Advertising and Direct Marketing Policy

The journal does not provide commercial advertising space, sponsored article placements, paid promotional links, or advertising arrangements that may compromise the integrity of scholarly content.

The journal's website is intended primarily for academic communication, including access to scholarly publications, editorial information, author guidelines, publication policies, and official journal announcements.

Academic announcements, institutional collaboration information, educational activities, and other non-commercial communications relevant to the journal's scholarly mission may be displayed when approved by the journal's authorized editorial or publishing representatives.

Such announcements must be clearly distinguishable from peer-reviewed scholarly content and must not imply editorial endorsement of external products, services, or organizations.

The journal does not use behavioral advertising, personalized commercial advertising, or random third-party advertising placements.

Any future decision to introduce commercial advertising will require formal policy revision, public disclosure, and appropriate safeguards to preserve editorial independence.

Direct Marketing and Academic Promotion

Antmind Review may undertake appropriate academic promotional activities to increase awareness of the journal, disseminate published research, and invite scholarly contributions within its aims and scope.

Permitted activities may include:

  • Announcements of regular manuscript submission opportunities.

  • Distribution of Calls for Papers through appropriate academic communication channels.

  • Promotion of published articles, journal issues, and scholarly achievements.

  • Communication with researchers, universities, academic associations, and relevant scholarly networks.

  • Publication of journal updates through official websites, academic mailing lists, and social media platforms.

All promotional communications must be accurate, professional, relevant to the intended audience, and respectful of recipients.

The journal does not engage in excessive unsolicited correspondence, deceptive manuscript solicitation, misleading promotional campaigns, or other forms of intrusive marketing.

Recipients of direct promotional emails must be provided with a reasonable means of requesting that further promotional communications cease.

Contact information must be obtained, used, and managed in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.

Accuracy and Transparency of Promotional Information

All statements concerning Antmind Review must accurately represent the journal's official identity, publisher, editorial structure, publication schedule, indexing status, peer-review procedures, and publication fees.

The journal prohibits misleading claims concerning:

  • Indexing or accreditation that has not been officially confirmed.

  • Guaranteed manuscript acceptance or publication.

  • Unrealistic or guaranteed peer-review and publication timelines.

  • Misleading impact factors, journal rankings, or bibliometric indicators.

  • Undisclosed publication charges or preferential payment arrangements.

  • False affiliations, endorsements, or institutional partnerships.

The journal must not claim inclusion in Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, or any other indexing database unless its inclusion has been officially verified.

Any promotional statement regarding indexing or scholarly recognition must be supported by accurate and publicly verifiable information.

Editorial Independence and Publication Integrity

Advertising, institutional promotion, sponsorship, and direct marketing activities must remain completely separate from manuscript assessment and editorial decision-making.

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board retain academic independence in evaluating manuscripts and determining publication outcomes.

Financial contributions, institutional relationships, advertising interests, or promotional arrangements must not influence reviewer selection, editorial recommendations, manuscript acceptance, or publication priority.

All research articles are evaluated according to the journal's established editorial screening and double-blind peer-review procedures.

Antmind Review publishes only regular issues twice annually, in June and December, and does not publish special issues or offer preferential publication arrangements.

The journal does not guarantee manuscript acceptance or offer accelerated acceptance in exchange for payment, sponsorship, or promotional participation.

Responsibility and Policy Oversight

Antmind Youth Empower Foundation, in coordination with the Editorial Office, is responsible for ensuring that the journal's advertising and promotional activities comply with this policy.

The journal reserves the right to remove misleading promotional materials, unauthorized advertisements, inappropriate external links, or communications that conflict with its scholarly mission.

Concerns regarding advertising or promotional activities may be reported to the Editorial Office for review.

This policy will be reviewed periodically to ensure continued alignment with internationally recognized standards of transparency, responsible communication, and scholarly publishing ethics.