1. Editorial independence
The editorial policy is grounded in internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, scholarly integrity, and best-practice guidelines promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editorial decisions on all articles published in the journal are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. The publisher, sponsors, owners, or any external parties do not influence decisions on the acceptance, rejection, or revision of manuscripts. All submissions are evaluated, and editorial decisions are based solely on:
Relevance of the study to the scope of the journal.
Scientific merit and originality of the work.
Quality of the methodological approach used in the work.
Adherence to ethical compliance.
2. Editorial accountability
Editors are responsible for ensuring objective, fair, and ethical editorial decision-making. They must act impartially, maintain confidentiality, avoid conflicts of interest, prevent unethical practices, and uphold scientific integrity throughout the publication process. The journal is committed to upholding high standards of publication ethics and adheres to internationally recognized best practices in scholarly publishing. Editors are expected to promote transparency, integrity, and ethical conduct in all aspects of the editorial and peer-review process.
3. Peer-review process
All submitted manuscripts undergo single-masked peer review by at least two independent experts in the relevant field. Authors may recommend potential reviewers; however, the academic editor may also suggest other qualified reviewers.
Peer reviewers are selected based on subject expertise, absence of conflicts of interest, and research and publication experience. Reviewers must hold at least a Ph.D. in the relevant field and have a number of recent publications in the manuscript's research area.
The journal follows COPE guidelines on Fairness, Confidentiality, Objectivity, and Timeliness. All revised manuscripts are returned to the reviewers for assessment of the authors' responses. Editors or associate editors make the initial decision on manuscript acceptance, and the EIC has final responsibility for acceptance or rejection. The EIC and editors are not permitted to handle their own manuscripts.
Under standard review conditions, the estimated timeline from manuscript submission to publication is 6–8 weeks. This process includes an initial quality check (1–3 days), peer review (3–4 weeks), editorial evaluation after review (3–7 days), the final decision (1–3 days), and production processing (1–7 days).
4. After acceptance
All accepted manuscripts will be forwarded to production, where our qualified production team will handle language editing, improve the quality of figures, images, and tables, and insert the manuscript into the journal template. If the manuscript requires comprehensive language editing, a professional English editor can provide support. This service is offered for an additional fee. The authors will be informed before this step is taken. Proofreading will be sent to the authors for review and approval. During this process, authors can contact the production office via email at production@infinity-ipc.org.
After completing all production steps, articles will be published online, enabling dynamic evaluation of views and downloads.