Intellectual Property

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications aims to maintain the highest standards of intellectual property protection and ethical publishing practices. This policy outlines the journal’s guidelines on copyright, publishing licenses, publication costs, prepublication considerations, plagiarism, redundant or overlapping publication, and conflicts of interest disclosure. The journal follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Copyright and Publishing Licenses

Authors who submit manuscripts to StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications retain the copyright of their articles while granting the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the work.

All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Under this license, readers are free to share and adapt the material in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and journal, and that any derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Publication Costs

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications follows an open-access publishing model that allows unrestricted access to all published content. The journal does not charge any article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, or publication fees to authors. Further details may be provided on the journal’s fees and charges page.

Prepublication Considerations

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications considers manuscripts that have not been formally published elsewhere. Submission of a manuscript implies that it is not under consideration by another journal at the same time.

Prepublication in certain forms, such as conference presentations, working papers, or posting on recognized preprint servers, does not necessarily disqualify a manuscript from consideration, provided that such dissemination does not constitute formal prior publication and that the manuscript is properly disclosed to the editors at the time of submission.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited by StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications. Authors must ensure that all submitted work is original and that all sources are properly cited and acknowledged.

The editorial team may use plagiarism detection software to screen submitted manuscripts during the editorial process. Manuscripts found to contain excessive similarity, plagiarism, or uncredited use of others’ work may be rejected immediately. As a general policy, manuscripts with a similarity index of more than 25% may be rejected, depending on the nature and source of the overlap.

Redundant or Overlapping Publication

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications does not consider manuscripts that substantially overlap with works already published, accepted for publication, or under review elsewhere.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Republishing previously published material without proper acknowledgment, justification, or editorial permission will be considered redundant publication and is not acceptable.

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure

Authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could be perceived as influencing the research, analysis, interpretation, or presentation of their work. Such conflicts may include financial interests, institutional affiliations, funding sources, or personal relationships.

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications encourages full transparency in conflict of interest disclosures to preserve the integrity and credibility of published research.

Review of the Policy

StatX: Journal of Advanced Statistical Methods and Applications will periodically review and update this policy to ensure its continued effectiveness and alignment with current best practices in ethical publishing and intellectual property protection. Any revisions will be communicated to authors and made publicly available on the journal’s website.