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    • Our Commitment to Open Research
    Our Commitment to Open Research

    Commitments that don't
    expire with the news cycle.

    Open access is easy to claim and difficult to sustain. This page sets out precisely what Expertini Research commits to — in language specific enough to be held accountable to. These are not aspirations. They are operational standards.

    What We Commit To

    These commitments govern how Expertini Research operates. They apply regardless of commercial pressures, platform changes, or shifts in the broader publishing landscape.

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    Unconditional Open Access
    Every paper published on Expertini Research is freely readable by any person, anywhere, without requiring registration, subscription, or payment. This applies to current and all future papers. We will never introduce a paywall for reading research.
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    Honest Labelling of Review Status
    We prominently display the review status of every paper — preprint, peer-reviewed (author-confirmed), conference paper, thesis, and so on. We do not allow papers to be misrepresented as peer-reviewed when they have not been. The label is non-negotiable.
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    Author Retention of Copyright
    Authors publishing on Expertini Research retain full copyright over their work. We are granted a non-exclusive licence to host and display their papers. Authors may simultaneously submit to journals, post on other platforms, or request removal at any time.
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    Google Scholar Indexing by Design
    We implement complete citation meta tags on every paper page — the same standard recognised by Google Scholar for indexing academic content. Discoverability is built into the platform architecture, not bolted on as an afterthought.
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    Long-Term Availability
    Published papers will remain accessible indefinitely. Papers are stored on infrastructure with daily backups. If Expertini Research were ever to cease operations, we commit to providing at least six months notice and facilitating data export for all authors.
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    No Advertising, No Data Sales
    Expertini Research does not carry advertising. We do not sell author or reader data to third parties. The platform is funded through Expertini's core business. Your research and your identity are not the product.
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    Integrity Investigation
    We investigate credible reports of plagiarism, data fabrication, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and other integrity violations. Papers found to have serious integrity issues are retracted and clearly marked as such — including the reason for retraction.
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    No Geographic or Institutional Discrimination
    We do not filter, deprioritise, or treat differently any submission on the basis of the author's country, institution, funding status, or career stage. Every submission is evaluated on the same criteria.

    What "Peer-Reviewed" Means Here

    The term peer-reviewed is used loosely in many publishing contexts. On Expertini Research, it has a specific and narrow meaning: a paper labelled peer-reviewed has been accepted by or published in a recognised, industry-standard journal — and the author has confirmed this.

    We accept the peer-reviewed label for papers that have been published in journals of the calibre of The Lancet, Nature, Elsevier family journals, IEEE Transactions, ACM Digital Library, Springer, Wiley, and equivalent recognised researchers in their respective fields. Authors confirm this status at submission. The responsibility for its accuracy rests with them.

    We do not conduct peer review ourselves. We are a preprint and open-access repository, not a journal. Authors who need peer review should submit to appropriate journals — and we actively encourage that. Many researchers use Expertini Research to share their work immediately while journal peer review proceeds in parallel.

    LabelWhat it meansWho confirms it
    PreprintNot externally reviewedDefault — no confirmation needed
    Peer-ReviewedAccepted by recognised journalAuthor confirms at submission
    Conference PaperMay have been reviewed by programme committeeAuthor confirms
    Doctoral ThesisExamined by academic committeeAuthor confirms
    Working PaperNot externally reviewedDefault
    White PaperNot externally reviewedDefault

    What We Do Not Do

    Transparency about limitations is as important as statements of commitment. These are things Expertini Research explicitly does not do — and we think it is important to say so clearly.

    We do not conduct peer review
    We review submissions for basic compliance with our guidelines — appropriate content, minimum abstract length, honest labelling. We do not evaluate the scientific merit of submitted research. That is the function of peer review, which we leave to journals.
    We do not fact-check individual papers
    Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the claims they make. We expect authors to submit work they believe to be accurate and honestly presented. We investigate credible complaints — we do not pre-screen for factual accuracy.
    We do not guarantee journal acceptance
    Preprint publication on Expertini Research does not indicate that a paper will be accepted by a peer-reviewed journal. Many journals now accept preprints, but policies vary. Authors should check their target journal's preprint policy before submitting elsewhere.
    We do not sell premium placement
    Papers cannot be promoted to higher visibility by paying us. Our browse and search results are ordered by relevance and date — not by who has paid more. The only premium services we offer are tools for improving research quality.

    How to Report Integrity Concerns

    If you believe a paper published on Expertini Research contains plagiarised content, fabricated data, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other integrity violations, you can report it directly from the paper page using the "Report Concern" link, or by contacting us at research@expertini.com.

    All credible reports are investigated. Where we find sufficient evidence of a serious integrity violation, we retract the paper and publish a clear retraction notice explaining why. Authors have the right to respond before a retraction decision is made.

    What happens when you report a concern:
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    Acknowledgement: We acknowledge receipt of your report within 5 working days.
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    Review: We review the paper against the specific concern raised. We may contact the reporting party and the author for additional information.
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    Decision: We issue a decision — no action, correction, or retraction — based on the evidence available. Authors are informed of the decision.
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    Publication: Where a retraction or correction is issued, it is published on the paper page and noted in any citation metadata.

    Commitments only mean something when kept.

    We invite researchers, readers, and the broader community to hold us to these standards.
    If we fall short, tell us.

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