HAP Policies

All HAP journals share one set of editorial and publication policies. Each journal shows the full text under All Policies in its menu. This page summarises them.

Author policies

Manuscript preparation, authorship, informed consent, human and animal rights, data sharing, generative AI use, plagiarism screening, and corrections and retractions. See Author Policies.

Editorial policies

Double-blind peer review, the editorial process, conflicts of interest for editors, complaints and appeals, and misconduct. See Editorial Policies.

Reviewer policies

Reviewer guidelines, confidentiality and conflicts of interest for reviewers. See Reviewer Policies.

Open access and licensing

Every article is free to read on publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), and authors keep their copyright. See Copyright and Licensing Policy.

Article processing charges

Charged only after acceptance, with no submission fee and waivers available. See Article Processing Charges.

Publisher policies

HAP's responsibilities as publisher, archiving, advertising and privacy. See Publisher Policies and the Privacy Policy.