Policies
The International Journal of Gastronomy Research (IJGR) is committed to transparent, ethical, and internationally recognized scholarly publishing practices. Please select a policy below for detailed information about the journal’s editorial, ethical, open access, peer-review, and governance principles.
Core Publication Policies
01 Publication Policy An overview of the journal’s principal publishing standards, including editorial processes, conflicts of interest, plagiarism, artificial intelligence, publication errors, funding, data protection, and archiving. 02 Copyright and Licensing Policies Information about author copyright, the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence, Diamond Open Access, reuse permissions, preservation, and the journal’s no-fee publishing model. 03 Peer Review Policy Details of the journal’s double-blind peer-review process, initial editorial assessment, reviewer assignment, decision categories, confidentiality, and reviewer anonymity. 04 Review Guidelines Policy Responsibilities and expectations of reviewers concerning objectivity, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, scientific evaluation, constructive reporting, and timely completion of reviews.
Ethics, Integrity and Governance
05 Ethics and Malpractice Statement Ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, and reviewers, including originality, authorship, conflicts of interest, research ethics, confidentiality, plagiarism, and the handling of suspected misconduct. 06 Artificial Intelligence Policy Requirements for the responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence in manuscript preparation, language editing, research methods, data analysis, editorial handling, and peer review. 07 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Information about the collection, processing, protection, correction, and deletion of personal data within the OJS registration, submission, and peer-review processes. 08 Publication Error Statements Procedures for reporting and correcting errors and for issuing corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern while preserving the integrity of the scholarly record. 09 Revenue Sources Policy Information about publisher support, the Diamond Open Access funding model, the absence of author fees, advertising and direct marketing practices, and editorial independence.
Additional Policy Areas
The journal’s policies concerning conflicts of interest, plagiarism, originality, research integrity, open access, copyright, licensing, and digital archiving are addressed within the Publication Policy , the Copyright and Licensing Policies , the Ethics and Malpractice Statement , and the related policies listed above.
