The Journal of Algebra Combinatorics Discrete Structures and Applications is committed to editorial independence, transparent journal management, and responsible scholarly publishing. Editorial decisions are made on the basis of scholarly merit, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, technical correctness, originality, ethical compliance, and peer-review assessment.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made independently of commercial, financial, institutional, political, or personal influence. The publisher, sponsors, advertisers, indexing status, article processing charges, waiver requests, or payment status do not influence editorial decisions.
The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial team have responsibility for the scholarly evaluation of submitted manuscripts and for maintaining the academic standards of the journal.
Role of the Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the overall editorial direction of the journal, the integrity of the peer-review process, the quality of published content, and the implementation of the journal's editorial and ethical policies.
The Editor-in-Chief may assign manuscripts to section editors, associate editors, editorial board members, or other qualified handling editors according to subject area, expertise, availability, and absence of conflicts of interest.
Role of Editors and Editorial Board Members
Editors and editorial board members are expected to handle manuscripts fairly, objectively, confidentially, and in accordance with the journal's policies. They should select qualified reviewers, evaluate reviewer reports, communicate editorial decisions, and ensure that submitted manuscripts meet appropriate scholarly and ethical standards.
Editors must not handle manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict exists, the manuscript should be assigned to another qualified editor or editorial board member.
Ownership, Management and Role of the Publisher
The journal is published and organizationally managed by iPeak Academy Ltd (Suite E3003, 82a James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP28 7DE). The publisher supports the journal by providing publication infrastructure, Open Journal Systems (OJS) hosting and maintenance, production and copyediting support, Crossref DOI registration, digital preservation integration, and administrative assistance.
Ownership and organizational management of the journal are strictly separated from editorial decision-making to prevent any conflict of interest. The publisher does not interfere with the evaluation, selection, scheduling, or rejection of individual manuscripts, nor with the academic judgment of the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Section Editors, or external reviewers. Editors and journal staff do not receive any financial compensation, bonuses, or incentives tied to the number of manuscripts accepted or published.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are treated as confidential documents. Editors, reviewers, editorial staff, and any person involved in the editorial process must not disclose information about a submitted manuscript to anyone who is not directly involved in the editorial or peer-review process.
Fairness, Accessibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI)
Manuscripts are evaluated strictly on scholarly merit and relevance to the journal's scope. Editorial decisions must not be influenced by the authors' nationality, country of origin, institutional affiliation, race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, political beliefs, or other personal characteristics.
The publisher and editors are committed to supporting accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusivity across all aspects of the journal's operations, including international representation on the Editorial Board, global reviewer recruitment, barrier-free Diamond Open Access publishing for authors and readers worldwide, and accessible digital formatting of published content.
Special Issues
Special issues, where applicable, must fall within the aims and scope of the journal. Proposals for special issues are evaluated by the editorial team. Manuscripts submitted to special issues are subject to the same editorial screening, peer-review process, ethical standards, and quality requirements as manuscripts submitted to regular issues.
Guest editors, if appointed for a special issue or thematic collection, are selected and approved jointly by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors on the basis of recognized subject-matter expertise, ethical standing, and absence of competing interests. Guest editors must sign a formal conflict-of-interest disclosure and adhere strictly to all editorial, peer-review, and ethical policies of the journal. Guest editors may coordinate external peer review and submit recommendations, but the Editor-in-Chief retains full oversight of all special issue content and makes the final decision on acceptance or rejection of every manuscript.
Editorial Board Information
The journal provides information about the editorial team, including names, affiliations, countries or regions, and available identifiers or contact information. Editorial board membership is reviewed periodically to ensure that the composition of the board remains appropriate to the journal's scope and publication activity. Detailed governance rules, appointment terms, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and multi-board participation limits are set out in the Editorial Board Policy.
Journal Management
The journal aims to maintain accurate and up-to-date information about its aims and scope, editorial board, peer-review process, publication ethics, author guidelines, article processing charges, copyright and licensing, indexing, contact details, and publication frequency.
The journal uses an online journal management and publishing system to support manuscript submission, editorial handling, peer review, publication, metadata management, and article access.
Business Model, Revenue Sources and No-Fee Policy
The journal operates under a Diamond Open Access publishing model. No Article Processing Charges (APCs), submission fees, page charges, colour charges, or subscription fees are charged to authors, readers, or institutions. The operational, technical, and production costs of the journal are supported institutionally by the publisher (iPeak Academy Ltd) together with the voluntary scholarly service of the Editorial Board and peer reviewers. The journal generates no revenue from article fees, reprints, paid supplements, special issues, or content licensing agreements with artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Business models and operational support have zero influence on editorial policies or manuscript decisions.
Advertising and Direct Marketing Policy
Advertising Policy: The journal does not accept or display any commercial advertising on its website, in its email communications, or within its published issues and article PDFs. Editorial content and decisions are completely free from commercial or advertising influence.
Direct Marketing and Solicitation Policy: Any direct marketing or informational outreach conducted on behalf of the journal (such as announcements of new issues, approved calls for papers, or invitations to submit manuscripts) must be appropriate, accurately targeted to researchers within the journal's mathematical scope, and unobtrusive. All information provided about the journal, its publisher, indexing status, and peer-review procedures must be truthful, transparent, and never misleading. Invitations to submit a manuscript never imply a guarantee of acceptance or a bypass of the standard external peer-review process.
Handling Concerns About Editorial Process
Concerns about editorial conduct, conflicts of interest, peer review, journal management, or publication ethics may be submitted to the editorial office. Concerns will be reviewed carefully and handled in accordance with the journal's policies.
Contact
Questions about editorial independence, journal management, or editorial conduct should be directed to the editorial office at info [at] jacodesmath.com.