/strong><\/h3><p>Eligible manuscripts are reviewed by <strong>at least two independent experts<\/strong> in the relevant field of social sciences or humanities.<\/p><ol><li>Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on:<\/li><li>Originality and academic contribution<\/li><li>Soundness of methodology and analysis<\/li><li>Relevance to social science and humanities scholarship<\/li><li>Coherence, structure, and clarity of writing<\/li><\/ol><p>Reviewers are expected to provide constructive comments and a clear recommendation\u2014<strong>Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject<\/strong>\u2014within <strong>14 days<\/strong> of accepting the review invitation.<\/p><h3><strong>4. Editorial Decision<\/strong><\/h3><p>The Academic Editor reviews all reports and makes the final decision.<br \/>If reviewer comments conflict or are insufficient, additional expert opinions may be sought to ensure fairness and accuracy.<\/p><h2><strong>Editorial Board and Guest Editor Submissions<\/strong><\/h2><p>To maintain full transparency and prevent conflicts of interest:<\/p><p>Manuscripts submitted by members of the Editorial Board or Guest Editors are handled by <strong>independent editors<\/strong> with no connection to the submission.<\/p><p>Such submissions undergo the same rigorous review process as all other manuscripts.<\/p><h2><strong>Special Issue Manuscripts<\/strong><\/h2><p>Manuscripts submitted to Special Issues follow the same peer review standards as regular submissions.<\/p><p>The <strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong> oversees all Special Issue workflows.<\/p><p>Guest Editors manage the review process but remain accountable for quality, fairness, and adherence to the journal\u2019s ethical policies.<\/p><p>Detailed <strong>Guest Editor Guidelines<\/strong> and the special issue editorial workflow are made available to ensure consistency and integrity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6980482 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6980482\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"PeerReviewPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8452b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8452b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peer Reviewers Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4238521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4238521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Selection of Reviewers<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers are chosen carefully to ensure a fair, unbiased, and high-quality evaluation. Appropriate reviewers are selected based on the following criteria:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">They maintain full independence from the authors and their institutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">They possess expertise in the same or closely related research area as the submitted manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">They have a strong and recent publication record in the relevant field.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">They are capable of providing a thoughtful, informed, and timely review.<\/span><\/p><h2>Author-Suggested Reviewers<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors may suggest potential reviewers who have suitable domain expertise. However, the journal retains full discretion regarding whether or not to invite these individuals. Suggested reviewers must:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Have recent scholarly publications in the relevant area.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Not have co-authored or submitted a publication with any of the authors in recent years.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Not share current or recent institutional affiliations with any of the authors.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Not be ongoing or recent collaborators.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Not have any close personal relationship with the authors.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Not possess any financial or competing interests related to the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">When recommending reviewers, authors should provide:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Full name<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Email address<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Institutional affiliation<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research area<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">ORCID (if available)<\/span><\/p><h2>Reviewer Responsibilities<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers are expected to uphold ethical and professional standards throughout the evaluation process. Reviewers must:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Declare any conflict of interest prior to accepting a review invitation.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Maintain strict confidentiality regarding the manuscript and the review process.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Destroy manuscript files upon completing the review.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Provide objective, balanced, and constructive feedback, free from bias related to gender, nationality, religion, ideology, or personal beliefs.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Report any suspected ethical concerns such as plagiarism, duplicate submission, inappropriate data manipulation, or other forms of misconduct.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Avoid recommending citations to their own work unless clearly relevant.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Deliver review reports within the specified timeline or request an extension if needed.<\/span><\/p><h2>Roles of Participants in the Peer Review Process<\/h2><h3>Managing Editor<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Performs initial checks related to journal scope, formatting, completeness, and plagiarism (using tools such as <strong>iThenticate<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Identifies suitable reviewers and manages all communication between authors, reviewers, and editors.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ensures smooth progression of the manuscript through the review workflow.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithenticate.com\/\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/www.ithenticate.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><h3>Academic Editor<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Oversees the entire peer review process for assigned manuscripts.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Evaluates reviewer reports and makes the final editorial decision (Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject).<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This role is generally held by the <strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong>, but may be delegated to an Editorial Board Member, Guest Editor, or qualified subject expert.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Academic Editor\u2019s name will be published with the article once accepted to ensure transparency.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">(A separate <strong>Peer Review Guidelines<\/strong> document can also be created if needed.)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf9211 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bf9211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Authorship\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a344460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a344460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authorship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6650704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6650704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Authorship Criteria<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal adheres to the authorship standards recommended by the <strong>Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)<\/strong><br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">To qualify as an author, each individual must meet <strong>all<\/strong> of the following criteria:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Substantial contribution<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> to the conception, design, execution, or analysis of the research work; <strong>AND<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Active involvement<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; <strong>AND<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Approval<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> of the final version of the manuscript prior to publication; <strong>AND<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Accountability<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> for the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the entire work.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Individuals who do not meet <em>all<\/em> criteria should not be listed as authors.<\/span><\/p><h2>Corresponding Author<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For multi-authored manuscripts, one author must be designated as the <strong>Corresponding Author<\/strong>, who is responsible for:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Managing all communication with the journal during submission, review, and publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ensuring that all listed authors meet authorship criteria.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Handling declarations such as conflicts of interest, acknowledgments, and ethical compliance.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Responding to editorial queries or post-publication concerns.<\/span><\/p><h2>Equal \/ Dual Authorship<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal permits:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Equal (co-first) authorship<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">, and<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dual corresponding authorship<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">if two contributors share equivalent roles.<br \/>Such designations must be clearly stated in the <strong>Author Contributions<\/strong> section.<\/span><\/p><h2>Group Authorship<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For large collaborative projects:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The group must determine which members qualify as authors.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All listed authors must meet the standard authorship criteria and accept responsibility for the work.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Group names may be included, but individual contributors must be identified.<\/span><\/p><h2>Authorship Disputes<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Determining authorship roles is the responsibility of the authors prior to submission.<br \/>Editors cannot mediate authorship disputes.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Any disagreements must be resolved by the authors\u2019 institutions in accordance with COPE guidance:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">How to Spot Authorship Problems<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/guidance\/flowchart\/how-spot-authorship-problems\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/guidance\/flowchart\/how-spot-authorship-problems<\/a><\/span><\/p><h2>Authorship Changes<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors can only be considered <strong>before acceptance<\/strong> of the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Such requests must include:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A written, signed statement from <strong>all listed authors<\/strong>, and<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Consent from the author being added or removed.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">No changes will be allowed after acceptance unless mandated by ethical or legal concerns.<\/span><\/p><h2>Author Contributions (CRediT Taxonomy)<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal requires authors to specify their roles using the <strong>CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy)<\/strong><br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/credit.niso.org\/\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/credit.niso.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Examples include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conceptualization<\/span><\/li><li>Methodology<\/li><li>Software<\/li><li>Validation<\/li><li>Writing \u2013 Original Draft<\/li><li>Writing \u2013 Review &amp; Editing<\/li><li>Supervision<\/li><li>Funding Acquisition<\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This information must appear in the <strong>Declarations<\/strong> section of the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><h2>ORCID<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their <strong>ORCID iD<\/strong><br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/<\/a><br \/>to ensure accurate attribution and connection of their scholarly work across platforms.<\/span><\/p><h2>Acknowledgments<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet authorship criteria (e.g., technical help, editing assistance, data support) should be acknowledged with a clear description of their contribution.<\/span><\/p><h2>Use of AI and AI-Assisted Technologies<\/h2><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">AI tools cannot be credited as authors.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors may use AI tools to improve readability (grammar, spelling, formatting), but <strong>not<\/strong> to generate original ideas, analyses, interpretations, or conclusions.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Any use of AI tools must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Failure to disclose AI use may be considered <strong>scientific misconduct<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1965048 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1965048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ai\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57dc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c57dc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in Scholarly Writing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee845b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee845b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>General Principles<\/strong><\/h3><p>The journal recognizes the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools in academic writing. However, authorship and scientific responsibility rest solely with human contributors. Therefore:<\/p><p><strong>AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors<\/strong>, as they cannot take responsibility for the integrity or accountability of scholarly work.<\/p><p>Authors may use AI, machine-learning, or similar technologies <strong>only for language editing, grammar correction, text refinement, or improving readability<\/strong>.<\/p><p>AI tools <strong>must not<\/strong> be used to:<\/p><p>Generate original research ideas<\/p><p>Design or conduct experiments<\/p><p>Analyze, interpret, or manipulate data<\/p><p>Draw scientific, scholarly, or methodological conclusions<\/p><p>All intellectual contributions must originate from human authors.<\/p><p>Authors remain <strong>fully responsible<\/strong> for the originality, accuracy, and academic integrity of their manuscripts, regardless of any AI assistance used.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<strong>Disclosure of AI Use<\/strong><\/h2><p>If AI or AI-assisted tools were used during manuscript preparation, authors must include a clear disclosure statement in the <strong>Declarations<\/strong> section. Examples include:<\/p><p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>During the preparation of this work, the authors used [name of AI tool\/service] for [specific purpose, e.g., grammar editing or text refinement]. After using this tool, the authors critically reviewed and revised the content and take full responsibility for the final version of the manuscript.<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Use of routine tools (e.g., basic spell-checkers, grammar checkers, or reference-management functions) <strong>does not require disclosure<\/strong>.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<strong>Misconduct<\/strong><\/h2><p>Failure to disclose the use of AI tools\u2014particularly when AI contributes beyond linguistic assistance\u2014may be treated as <strong>research or publication misconduct<\/strong>. Such cases will be addressed following the guidelines of the <strong>Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)<\/strong>:<\/p><p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/\">https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/<\/a><\/p><h2><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong><strong> AI Use Policy (Summary)<\/strong><\/h2><p>This journal does <strong>not<\/strong> permit AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Grammarly, QuillBot) to be credited as authors.<br \/>AI may be used <strong>only<\/strong> for improving language clarity or grammar.<br \/>Any significant AI involvement must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript.<br \/>Authors bear complete responsibility for the authenticity, originality, and reliability of their work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f690d1b e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f690d1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ConflictsofInterest\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb2d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb2d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflicts of Interest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b0e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b0e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Definition<\/h4><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A Conflict of Interest (COI) occurs when an individual\u2019s impartiality, professional judgment, or integrity in relation to a submitted manuscript may be compromised\u2014whether consciously or unconsciously\u2014due to personal, financial, academic, institutional, or ideological influences. Such conflicts may be <strong>actual, potential, or perceived<\/strong> and must be transparently disclosed to maintain the credibility of the scholarly record.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Common types of conflicts include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Financial interests:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> employment, consultancy, honoraria, stock or equity ownership, patent applications, royalties, or paid expert services.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Academic or institutional connections:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> joint publications, collaborations, shared grants, institutional affiliations, or direct competition.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Personal factors:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> close relationships, academic rivalries, or strong ideological or theoretical commitments.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal emphasizes full transparency to uphold ethical standards and ensure an unbiased review and publication process.<\/span><\/p><h3>Responsibilities of Authors<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors are required to provide a <strong>Conflict of Interest Declaration<\/strong> at the end of their manuscripts.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If no conflicts exist, authors must include the statement:<br \/><strong>\u201cThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest regarding this publication.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The corresponding author must verify that all co-authors have disclosed any relevant conflicts.<\/span><\/p><h3>Responsibilities of Reviewers<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers must promptly notify the editorial office of any possible conflicts\u2014such as recent collaborations, shared institutional affiliations, or financial connections\u2014when invited to review a manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If a conflict may hinder objective evaluation, reviewers must:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Decline the review, or<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Inform the editor to allow reassignment.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal prioritizes unbiased, fair, and ethical peer review.<\/span><\/p><h3>Responsibilities of Editors and Editorial Staff<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editors, guest editors, editorial board members, and staff must disclose any relationship or circumstance that may influence their decisions regarding a manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If a conflict is identified, the concerned editor must <strong>recuse themselves<\/strong> from handling the submission.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscripts submitted by editorial board members, guest editors, or staff will be managed by independent editors to ensure neutrality.<\/span><\/p><h3>Funding Disclosure<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must clearly list all financial support, including funding organizations, grant numbers, project titles, or institutional sponsorships, under the \u201cFunding\u201d section of the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors should also specify the sponsor\u2019s involvement, if any, in:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Study design<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Data collection or analysis<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscript development<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The decision to submit for publication<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Transparent reporting ensures integrity and strengthens trust in published research.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3c78d e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a3c78d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ebgee\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d9b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48d9b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editors, Board Members, Guest Editors, and Editorial Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a69d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5a69d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All editors, board members, guest editors, and editorial staff are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to manuscripts they manage. A dedicated <strong>Conflict of Interest Checklist Form<\/strong> (download link to be provided on the journal website) must be completed when necessary.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If an individual\u2019s personal, financial, institutional, or academic relationships could compromise\u2014or appear to compromise\u2014their editorial judgment, they must immediately inform the editorial office and withdraw from handling that manuscript. In such cases, the Editor-in-Chief will reassign the submission to an alternative qualified editor to maintain impartiality.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">To uphold transparency and fairness, any manuscript submitted by an editorial board member, guest editor, or journal staff will be managed independently by other editors. The submitting editor will not participate in the review, evaluation, or decision-making process for their own submission.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ccfb e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d1ccfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ResearchEthics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d580000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d580000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Ethics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e86b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e86b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and research integrity across all areas of social sciences and humanities. Authors must ensure that their work adheres to relevant institutional, national, and international ethical guidelines.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<strong>Human Participants, Surveys, and Sensitive Data<\/strong><\/h3><p>Studies involving human participants\u2014including interviews, surveys, focus groups, observations, and psychological or behavioral research\u2014must follow established ethical principles such as the <strong>Declaration of Helsinki<\/strong>, <strong>OECD Human Research Guidelines<\/strong>, and applicable national regulations.<\/p><p>Authors must:<\/p><ul><li>Obtain <strong>informed and voluntary consent<\/strong> from all participants.<\/li><li>Clearly state the consent procedure within the manuscript.<\/li><li>Ensure participant anonymity and confidentiality unless explicit permission is granted for disclosure.<\/li><li>Secure consent for the publication of any identifiable personal data, including images, audio recordings, or demographic information.<\/li><li>Research involving vulnerable populations must include additional safeguards to ensure participant protection.<\/li><li><strong>Reference:<\/strong> OECD \u2013 Good Practice for Human Research<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Use of Animals in Research<\/strong><\/h3><p>Although animal research is uncommon in social science and humanities disciplines, any study that includes animal involvement must comply with international animal welfare standards and obtain approval from the relevant <strong>Animal Ethics Committee<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Reference:<\/strong> ARRIVE Guidelines for Animal Research (<a href=\"https:\/\/arriveguidelines.org\/\">https:\/\/arriveguidelines.org\/<\/a>)<\/p><h3><strong>Data Integrity, Transparency, and Ethical Compliance<\/strong><\/h3><p>Authors are required to present their data, analyses, and interpretations honestly, accurately, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation.<\/p><p>Research involving sensitive historical documents, cultural materials, indigenous knowledge, or archival data must respect community rights, cultural sensitivities, and legal restrictions.<\/p><p>All research must adhere to the ethical standards outlined by COPE and other recognized frameworks supporting responsible scholarship.<\/p><p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>COPE \u2013 Committee on Publication Ethics<\/li><li>IEEE Code of Ethics (general guidance on professional integrity)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1759583 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1759583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"res\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29ddf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b29ddf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registration of Experimental Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5957eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5957eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Definition of Experimental Studies<\/strong><\/h3><p>For the purposes of this journal, an experimental study refers to any structured research project designed to test, evaluate, or validate a system, model, process, material, software, or prototype. This includes:<\/p><p>Development and testing of devices, materials, or prototypes<\/p><p>Simulation or modeling studies<\/p><p>Software, algorithms, or AI\/ML model evaluations<\/p><p>Process improvement studies<\/p><p>User studies, usability tests, or field trials<\/p><p>Authors must ensure that all experimental work follows recognized standards of research integrity and ethical practice (COPE, OECD guidelines, IEEE Code of Ethics).<\/p><h2><strong>Engineering Research Ethics &amp; Compliance <\/strong><\/h2><p><strong>Experimental Design &amp; Safety<\/strong><br \/>Authors must conduct experiments, simulations, and prototype tests according to accepted engineering standards. Methodology, objectives, and safety considerations must be clearly described.<\/p><p><strong>Human Participant Ethics<\/strong><br \/>Studies involving human participants (e.g., surveys, usability or ergonomic testing) require institutional ethics approval and informed consent.<\/p><p><strong>Safety &amp; Environmental Standards<\/strong><br \/>Research involving hazardous materials, electronic devices, or field trials must follow applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory guidelines (e.g., ISO, IEEE).<\/p><p><strong>Data Transparency<\/strong><br \/>Authors are encouraged to make data, code, or simulation files publicly available in repositories (e.g., Zenodo, GitHub). A data availability statement is required.<\/p><p><strong>Conflict of Interest<\/strong><br \/>All potential conflicts must be disclosed. If none exist:<br \/><strong>\u201cThe authors declare no conflict of interest.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><br \/>Any involvement of patented methods, proprietary data, or pending IP must be clearly stated.<\/p><p><strong>Reproducibility<\/strong><br \/>Methods should be documented sufficiently to enable replication and verification. Study limitations must be acknowledged.<\/p><h4><strong>Publication Ethics Compliance<\/strong><br \/>The journal adheres to COPE standards. Plagiarism, data manipulation, or duplicate submissions will lead to rejection or retraction. All manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3867d73 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3867d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Confidentiality\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190218c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"190218c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Confidentiality Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476545b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476545b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>General Confidentiality<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All editors, reviewers, and authors must maintain strict confidentiality throughout the editorial and peer review process. Information shared during manuscript evaluation is considered confidential and must not be disclosed or used outside the review process.<\/span><\/p><h3>Reviewer Confidentiality<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers must treat all manuscripts as confidential intellectual property.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscript content, including data, methods, and results, may not be used for personal or professional benefit.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers must delete or destroy all manuscript files after completing their review.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If consultation with a colleague is necessary, reviewers must obtain prior permission from the editorial office.<\/span><\/p><h3>Reviewer Anonymity<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal uses a <strong>single-blind peer review<\/strong> system. Reviewer identities must remain confidential.<br \/>Reviewers must not disclose their identity to authors or contact authors directly without approval from the editorial office.<\/span><\/p><h3>Editorial Confidentiality<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editors and editorial staff will not share details of submitted manuscripts with third parties.<br \/>Exceptions apply only in cases of suspected ethical misconduct (e.g., plagiarism, fabrication), and both authors and reviewers will be informed before confidentiality is lifted.<\/span><\/p><h3>Record Retention<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Rejected manuscripts and related files will be removed from the system unless retention is required for legal or ethical reasons.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For accepted and published articles, the journal will retain submission files, peer review reports, and editorial communications for <strong>a minimum of three years<\/strong>, or longer if required by institutional or regulatory policies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d763f09 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d763f09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dmap\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb1e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eb1e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data and Materials Availability Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5601baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5601baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal is committed to ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and long-term accessibility of all research outputs.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Data Availability Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All manuscripts must include a <strong>Data and Materials Availability Statement<\/strong>. Submissions without this section will not be considered for publication.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Public Repositories<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors should deposit data, source code, simulation files, models, and other research materials in trusted public repositories (e.g., Zenodo, GitHub, IEEE DataPort, Figshare, Dryad, DesignSafe-CI).<br \/>Repository links, DOIs, or accession numbers must be provided in the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Restricted or Confidential Data<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If materials cannot be publicly shared due to confidentiality, security, intellectual property, or funding restrictions, authors must clearly explain the reason.<br \/>Requests for restricted data should be directed to the corresponding author.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Use of Third-Party Data<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">When using licensed or third-party datasets, authors must credit the original source and provide information on how the data can be accessed, if allowed.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">No New Data<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For review or theoretical papers, authors should state:<br \/><strong>\u201cNo new data were generated or analyzed in this study.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Editorial Oversight<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal may request raw data, code, or documentation at any stage of review. Failure to provide necessary materials may result in rejection or retraction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93fe84a e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93fe84a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"CitationPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa9129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa9129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Citation Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b76adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b76adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must cite all external sources that support statements in their manuscripts. Proper citation ensures academic integrity, acknowledges original contributions, and maintains the quality of scholarly communication.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">General Citation Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cite <strong>original research articles<\/strong> rather than relying solely on review papers.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ensure all citations are <strong>accurate, relevant, and directly support<\/strong> the statements made.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Use a <strong>balanced and diverse range of sources<\/strong>, avoiding over-reliance on work from a single region or group.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Avoid adding unnecessary or excessive citations for a single point.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Citation Manipulation<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Citation manipulation is an unethical practice defined by COPE. Examples include:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Excessive <strong>self-citation<\/strong> without academic justification.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Excessive citation of the <strong>publishing journal<\/strong> to unfairly boost metrics.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Honorary or coercive citations<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">, such as citing editors or reviewers without relevance.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Citation stacking<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">, where groups of authors or journals cite one another to inflate impact indicators.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Journal Policy on Citation Ethics<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscripts showing signs of citation manipulation will be <strong>immediately rejected<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Unethical citation practices may be <strong>reported to authors\u2019 institutions or funders<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must report any attempt by reviewers or editors to enforce coercive citations.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editors engaging in citation manipulation may be <strong>removed from editorial roles<\/strong> following investigation.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Legitimate self-citations are permitted but must be <strong>relevant, justified, and necessary<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce17928 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce17928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"rcfp\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a407c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a407c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References and Citation Formatting Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1fa1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1fa1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">1. General Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All references must be accurate, complete, and directly relevant to the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Every cited source must appear in the reference list, and every reference must be cited in the text.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors are fully responsible for verifying the correctness of all references.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">2. Citation Style<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal follows the <strong>IEEE citation style<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">In-text citations:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Use numbered brackets, e.g., [3].<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reference order:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> List references <strong>in the order they appear in the text<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Format:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Include author(s), title, source, volume\/issue, pages, year, and DOI\/URL when available.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">3. IEEE Style Examples<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Journal:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>[1] A. Smith and B. Jones, \u201cRenewable energy optimization,\u201d <em>IEEE Trans. Sustainable Energy<\/em>, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 456\u2013467, 2021.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conference:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>[2] R. Kumar and L. Chen, \u201cMachine learning for smart grids,\u201d <em>Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Energy Systems<\/em>, Singapore, 2020, pp. 112\u2013118.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Book:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>[3] M. Johnson, <em>Introduction to Structural Engineering<\/em>, 2nd ed., Springer, 2019.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Website:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>[4] IEEE, \u201cIEEE DataPort,\u201d 2023. [Online]. Available: <a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-dataport.org\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/ieee-dataport.org<\/a><\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">4. Reference Management<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors are encouraged to use <strong>Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley<\/strong> to ensure consistent and correct formatting.<\/span><\/p><h1><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Plagiarism Policy <\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Plagiarism\u2014including copying text, data, ideas, or images without proper attribution\u2014is strictly prohibited.<br \/>Self-plagiarism is also not allowed.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All submissions are screened using <strong>iThenticate<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cases of plagiarism will be investigated following <strong>COPE guidelines<\/strong> and may result in rejection, retraction, or notification of the author\u2019s institution.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editors, reviewers, and readers may report plagiarism concerns at any stage.<\/span><\/p><h1><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Duplicate Publication Policy <\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal accepts only <strong>original, unpublished work<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must not submit:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Work previously published elsewhere<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Work simultaneously under review elsewhere<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Translated versions without disclosure and permission<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Permitted (with disclosure):<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Preprints<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Theses<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conference abstracts\/posters<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Public datasets<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Trial results posted in registries<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authorized translations (with clear labeling and citation)<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If duplicate publication is discovered post-publication, retraction will follow COPE procedures.<\/span><\/p><h1><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;\">Authorship &amp; Ethical Standards (Summary)<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal requires adherence to international publishing ethics, including:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authorship Criteria:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Only contributors who made a significant contribution should be listed as authors.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conflict of Interest:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> All potential conflicts must be disclosed.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Peer Review Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Fair, unbiased review following the journal\u2019s guidelines.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Data &amp; Code Availability:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Authors must provide access or a clear availability statement.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research Ethics:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Compliance with human, animal, safety, and engineering ethics standards.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corrections &amp; Retractions:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Managed according to COPE best practices.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open Access &amp; Copyright:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Articles are published under a CC BY license.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Preprint Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Preprints allowed with proper disclosure.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Archiving:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> The journal ensures long-term digital preservation.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">COPE Compliance:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> All processes follow COPE ethical guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a582a8 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a582a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"MisconductPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d4fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28d4fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Misconduct Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c7ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c7ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The journal handles all cases of scientific misconduct following COPE, WAME, and ICMJE guidelines. Each case is evaluated carefully to maintain research integrity.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<strong>Definition of Misconduct<\/strong><\/h3><p>Misconduct includes, but is not limited to:<\/p><p><strong>Data falsification or fabrication<\/strong> \u2013 manipulating results, omitting conflicting data, or presenting false data.<\/p><p><strong>Plagiarism<\/strong> \u2013 using others\u2019 words, ideas, or results without proper citation.<\/p><p><strong>Authorship improprieties<\/strong> \u2013 incorrect attribution, guest authorship, or excluding key contributors.<\/p><p><strong>Misappropriation of ideas<\/strong> \u2013 misuse of confidential information from peer review or collaborations.<\/p><p><strong>Violation of research ethics<\/strong> \u2013 improper experimental practices or misleading analysis.<\/p><p><strong>Regulatory non-compliance<\/strong> \u2013 ignoring institutional, legal, or funding guidelines.<\/p><p><strong>Duplicate publication<\/strong> \u2013 submitting the same work to multiple journals without disclosure.<\/p><p><strong>Non-disclosure<\/strong> \u2013 failure to report conflicts of interest or funding sources.<\/p><h3><strong>Reference &amp; Citation Misconduct<\/strong><\/h3><p>The journal also monitors citation ethics. Misconduct includes:<\/p><p>Citation manipulation or excessive self-citation<\/p><p>Deliberate omission of essential prior work<\/p><p>Misrepresenting referenced content<\/p><p>Citing fake or irrelevant references<\/p><p>Not following the journal\u2019s reference formatting rules<\/p><h3><strong>Handling Allegations<\/strong><\/h3><p>All submissions undergo plagiarism screening (e.g., iThenticate).<\/p><p>Reviewers and readers may report suspected misconduct.<\/p><p>Investigations follow COPE flowcharts.<\/p><p>Actions may include manuscript rejection, correction, retraction, or reporting to the author\u2019s institution<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a06de7 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a06de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ccrp\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3474e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3474e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4984e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4984e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal assigns a <strong>unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI)<\/strong> to every published article to ensure permanent identification, reliable citation, and long-term accessibility.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">DOI Assignment<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Each accepted article is assigned a DOI immediately after final acceptance and before online publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">DOIs are registered through <strong>CrossRef<\/strong>, ensuring global visibility and interoperability.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Purpose of DOI<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Provides a <strong>permanent, unchangeable link<\/strong> to the article.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ensures accurate citation and easy retrieval in indexing databases.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Supports long-term digital archiving and preservation.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">DOI Display<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The DOI will appear on the article\u2019s first page, website entry, and citation information.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must include the article DOI in all references and citations of their published work.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: SimSun;\">Correction of DOI<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If any error is found in the DOI metadata, authors must inform the editorial office immediately. 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