Journal Policies

Publication Ethics

JCOS follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices. Authors, reviewers and editors are expected to uphold the highest standards of research integrity.

Plagiarism

All submissions are screened for similarity. Manuscripts with substantial unattributed overlap with published work will be rejected.

Use of AI Tools

Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Any use of AI in research or manuscript preparation must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial interests that could be perceived as influencing the work.

Copyright & Licensing

Authors retain copyright. Articles are published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Corrections & Retractions

Errors are corrected through published corrigenda; retractions follow COPE guidelines.