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Journal rules and data

Journal policy, metrics, and fee guides

Use these guides to check AI disclosure rules, formatting requirements, editorial-status meanings, open-access fees, and journal metrics before submitting.

Put the guidance to work

Use an official source before a policy or metric changes the plan

The detailed guides give context. These resources help you verify what applies to a real journal, compare the decision signals, and keep a submission choice grounded.

Find the official source Trace the journal, publisher, society, or author-center page behind a submission rule.Compare open-access options Understand routes, charges, waivers, and major funder considerations.Use journal metrics responsibly Compare metrics without treating one number as a verdict on fit or quality.

Policies and editorial status

AI policies, formatting, data statements, and editorial status

These pages cover submission rules and status meanings that can change how authors prepare a manuscript package.

Metrics and fees

Impact factor, SJR, acceptance rate, APC, and open-access guides

These pages help authors interpret journal metrics and publication costs without confusing them with submission-fit or readiness intent.

Related publishing collections

Continue through adjacent author decisions

These collection links connect submission, selection, review-time, rejection-risk, and manuscript-preparation pages without relying on the interactive blog index.