Journal Policy

JOURNAL POLICIES

PUBLICATION ETHICS

The journal follows internationally accepted principles of publication ethics and research integrity. Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest, comply with proper citation practices, and avoid plagiarism. In case of misconduct, the Editorial Office may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions, as appropriate.

OPEN ACCESS AND LICENSE

All articles are published with immediate open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

PEER REVIEW

All submissions undergo independent peer review. The recommended model is double-blind peer review. The workflow, timelines, and evaluation criteria are available on the journal website in the “Peer Review” section.

ANTI-PLAGIARISM AND THE USE OF AI

All manuscripts are screened for textual overlap. The use of AI tools is permitted only as an auxiliary instrument (e.g., language editing) and must be transparently disclosed by the authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the content of their work.

DOI AND IDENTIFIERS

The journal assigns DOI to published articles. DOI prefix: 10.65691/aiust.

pISSN and eISSN for the journal under the 2026 title are pending assignment.

ARCHIVING

The journal archive is hosted on the journal website. Information on additional long-term preservation mechanisms (LOCKSS/CLOCKSS, etc.) will be published as they become available.