Policies

Aditum is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We strictly adhere to its guidelines for ethical scholarly publishing with maximum transparency.

The following policies apply to all Aditum journals. Please read these policies and ensure you comply with the relevant requirements or guidelines when preparing a manuscript, conducting a review, or undertaking editorial responsibilities.

Data Sharing Policy

Encourages data sharing

• -> The journal encourages authors to share their research data in a related public repository and include a data accessibility statement in their manuscript.
• -> Authors are encouraged to follow the data citation principles.
• -> It’s essential to ensure data sharing complies with privacy, legal, and ethical considerations. For any queries, authors can contact the journal’s editorial office.

Expects data sharing

• -> The journal supports and encourages authors to share their research data in relevant public repositories and include a data accessibility statement indicating data availability in their article.
• -> Authors must adhere to data citation principles.
• -> In cases where privacy, legal, or ethical concerns arise, authors should contact the journal’s editorial office for potential exceptions.

Requires data sharing

• -> As a condition of publication, authors must share their data in a relevant public data repository.
• -> Please ensure that the manuscript contains a statement regarding data accessibility.
• -> Authors must adhere to data citation principles.
• -> Authors are requested to ensure that any data sharing adheres to privacy, legal, and ethical considerations. In case of any queries, please direct them to the journal's editorial office during article submission.