Policy directory
These policies define the public rules for eligibility, editorial screening, authorship, research ethics, rights, accessibility, corrections, privacy, and preservation. Related subjects are consolidated where one complete policy is easier to use than several thin pages.
Working papers are editorially screened, are not peer reviewed, and may be revised. A public policy does not replace the paper-specific author, faculty, rights, ethics, consent, or repository records retained through authorized private processes.
Focus, Scope & Eligibility
Who may submit, what the Series publishes, and what working-paper status means
Open Access
Free reader access, record-specific reuse rights, and the OAsis relationship
Editorial Governance
Board authority, voting rules, Junior Editor duties, and decision records
Editorial Screening Process
The five-stage process and the distinction between screening and peer review
Conflicts of Interest and Recusal
Required disclosures, recusal, independent approval, and ad hoc review
Authorship, Contributions, and AI-Assisted Work
Human accountability, material AI-use disclosure, and optional public profiles
Research Integrity, Human Subjects, and Research Ethics
Academic integrity, human subjects, IRB, private data, and prior dissemination
Data and Code Availability
Required public availability statements and appropriate models for restrictions
Copyright, Licensing & Permissions
Author rights, posting permission, third-party material, and record-specific reuse
Accessibility
Manuscript requirements, editorial checks, barrier reporting, and remediation
Corrections, Revisions & Versioning
Change classifications, approval authority, version history, and repository coordination
Expressions of Concern and Withdrawals
Proportionate responses to serious integrity, rights, privacy, legal, or safety concerns
Appeals
Who may appeal, acceptable grounds, independent review, outcomes, and finality
Privacy & Records
Public/private boundaries, contact information, retention, and public-record obligations
Archiving & Preservation
OAsis records, custom-site continuity, historical material, and preservation boundaries
Author Posting Agreement
Plain-language summary of author approvals, permissions, assurances, and records