IJNR upholds rigorous editorial policies to protect research integrity and ensure reliable reporting of negative results. We follow international publishing standards for ethics, transparency, and peer review.

• Compliance with human and animal research ethics
• Disclosure of conflicts of interest and funding sources
• Data integrity and reproducibility expectations
• Plagiarism screening and originality checks

IJNR uses single blind peer review. Reviewers evaluate methodology, data quality, and interpretability. Editors ensure feedback is constructive and aligned with journal scope.

• Corrections issued for factual or metadata errors
• Retractions for serious integrity concerns
• Editorial expressions of concern when needed
• Versioning for data or code updates
• Confirm compliance with COPE guidelines and ethical review standards.
• Disclose conflicts of interest and funding transparency requirements.
• State data sharing expectations and participant consent obligations.
• Outline authorship criteria and contributor role documentation.
• Specify plagiarism screening and similarity check procedures.
• Describe corrections, retractions, and expression of concern workflows.
• Clarify preprint and prior publication policies.
• Document peer review model and reviewer confidentiality expectations.
• Provide guidance on clinical trial registration requirements.
• Describe image integrity checks and manipulation policies.
• Specify requirements for data availability statements.
• Clarify policies on AI assisted writing or analysis disclosures.
• Outline appeal processes for editorial decisions.
• State expectations for reporting adverse events and safety data.
• Describe policies for patient privacy and deidentification.
• Provide guidance on data availability statement requirements.
• Clarify policy on duplicate or redundant publication.
• Outline procedures for handling authorship disputes.
• Describe policy for corrections to metadata or authorship.
• State requirements for trial registration disclosures.
• Clarify policy on post publication data corrections.
• Provide guidance on preprint disclosure and citation.
• Describe procedures for handling misconduct allegations.
• Specify requirements for transparency statements in manuscripts.
• Clarify policy on image manipulation thresholds.
• Define policy for data sharing exceptions and justify restricted access.
• State requirements for author contribution statements (CRediT).
• Describe policy on duplicate submissions and simultaneous consideration.
• Provide guidance on corrections to supplementary materials.
• Outline expectations for reporting negative results in abstracts.
• Clarify requirements for ethics approval documentation uploads.
• State policy on reviewer conflicts and confidentiality.
• Describe expectations for protocol deviations disclosure.
• Specify policy on citation of preprints and unpublished data.
• Clarify policy on registered reports and study protocols.
• Provide guidance on reporting replication attempts and null outcomes.
• Describe policy for handling complaints and appeals.
• Define requirements for availability of analysis code and computational workflows.
• Describe policy for handling authorship changes after acceptance.

Authors should disclose AI assisted analysis or writing tools and describe how outputs were validated. Automated outputs must be checked for accuracy, bias, and reproducibility.

IJNR is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing of negative, null, and inconclusive results. We emphasize reproducible methods, full outcome reporting, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage complete reporting, data availability, and candid discussion of limitations to strengthen the research record.