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Open Access
Immediate open access to published articles with no reader registration, subscription, paywall, or embargo.
- CC BY 4.0
- No embargo
- No reader payment
- Repository deposit allowed
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Journal Policies
Policies
Editorial, ethical, access and transparency policies for Journal On Tourism & Sustainability.
Rights
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain copyright and grant JOTS/OTS Academy non-exclusive publication and preservation rights.
- Author-retained copyright
- Version of record
- Third-party material responsibilities
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Fees
Article Processing Charges and Business Model
JOTS does not charge APCs, submission fees, author fees, page charges, colour charges, or publication fees.
- No author-facing fees
- No waiver needed
- Editorial independence
- Funding does not affect decisions
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Editorial Process
Peer Review
Double-anonymous peer review with editorial screening, independent reviewers where suitable, and final editorial responsibility.
- Double-anonymous
- Normally at least two reviewers
- Reviewer confidentiality
- Appeals process
Editorial BoardComplaints and Appeals
Research Integrity
Publication Ethics and Malpractice
Responsibilities and procedures for authors, reviewers, editors, the publisher, investigations, and post-publication notices.
- Author responsibilities
- Editor responsibilities
- Misconduct handling
- Corrections and retractions
PlagiarismComplaints and Appeals
Research Integrity
Plagiarism
Policy for plagiarism, duplicate publication, text recycling, translated plagiarism, citation manipulation, and legitimate overlap.
- No fixed similarity percentage
- Author explanation may be requested
- Pre- and post-publication action
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Research Integrity
Artificial Intelligence
AI tools cannot be authors; authors remain responsible for content, disclosure, accuracy, citations, data, and images.
- AI cannot be an author
- Material use should be disclosed
- Confidential manuscripts protected
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Research Integrity
Data Policy
Data availability, sensitive-data limits, privacy, consent, evidence retention, and citation expectations.
- Data statements expected
- Sensitive data limits
- Privacy and consent
- Persistent identifiers where available
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Record Integrity
Preservation
Preservation routes for the canonical website, platform records, article files, issue pages, metadata, backups, and assigned DOI records.
- Canonical JOTS website
- Article and issue records
- Backups and exports
- Zenodo records where assigned
Repository PolicyPublication Standards
Record Integrity
Repository Policy
Authors may deposit the published version of record with no embargo when citation, version, and licence terms remain clear.
- No embargo
- Cite DOI or canonical URL
- State version of record
- Respect third-party rights
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Transparency
Publication Standards and Transparency
Public information about JOTS policy coverage, editorial independence, verified facts, and publisher/platform roles.
- Public policy framework
- Publisher/platform roles
- Independent indexing decisions
Editorial BoardPreservation
Governance
Editorial Board
Public board record with role, affiliation, country, and profile links where available, plus conflict-handling rules.
- Consent before listing
- Annual review
- No privileged publication treatment
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Accountability
Complaints and Appeals
Evidence-based complaints and appeals may be sent to editor@otsjournal.org for editorial review.
- Evidence-based rationale
- Independent review where practical
- Confidential handling
- Possible corrective action
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