Publication Ethics

Authors are responsible for the originality of their work, for the accuracy of its sources, for the appropriate attribution of prior scholarship, and for the disclosure of any conflict of interest material to the work.

Reviewers are obliged to assess work on its merits, to maintain the confidentiality of materials submitted for review, to disclose any conflict of interest, and to decline review where independence cannot be maintained.

Editors are obliged to make decisions on the basis of editorial merit, to ensure that review is conducted with appropriate rigour, and to preserve the institutional independence of the editorial process.

Allegations of research or publication misconduct are addressed through the Society's institutional process. Where misconduct is established, the Society takes such editorial action as is proportionate, including retraction, correction, or notice in the publication's revision history.

Corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions are issued openly and recorded in the publication's revision history. The Society does not silently amend the editorial record.

These ethical commitments are to be read together with the Editorial Standards.