Press Documents & Policies

The foundational governing document of SPIRAL Academic Press. The Charter establishes the Press's legal identity, mission, values, organizational structure, editorial independence, scope of publishing activity, peer review standards, publication ethics framework, intellectual property policy, and financial principles. All operational policies of the Press derive their authority from this document.

The comprehensive operational reference for all editorial personnel of SPIRAL Academic Press. The handbook translates the Charter's principles into concrete procedures, timelines, and standards governing manuscript submission, peer review, production workflows, author communications, corrections and retractions, and reviewer recognition. It includes decision letter templates, reviewer report frameworks, and manuscript formatting requirements.

The Press's comprehensive statement of ethical obligations for all parties in the publication process — authors, peer reviewers, editors, and the Press itself. Grounded in COPE Core Practices, ICMJE Recommendations, and the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the Code addresses authorship standards, data integrity, conflicts of interest, peer review ethics, editorial independence, and the procedures for investigating and resolving allegations of research and publication misconduct.