• Policies support transparency, research integrity, and editorial independence
• Publisher and platform roles are separated
• Indexing decisions are made independently by indexing organisations

Policy position

otstest1 maintains public policies intended to support transparency, editorial independence, research integrity, responsible peer review, and the long-term reliability of the scholarly record.

These policies are reviewed periodically by the journal so that public guidance remains accurate, relevant, and appropriate for the journal.

Publisher and platform roles

otstest1 is published on Scholardemia, which provides platform, workflow, publication, and metadata infrastructure. Editorial authority rests with the journal's editors.

Editorial decisions are made by the journal editors according to scholarly merit, journal scope, ethical compliance, reviewer advice, and the integrity of the record.

Indexing and public record

• The journal's public pages, policies, issue records, article pages, metadata, and contact details are published on its journal site (/journals/otstest1).
• Indexing, abstracting, and discovery services decide independently whether to include, continue, or update a journal record.
• Public policies, issue records, article pages, files, metadata, and contact details should remain visible for authors, readers, librarians, and indexing reviewers.