This page shows where each requirement of the Principles of Transparency, version 5.0, is met on this website. It is reviewed every year and whenever the Principles change. Last reviewed: November 2026.

COPE 5.0 item	What Jurnal Civics does	Where
Website, name, ISSN	HTTPS site, one official website, ISSNs listed	Website Standards · ISSN
Publishing schedule	Three issues a year from 2027, plus Articles in Press	Publishing Schedule
Preservation	PKP PN / archiving separate from the website	Archiving
Copyright	Authors hold copyright from 2027; website copyright stated separately; holder shown on every article	Copyright and Licensing
Licensing	CC licence linked on every article; repository and AI/text-mining policy	Licensing Terms · Self-Archiving
Aims and scope; DEI and accessibility	Scope page plus new DEI and accessibility statement	Focus and Scope · Diversity & Accessibility (new)
Special issues, guest editors	New policy	Special Issues (new)
Authorship and AI	AI cannot be an author; disclosure required	Authorship · Generative AI Policy
Conflicts of interest	Declarations, recusal, no pay linked to acceptance	Conflict of Interest
Data, FAIR and CARE	FAIR and CARE added	Data Policy
Funding	Funding statement required, including “no funding”	Author Guidelines
Post-publication, corrections, retractions, expressions of concern	Stated	Post-Publication · Correction and Retraction
Plagiarism, preprints	Stated	Plagiarism · Preprint Policy
Complaints and appeals	Stated	Complaints · Editorial Appeals
Research ethics	Helsinki, proof of exemption, consent for publication	Ethical Clearance
Misconduct and whistleblowers	COPE flowcharts, institutional cooperation	Research Misconduct · Whistleblowing
Editorial assessment	Merit-only decisions, who decides, no payments handled by deciding editors, AI tools disclosed	Editorial Decisions · Editorial Independence
Peer review (8 items)	Transparency table, delays and withdrawal, dates, review statistics	Peer Review Process · Reviewer Selection
Editor training	Training for editors and guest editors	Editorial Roles
Access	Full open access, no registration or charges to read	Open Access Policy
Ownership, board, contact	Owner, board, full address published	Ownership · Editorial Team
Author fees and waivers	Fees before submission; planned 2027 fees disclosed	Author Fees
Other revenue incl. AI licensing	Stated	Business Model
Advertising, direct marketing	No advertising; truthful marketing	Advertising · Direct Marketing