Research Assessment, Open Science & AI Policy

The journal Physics and Chemistry of Solid State supports responsible research assessment, open science principles, and transparent use of artificial intelligence technologies in scholarly publishing.

Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

The journal endorses the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

The quality of submitted manuscripts is evaluated solely on the basis of their scientific merit, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the journal’s scope, rather than on journal-based metrics such as impact factor.

The editorial board:

  • does not use journal-level metrics as the primary evaluation criterion;
  • promotes responsible and fair research assessment;
  • supports diversity of research outputs;
  • encourages transparency in authorship contributions and responsible citation practices.

FAIR Data Principles

The journal supports the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) for research data management.

Authors are encouraged to:

  • use persistent identifiers such as DOI and ORCID;
  • ensure open accessibility of research outputs and, where possible, underlying data;
  • apply standardized and interoperable data formats;
  • provide appropriate documentation, licensing, and citation to enable reuse of data.

Where applicable, authors should include a Data Availability Statement.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

The journal recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including generative AI and large language models) may assist authors in the preparation of manuscripts.

However:

  • AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
  • Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, scientific validity, and integrity of the manuscript.
  • The use of AI tools for data analysis or image processing must be clearly disclosed in the manuscript (e.g., in the Methods section).
  • The use of AI tools for language editing and grammar correction is permitted without mandatory disclosure, provided that no scientific content is generated or modified.
  • If AI tools are used to assist in drafting text, summarizing content, or structuring the manuscript, such use must be transparently disclosed.
  • The use of AI for fabrication or manipulation of research data, generation of fictitious references, or misleading image alteration is strictly prohibited.
  • Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscripts into public AI systems.

Failure to disclose substantial AI involvement may be considered a breach of publication ethics.