Research Integrity & Safety — Expertini Research

Our Standards

Expertini Research is committed to fostering an environment of honesty, transparency, and rigour in research. We follow the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as a guide for handling research integrity issues.

Preprint Disclosure

All papers on Expertini Research are non-peer-reviewed preprints unless explicitly stated otherwise. We display this disclosure prominently on every paper page, in our footer, and in our terms.

Researchers should not misrepresent preprints as peer-reviewed publications.

Authorship

Authors submitting to Expertini Research confirm that:

• All listed authors have made genuine intellectual contributions to the work
• All co-authors have consented to submission
• Ghost authorship and gift authorship are not permitted

Data Integrity

We prohibit the submission of:

• Fabricated data or results
• Falsified data, images or statistics
• Plagiarised content (text, figures, or data without proper attribution)
• Duplicate submissions (same paper submitted to multiple preprint servers simultaneously without disclosure)

Conflicts of Interest

Authors should disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the paper's content or interpretation. Funding sources should be acknowledged.

Reporting Concerns

If you believe a published paper violates research integrity standards, please report it to research@expertini.com. Include the paper URL and a description of your concern.

We investigate all reports and will retract or add notices to papers found to violate our standards.

Corrections and Retractions

Authors who discover errors in published papers should contact us immediately. We will issue corrections, clarifications, or retractions as appropriate. Retracted papers remain accessible with a retraction notice.