Other Publishing Policies
Reporting on research involving human subjects or animals
Authors of articles reporting on research involving human subjects or animals, including but extending beyond medical research, shall include a statement in the article that the research was performed under the oversight of an institutional review board or equivalent local/regional body, including the official name of the IRB/ethics committee, or include an explanation as to why such a review was not conducted. For research involving human subjects, authors shall also report that consent from the human subjects in the study was obtained or explain why consent was not obtained.
Conflict of interest
When an author or the institution of the author has a relationship, financial or otherwise, with individuals or organizations that could influence the author’s work inappropriately, a conflict of interest may exist. Examples of potential conflicts of interest may include, but are not limited to, academic, personal, or political relationships; employment; consultancies or honoraria; and financial connections such as stock ownership and funding. Although an author may not feel that there are conflicts, disclosure of relationships and interests that could be viewed by others as conflicts of interest affords a more transparent and prudent process. All authors must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest. All benefits in any form related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript for any of the authors must be acknowledged. For each source of funds, both the research funder and the grant number should be given. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, the authors should state: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Archive policy
After publication, journals will be submitted by editors to the National Library, National Version Library, CNKI etc.
Repository policy
When an author publishes in Nonferrous Metals there are many ways he/she can share and self-archive the different versions of your article to drive visibility, engagement, and impact of their research. You are permitted to self-archive the submitted preprint version and the accepted peer-reviewed version of the article. The Author are encouraged to submit your published article, which is linked to the Nonferrous Metals website, to academic communities, such as ResearchGate.
The author places a version of their research article in an online repository and/or website; the submitted version and the accepted version of the article can be self-archived immediately without an embargo period. The article may be placed on the author's personal website,the author's company/institutional repository or archive, and not-for-profit subject-based preprint servers or repositories. That version of the article is made freely and permanently available online. The author retains the right to use their article for a wide range of purposes, and it requires no fee from the author.
The accepted version cannot be updated or replaced with the final published version (the Version of Record). Authors may transmit, print, and share copies of the accepted version with colleagues, as long as there is no systematic distribution, e.g., a posting on a list serve, network, or automated delivery. Authors do not need to remove preprints posted to not-for-profit preprint servers before submission.
Disclaimer
Self-archived articles posted to repositories or websites are without warranty from Nonferrous Metals of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Nonferrous Metals disclaims all liability for any loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with the use of or inability to use the content.