The journal is committed to transparency, accountability, and responsible research assessment in scholarly publishing. In accordance with internationally recognized best practices, the journal provides clear and verifiable information on its editorial performance and publication processes, while avoiding the use of misleading or non-transparent or unsubstantiated indicators.
As an open-access journal focused on academic quality and ethical publishing standards, the journal does not prioritize citation-based metrics as the sole measure of scholarly value. Formal impact indicators may not be immediately available, particularly for newly established or developing journals. Consequently, the journal emphasizes rigorous peer review, editorial quality, and the integrity of the scholarly record as primary indicators of quality.
Where applicable, the journal periodically reports relevant editorial and publication data, including submission volumes, acceptance rates, peer-review timelines, publication frequency, and readership engagement. All such information is derived from internal editorial records or from recognized indexing, abstracting, and archiving services and is updated on a regular basis.
The journal explicitly refrains from displaying unofficial, misleading, or non-transparent metrics, including unverified impact factors or third-party indicators that lack methodological clarity or international recognition. Any metrics presented by the journal are intended solely for informational purposes and are not used to make promotional claims about the scientific merit of published work.
This approach reflects the journal’s commitment to responsible metrics, transparency in scholarly communication, and alignment with international standards for ethical and sustainable academic publishing.
As a Scopus-indexed journal, the journal has been assigned a CiteScore of 6.4 for the 2024 CiteScore year, as reported by Scopus. CiteScore is calculated based on citations received in a four-year publication window and is provided by Elsevier’s Scopus database.
Citation-based metrics are presented for informational purposes only and are not regarded as the sole indicator of scholarly quality or impact.