Scholarly Summit is committed to transparent, ethical, and responsible scholarly publishing. Our policies and statements explain the standards and procedures that guide manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decisions, publication ethics, copyright, licensing, and the preservation of the scholarly record.
These policies are intended to help authors, reviewers, editors, and readers understand their responsibilities and the procedures followed by Scholarly Summit journals.
Please consult the relevant policy before submitting a manuscript, undertaking peer review, or raising a concern. Where procedures vary between journals or article types, the applicable journal-specific requirements will be identified in the relevant policy or author instructions.
Submission Policy
Explains manuscript submission requirements, initial screening, and the responsibilities of authors submitting work to Scholarly Summit journals.
Author Guidelines
Provides guidance on manuscript preparation, formatting, required declarations, research ethics, and submission requirements. View Author Guidelines
Publication Procedure
Describes the stages of publication, from initial submission and editorial screening through peer review, revision, acceptance, production, and online publication. View Publication Procedure
Peer Review Process
Explains the double-blind peer-review model, reviewer selection, assessment criteria, editorial decisions, revision procedures, and review confidentiality. View Peer Review Process
Reviewer Guidelines
Sets out reviewer responsibilities, confidentiality requirements, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and expectations for objective, constructive assessments. View Reviewer Guidelines
Special Issue Guidelines
Describes the procedures for proposing and managing special issues, including guest-editor responsibilities, peer review, and editorial oversight. View Special Issue Guidelines
Publication Ethics Statements
Outlines the principles governing responsible authorship, research integrity, competing interests, editorial independence, and ethical scholarly communication.
Plagiarism and Research Misconduct Policy
Explains how concerns involving plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication or falsification, citation manipulation, and other potential misconduct are assessed.
Complaints and Appeals Policy
Explains how complaints about editorial processes, publication ethics, or editorial decisions may be submitted and assessed fairly.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Describes the disclosure and management of competing interests involving authors, reviewers, editors, and other relevant parties.
Editorial Independence Statement
Explains the principle that editorial decisions should be based on scholarly merit, research integrity, and journal scope rather than commercial or other inappropriate influence.
Copyright Agreement
Explains copyright ownership, the rights granted to the publisher, and the responsibilities of authors. View Copyright Agreement
Open Access and Licensing Policy
Explains access to published articles, the applicable Creative Commons license, permitted reuse, attribution requirements, and the treatment of third-party material.
Repository Policy
Describes the conditions under which authors may deposit eligible manuscript versions or published articles in institutional and subject repositories. View Repository Policy
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Explains applicable publication fees, eligibility requirements for any discounts or waivers, payment procedures, and the relationship between fees and editorial decisions.
Article Correction Policy
Explains how errors in published articles are reported, assessed, and corrected while maintaining a transparent publication record. View Article Correction Policy
Article Retraction Policy
Explains the grounds and procedures for retracting published articles when serious concerns affect the reliability or integrity of the scholarly record. View Article Retraction Policy
Archival Practices and Digital Preservation Policy
Describes the publisher’s approach to digital backups, preservation arrangements, persistent identifiers, and continued access to published research. View Archival Practices
Data Protection and Privacy Policy
Explains how personal information submitted through the website, submission system, and editorial communications is collected, used, protected, and retained.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Describes the publisher’s commitment to respectful, inclusive, and equitable scholarly communication.
Disclaimer
Clarifies the responsibilities associated with website information, published scholarly content, external links, and applicable copyright and licensing terms.
Scholarly Summit aims to maintain clear, consistent, and accessible policies across its journals. Policies are reviewed periodically and updated when necessary to reflect changes in publishing practices, ethical guidance, applicable requirements, or the publisher’s procedures.
The relevant policy pages should accurately reflect the practices followed by the applicable journal. Where a policy is revised, related pages and author-facing documents should be reviewed to identify and resolve inconsistencies.