Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement
InterPore Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in research and scholarly publishing. Our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement are informed by internationally recognized best-practice frameworks, including those developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidance on human subjects and vulnerable populations, the European Union Directive 2010/63/EU for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, the NC3Rs principles for the 3Rs in animal research, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) standards for cultural heritage protection, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (EAVP) Ethics Code.
Together, these frameworks provide comprehensive guidance for responsible authorship, ethical data and sample handling, the protection of human participants, humane treatment of animals, and the respectful management of palaeontological, geological, cultural, and scientific materials. They also support transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the editorial and peer-review process.
Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to uphold these principles at every stage of manuscript preparation, submission, evaluation, and publication. The policies presented in this document outline the ethical and editorial standards that govern InterPore Journal, and authors are encouraged to consult COPE and the relevant disciplinary guidelines referenced here for further details.
Further details regarding our policies are found in the following sections:
Governance and Editorial Responsibilities
- Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher
- Duties and Responsibilities of the Editors
- Duties and Responsibilities of the Reviewers
- Duties and Responsibilities of the Authors
Ethical Standards for Research and Publication
Research Ethics
- Protection of Research Participants and Informed Consent
- Vulnerable Populations and Additional Protections
- Animal Research
- Research Involving Palaeontological and Geological Material
Integrity of the Scholarly Record
- Plagiarism
- Previous Publications and Preprint Servers
- Policy on Citation Manipulation
- Use of Third-Party Services in Manuscript Preparation
- Policy on the Use of AI Technologies
- Data, Code and Protocol Availability
- Policies and Guidelines for the Publication of Special Issues
- Policy on Advertising, Supplementary Content, and Sponsored Material
- Errata, Retractions and Expressions of Concern
