Policies

Editorial & publishing policies

Policies on article content and peer review

Guide to referees

Information for editorial board members and referees on our peer-review process and publication criteria

Data policies

Datasets described in Data Descriptors must be made available to editors and referees at the time of submission, and must be shared with the scientific community as a condition of publication. 

Data repository guidance

Scientific Data requires that authors deposit their data to an appropriate data repository before submission. See our criteria and examples of appropriate data repositories.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A copy of Springer Nature's central policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that applies for work in the journal.