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Policies
Open Access Policy
Culture Caleidoscoop believes in making research, knowledge and ideas freely available to all. Culture Caleidoscoop is a diamond open-access journal; it does not charge contributors (there are no Author Processing Costs) and there is no cost to users. Users are allowed to view, download, print or distribute the full texts of the contributions. All contributions are published under a CC BY license as standard. (We are happy to consider CC BY-ND or CC BY-NC licences for specific contributions if there is legitimate reason for this.)
Research Integrity
We adhere to the best practices in the ethics of scholarly publishing stated in the COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for all parties involved: Authors, Reviewers and the Publisher. If you have questions or concerns regarding research integrity or publishing ethics in this journal, you may contact the editor.
We do our utmost to ensure we are publishing in an ethical and transparent way. We also do our utmost to ensure that contributions to our publication follow ethical research practices. We take advice from the Committee on Publication Ethics regarding issues such as plagiarism, manipulation, ethical oversight, and research misconduct. Please get in touch with the Managing Editors if you have concerns about any of the publications or the practices of Culture Caleidoscoop.
Culture Caleidoscoop requires that all those listed as authors/creators made a substantial contribution to the piece of work and that no one who made a substantial contribution is omitted as author/creator. Please carefully consider the ethics of submissions coming out of collaborative work with communities. Submissions should be agreed upon and approved before submission, during revisions, and at the stage of final publication by all authors/creators. All listed authors/contributors take responsibility and are accountable for the contents of the piece of work.
Sustainability
We’re committed to sustainability across our platform. Our website and visual identity were designed to have a small energy footprint, as well as maintaining visual accessibility across devices. Additionally, we’re always looking for new ways to be energy efficient and reduce our carbon footprint to preserve our environment and protect our planet.
Our commitment to sustainability also extends into the sociocultural, as we strive to treat our collective members fairly, be diverse and inclusive, and partner with sustainable collaborators wherever possible to improve our community.
Archiving Policy
Culture Caleidoscoop is part of openjournals.nl, which uses the PKP Preservation Network and Portico to ensure that publications are permanently archived.
Repository Policy
Authors are allowed and encouraged to deposit versions of their work in a repository of their choice.
ORCID iD
Authors are encouraged to use their ORCID iD when submitting their manuscript.
