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G-STIC / PUBLIC TRUST FRAMEWORK
Governance designed to be understood, traced, and accountable.
The G-STIC governance framework explains the principles, responsibilities, boundaries, and policies supporting scholarly publishing integrity.
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01 / Principles
Four principles shaping how G-STIC works.
Governance is not an additional administrative layer. It is how we protect credibility, role boundaries, and accountability.
Editorial independence
Corporate and technical support never replaces journal editorial authority.
Transparency
Policies, roles, and governance boundaries are made visible and understandable.
Accountability
Responsibilities and review points are defined so decisions can be traced.
02 / PUBLIC TRUST REGISTRY
Policies built to be traceable and reviewable.
The registry lists policies that have reached Published status. Journal-specific operational policies remain within each journal’s own site and editorial structure.
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Formal policies appear after completing the review lifecycle and reaching Published status.
03 / Governance Boundary
Strong support without taking over editorial decisions.
G-STIC provides the corporate framework, infrastructure, technology, and operational support. Editorial authority remains with the relevant journal.
Framework & Infrastructure
- Corporate governance
- Publishing technology support
- Operational and metadata standards
- Development facilitation
Editorial Authority
- Submission & screening
- Peer review
- Editorial decisions
- Article-specific policies
04 / POLICY LIFECYCLE
Policies are not static documents.
Policies can be reviewed and updated as context, regulation, technology, or operational needs evolve.
Draft
Review
Publish
Re-evaluate
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