Journal Policies

The following policies apply to the journal:

  1. Revenue Sources and Business Model

To ensure full transparency regarding the financial operations of the Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, our revenue model is outlined below.

The journal operates on a pure Open Access model, meaning all published content is freely available immediately upon publication.

  • Primary and Sole Revenue Source (Article Processing Charges - APCs): The journal is entirely sustained by Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid upon the acceptance of a manuscript. This fee covers all costs associated with the publication process, including peer review management, professional copyediting, typesetting, online hosting, and permanent digital archiving.
  • No Institutional Support or Other Funding: Ianna does not receive any grants, institutional subsidies, subscriptions, advertising revenue, or other forms of external funding.
  • Waiver Policy: No waivers or discounts on the Article Processing Charge are offered. The APC is the only mechanism for sustaining the journal's operation.

All editorial decisions regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection are based solely on the scientific merit, originality, and relevance of the research. The obligation for APC payment begins only after a manuscript has been formally accepted following peer review. The payment status has absolutely no influence on the editorial decision-making process.

2. Advertising Policy

The Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies maintains a strict commitment to editorial independence and does not participate in any commercial activities.

  • Ianna does not accept, display, or promote any form of paid advertisement, banner, or sponsored content on its website or within its published material.
  • This policy ensures the complete separation of administrative and editorial functions and guarantees that editorial decisions and content are influenced solely by academic merit.

3. Direct Marketing Policy

The Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies is committed to conducting all direct marketing and solicitation activities ethically, professionally, and transparently.

  • Appropriate and Targeted Solicitation: Any direct marketing efforts, including calls for papers, special issue solicitations, or invitations for reviewer recruitment, are appropriate, well-targeted, and unobtrusive. We utilise professional contact lists and communicate primarily with scholars known to be active in the fields of our scope.
  • Truthful Information: All information provided in marketing materials, including statistics on indexing status, peer review timelines, publication speed, and the journal's scope and affiliation, is guaranteed to be truthful, accurate, and not misleading to readers, authors, or any other stakeholder.
  • Privacy and Consent: All marketing communications are sent only to individuals who have consented to receive such information, in full compliance with relevant data protection and privacy regulations.

4. Manuscript  Withdrawal Policy

The Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (IJIS) invests significant resources into the peer review and technical processing of every manuscript. To maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, the journal adheres to the following withdrawal policy:

a. Pre-Publication Withdrawal

Authors may request to withdraw their manuscript at any stage prior to the final approval of the Galley Proof. Such requests must be submitted in writing and signed by all contributing authors.

b. Post-Approval and Archival Restrictions

Once the authors have approved the Galley Proof, the manuscript is considered finalised for publication. At this stage, the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is assigned, and the metadata is prepared for deposit into international repositories, including Zenodo.

  • Mandatory Record: If a withdrawal is requested after the Galley Proof has been approved and the DOI assigned, the manuscript cannot be simply removed.
  • Withdrawal Notice: Because the record has been deposited in permanent databases like Zenodo, a formal Withdrawal Notice will be issued. This notice will be permanently linked to the DOI to explain that the article was withdrawn at the authors' request after the archival process had commenced.

c. Editorial Withdrawal for Non-Compliance

The Editorial Board reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript from the workflow if it fails to meet mandatory standards, including:

  • Originality: Manuscripts falling below the 80% originality threshold (due to high AI-detection or similarity scores).
  • Ethics: Discovery of ethical breaches or undeclared conflicts of interest.
  • Non-Responsiveness: Failure to respond to editorial queries or revision deadlines.
  1. Administrative Implications

Authors should be aware that a formal Withdrawal Notice in a DOI database is a permanent public record. We strongly advise authors to ensure all data, authorship details, and institutional approvals are correct before approving the Galley Proof to avoid the necessity of such a notice.

Article Publication Limit Policy

5. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure the Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (IJIS) maintains a sustainable publication volume that guarantees rigorous peer review, high-quality production standards, and consistent growth.

5a. Issue-Level Limits

To maintain the diversity of interdisciplinary research and manage editorial workflow, the following limits apply to each individual issue:

  • Minimum Articles: Each issue shall contain no fewer than 5 original research articles or reviewed works.
  • Maximum Articles: To ensure focused readership and quality control, no single issue shall exceed 90 articles.

Note on Exceptions  Under-limit Procedure: In the event that the number of accepted, high-quality manuscripts is fewer than 5, the Editors may proceed with publication. In such cases, an editorial note will be included to provide transparency to readers and indexing bodies regarding the selection volume.

  • Over-limit Procedure: When the number of accepted quality manuscripts exceeds 90, only the first 90 will be published in the current issue. Remaining manuscripts will be automatically rescheduled for the subsequent issue.

5b. Annual Publication Volume

IJIS is committed to a steady annual output to facilitate indexing and impact factor growth.

  • Annual Ceiling: The total number of articles published across all issues within a single calendar year is capped at 180 articles.
  • Scope: This limit includes regular issues, special issues, and supplementary editions.

5c. Quality Control & Scaling

  • Peer Review Integrity: The maximum limits are secondary to quality. If the volume of high-quality submissions exceeds the per-issue limit (90) or annual limit (180), accepted papers will be queued for the subsequent issue.
  • Strategic Growth: The Editorial Board will review these limits annually. Increases to the maximum capacity will only be considered if the editorial and reviewer pool expands proportionally to maintain the journal's integrity.

6. Production Deadlines & Rescheduling Penalties

To ensure the timely release of each issue, authors must adhere strictly to production timelines.

  • Galley Proof Deadline: Authors are required to return their corrected galley proofs by the deadline specified in the production notice, usually 48 hours.
  • Rescheduling Penalty: If an author fails to return their galley proof on time and consequently misses the issue for which their article was scheduled, a penalty fee of 50% of the Article Processing Charge (APC) will be applied.
  • Requirement for Rescheduling: This penalty must be settled in full before the manuscript can be rescheduled for publication in a subsequent issue.
  1. Policy Against Bulk and Third-Party Submissions

Policy Overview: To ensure the integrity of the peer-review process and the authenticity of authorship, the Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (IJIS) strictly prohibits bulk submissions and submissions made by third-party agencies or "paper mills."

Provisions:

  • Individual Authorship: All manuscripts must be submitted personally by one of the authors of the paper through the journal’s official Open Journal Systems (OJS) portal. Submissions by agents, representatives, or third-party services on behalf of authors are not permitted.
  • Prohibition of Bulk Submissions: IJIS does not accept "clusters" or "bulk" submissions of multiple papers from a single project, institution, or coordinator in a manner that bypasses the standard individual submission workflow.
  • Special Issues: The journal does not currently accept proposals for guest-edited Special Issues or dedicated sections. Any exceptions to this are initiated solely by the Editorial Board.
  • Verification: The Editorial Office reserves the right to reject any submission that appears to have been handled by a third-party service or does not originate from the author’s own verified account.

 

LAST UPDATED: January 20, 2026