Publishing Policies

Research integrity

How ISAIS protects the reliability of submitted and published work.

Research data policy

Every article states whether and how the data, code and materials supporting the findings can be accessed.

The journal profile identifies its configured level: encouraged, expected or required. A blank setting is not presented as a requirement.
Authors provide a data-availability statement naming an appropriate repository and persistent link when sharing is possible.
Sensitive, licensed or confidential data may be restricted, but the statement must explain the reason and any controlled-access route.
Supplementary files are not a substitute for a stable repository when the data are large, structured or expected to support reuse.

Authors use the reporting standard that matches the study design and submit its checklist when requested.

Examples include CONSORT for randomized trials, PRISMA for systematic reviews, STROBE for observational studies and CARE for case reports.
STARD supports diagnostic-accuracy studies, ARRIVE supports animal research and TRIPOD supports prediction-model studies.
The selected guideline does not replace scientific judgment or ethics approval; it makes essential methods and results visible.
Editors and reviewers may request a completed checklist, flow diagram or explanation for omitted items.

Suspected fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, manipulation or serious attribution failures are assessed consistently before or after publication.

ISAIS preserves the relevant record, separates allegation from finding and gives affected parties an opportunity to respond.
Evidence may be referred to an author's institution, ethics body, funder or another competent authority when formal investigation is needed.
The editorial office does not claim powers it does not have; it reaches publication decisions from the available evidence and updates the record when findings change.
Confidentiality is maintained as far as possible, including for good-faith whistleblowers, while procedural fairness is protected.