International Journal of Biophysics and Biostatistics

Author Policies

The policies below set out what International Journal of Biophysics and Biostatistics expects of authors. Please read the ones relevant to your work before submitting.

Before You Submit

• Aims and Scope
  What the journal publishes and the article types it accepts.
• Author Guidelines
  How to prepare and submit a manuscript.
• English Language Editing
  The standard of English expected and the optional editing service.

Ethics and Compliance

• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
  The duties of authors, reviewers and editors.
• Ethical Approvals and Informed Consent
  Ethics committee approval and the consent of participants.
• Human and Animal Rights Policy
  Requirements for research involving people or animals.
• Conflict of Interest Policy
  What counts as a conflict of interest and how to declare it.
• Plagiarism Policy
  How submissions are screened and what happens when overlap is found.
• Data Sharing Policy
  Making the data behind an article available to others.
• Generative AI (GenAI) Policy
  How AI tools may and may not be used by authors and reviewers.

Peer Review

• Peer Review Policy
  The double-blind review model and what reviewers assess.
• Peer Review Process
  The steps of review, from first screening to final decision.

Copyright, Licensing and Access

• Copyright and Licensing Policy
  Authors keep their copyright; articles are published under CC BY 4.0.
• Open Access Policy
  Free access for readers and how it is funded.
• Repository Policy
  Where authors may deposit each version of their article.

Costs

• Article Processing Charges and Waiver Policy
  Charges by country and article type, and how to ask for a waiver.

If Something Goes Wrong

• Withdrawal Policy
  When and how a manuscript can be withdrawn.
• Complaints and Appeals
  How to appeal a decision or raise a complaint.
• Corrections and Retractions
  How errors in published articles are corrected.
• Misconduct and Sanctions
  How allegations are investigated and which sanctions apply.

Other

• Archiving Policy
  How published articles are kept available for the long term.
• Advertising Policy
  The journal carries no paid advertising.
• Privacy Policy
  How personal information is collected and used.