JOURNAL OF UNIVERSAL COMPUTER SCIENCE

Subject Editors are expected to assess Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in submitted manuscripts by verifying that:AI disclosure is includedAI tools are not listed as authorsGenerative systems are not credited with responsibility or accountabilityAI use that has not been properly described is followed up with the authorsAny suspected AI misuse has been followed up with the authors and, where appro…

J.UCS expects accurate attribution of authorship, and it is the responsibility of co-authors of an article to make sure that all contributions are fairly acknowledged. Ghost authorship (contribution of no-named authors) or git authorship (named co-authors with no or little contribution) is considered as unethical and will not be tolerated. Also dual submissions or even publication of the same rese…

J.UCS is not only highly committed to open and free content of knowledge, it also strongly supports and encourages open access of data and the applied methods and algorithms. For details please refer to the Open Data and Open Source section

Policy on Authorship and ContributorshipJ.UCS expects accurate attribution of authorship, and it is the responsibility of co-authors of an article to make sure that all contributions are fairly acknowledged. Ghost authorship (contribution of no-named authors) or git authorship (named co-authors with no or little contribution) is considered as unethical and will not be tolerated. Also dual submissi…

In submitting a manuscript to J.UCS hosted by Pensoft Inc., authors certify that:They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.They agree to J.UCS' Self-archiving PolicyThey agree to J.UCS’ Submission and Publishing GuidelinesSpecifically, they submit novel and unpublished articles and secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrigh…

Creating open content for the international community has been a main aim of J.UCS’ initiators and managing editors-in-chief since its foundation. Based on a pioneering publishing policy already in the mid-1990s, J.UCS’ articles have been freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License. At the beginning of 2020, J.UCS has changed its license to the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 4.0. In o…

J.UCS aims on high-quality reviews and supportive peer comments for authors’ guidance. The journal follows a single-blind peer review approach and all articles undergo at least 2 independent reviews by distinguished computer scientists. Manuscripts for Regular Issues are reviewed by experts in the fields from a pool of more than 210 senior experts from the editorial board.The quality assurance of …

J.UCS authors may self-archive metadata or versions of their work on their own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories.Metadata, Abstract and Citation InformationAuthors can make available metadata, abstract and citation information on social media, their own or institutional webpages. If possible, a link, preferably the DOI hyperlink, must be provided.Preprint VersionsAutho…