1. Peer Review Policy
The Journal of Multimodal Landscape (JML) adopts a single-anonymized peer review process to ensure the scientific quality, originality, and academic integrity of published research.
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial assessment by the editorial office to determine their relevance to the journal’s scope, scientific merit, and compliance with publication requirements.
Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation are normally assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, methodological rigor, scientific validity, clarity, and contribution to the field.
Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. The final publication decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized handling editor.
2. Publication Ethics
JML is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity.
The journal follows internationally recognized principles of responsible scholarly publishing, including guidance issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The following practices are strictly prohibited:
- Plagiarism and unauthorized reproduction of published materials
- Data fabrication or falsification
- Duplicate or redundant publication
- Inappropriate authorship attribution
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
- Manipulation of the peer review process
- Unauthorized use of copyrighted materials
Suspected cases of research or publication misconduct will be investigated by the editorial office. Appropriate actions may include manuscript rejection, requests for clarification, publication of corrections, or retraction.
3. Authorship and Contributions
All listed authors must have made substantial scholarly contributions to the research and must approve the final manuscript.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all authors agree to the submission and publication of the work.
Guest authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
Any changes to authorship after submission must be explained and approved by all affected authors and the editorial office.
4. Conflict of Interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence, or be perceived to influence, their judgment.
Editorial decisions must be based solely on academic merit and must not be influenced by commercial interests, institutional affiliations, or personal relationships.
Editors and reviewers with relevant conflicts of interest must withdraw from the evaluation process.
5. Research Ethics and Informed Consent
Research involving human participants must comply with applicable institutional, national, and international ethical standards.
Where required, authors must obtain approval from an appropriate institutional ethics committee and secure informed consent from participants.
Research involving physiological monitoring, psychological assessment, virtual reality experiments, or the collection of personal and behavioral data must appropriately address participant safety, privacy, and confidentiality.
Authors must provide relevant ethical approval and consent information in their manuscripts.
6. Data Availability and Reproducibility
JML encourages transparency, reproducibility, and responsible research data management.
Authors are encouraged to make supporting research data, analytical methods, and relevant materials available through appropriate repositories whenever legally and ethically permissible.
Manuscripts should include a Data Availability Statement explaining whether and how supporting data can be accessed.
Restrictions involving personal information, confidential data, or ethical considerations must be clearly stated.
7. Artificial Intelligence Policy
The use of artificial intelligence tools in manuscript preparation, data analysis, image generation, or other research activities must be disclosed when relevant to the scientific content.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and reliability of all submitted materials, including AI-assisted content.
The use of AI to fabricate research data, manipulate experimental results, or misrepresent scientific findings is prohibited.
Editors and reviewers must protect manuscript confidentiality and must not upload unpublished manuscripts or confidential review materials to unauthorized AI systems.
8. Open Access and Copyright
JML operates as an open access journal, providing unrestricted online access to its published scholarly articles.
The journal supports the dissemination, accessibility, and responsible reuse of scientific knowledge.
Authors retain copyright to their published work, subject to the publication agreement and applicable open access license.
The journal intends to publish articles under a Creative Commons license. The specific license and reuse conditions will be confirmed and clearly communicated before publication.
9. Article Processing Charges
JML applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) to accepted manuscripts to support editorial management, publication production, online dissemination, and journal operations.
APC payment is not required during initial manuscript submission and is applicable only following acceptance.
The amount of the APC and any available waiver or discount arrangements will be published before submissions open.
APC payment arrangements do not influence editorial evaluation or publication decisions.
10. Corrections and Retractions
JML is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
When errors are identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the issue.
Corrections and retractions will be clearly identified and linked to the original publication.
Retraction may be considered in cases involving serious errors, research misconduct, unethical research practices, or unreliable findings.
The journal follows relevant COPE guidance when handling post-publication issues.
11. Complaints and Appeals
Authors may appeal editorial decisions when they believe that a significant procedural error or misunderstanding has occurred.
Appeals must include a clear explanation and supporting evidence.
Complaints regarding editorial procedures, publication ethics, or conflicts of interest will be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or an independent editor when appropriate.
All complaints and appeals will be handled fairly and confidentially.
12. Editorial Independence
JML maintains editorial independence in manuscript evaluation and publication decisions.
Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality, methodological soundness, originality, and relevance to the journal’s academic scope.
Financial contributions, institutional affiliations, sponsorship arrangements, and article processing charges must not influence editorial decisions.
Manuscripts submitted by editors or editorial board members are subject to independent editorial handling and peer review.
13. Special Issue Policy
Special issues are subject to the same academic and ethical standards as regular journal issues.
Guest editors may coordinate thematic special issues under the supervision of the journal’s editorial leadership.
All submitted manuscripts must undergo appropriate editorial assessment and independent peer review.
Manuscripts authored by guest editors must be handled independently to avoid conflicts of interest.
The Editor-in-Chief retains final oversight of special issue publication decisions.
14. Confidentiality and Privacy
JML respects the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and the privacy of authors, reviewers, and research participants.
Unpublished manuscripts, reviewer reports, and editorial communications must not be disclosed or used for purposes unrelated to the editorial process without authorization.
Personal information collected during manuscript submission and publication will be used only for legitimate journal operations and handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
15. Editorial Office
For inquiries concerning publication ethics, editorial policies, complaints, or appeals, please contact:
Journal of Multimodal Landscape (JML)
Email: info@pub.moi.work