Open Access
Pons Aelius is committed to open access. All Pons Aelius issues are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There are no author charges (APCs) prior to publication, and no charge for any reader to download articles and reviews for their own scholarly use. As such, Pons Aelius and its associated work, is free and open. It does not receive donations or funding from Newcastle University, instead relying upon the voluntary work of its editorial team.
Publication Ethics
We strive to encourage diversity, promote inclusion and practice equality across the publishing process. We welcome and hope for contributors from diverse backgrounds of any ethnicity, faith, sexuality, nationality and disability. We encourage submissions of all kinds but we will not support false statements, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, or any other bigoted stances.
Pons Aelius aims at all times to remain impartial and avoid influence from external partners. Contributors are expected to divulge any competing interests which could hinder the objectivity and integrity of a submission, including financial or personal factors.
The editors of Pons Aelius will consider retractions, expressions of concern and corrections with reference to COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. If errors are found, either by the author or Pons Aelius editorial team, a retraction shall be undertaken. Retractions are reserved for articles that are seriously flawed in their arguments or findings. The editorial team will work to remain impartial when reassessing work. Any substantive corrections will be carried out in line with COPE’s guidelines.
As outlined in our Copyright policy, all intellectual rights remain with the author of each submission. We maintain no restrictions against the reproduction of work featured in Pons Aelius (though acknowledgement of the source must be given) and support the sharing of research data according to FAIR research principles.
N.B. This page was edited from a previous version published in 2021.