Editorial Policies

General Standards for Submissions

Originality

Manuscripts that have been published or that are under consideration for publication elsewhere will not be considered for publication in Organelle (theses and dissertations are not regarded as prior publications). 

Quality Research for Reliable Reports

Proper citation

All data, program code, methods, and outside information referenced in submissions must be cited using DOIs or journal citations.

Replicability and Transparency

Findings in research articles submitted to Organelle should promote replicability by offering thorough and detailed explanation of execution including all standards followed. Ample description must be provided in the following areas:

  • Study Design, Materials and Methods
  • Data - all data analyzed should be made available in the paper or otherwise made accessible from a repository
  • Analysis

Comprehensiveness

Research papers should provide a comprehensive explanation of research objectives, research subjects/units of investigation, and experimental design. The Study Design section should also thoroughly address how sample size, range of data recording, data inclusion and exclusion criteria, outliers, and replication number of experiments were determined. 

Authorship

Criteria for Authors

Each author listed in work submitted to Organelle is expected to have contributed substantially to the work in any of the following areas:

  • Project conceptualization and design
  • Collection, analysis, or interpretation of results
  • Development of tools or software used for the project
  • Drafting, editing, and revising of literature

Individuals who have participated in the making of the work, but do not meet these criteria for authorship can be listed in the “Acknowledgments” section of the literature.

Prior to submitting to Organelle each listed author must:

  • Approve the submission to be sent to Organelle 
  • Hold accountability for individual contributions
  • Take proactive responsibility to ensure that any potential concerns involving the reliability and accuracy of any parts of the work are investigated and documented in the manuscript
  • Provide written disclosure of any past and current affiliations, funding sources, financial relationships as well as any patents that could indicate bias, see Conflict of Interest section 

If submission is accepted by Organelle, in addition to above conditions, each listed author must: 

  • Declare and elaborate on their involvement and contribution to the work
  • Agree to and sign the Organelle License to Publish Form

Criteria for Senior Authors

If submission is accepted, senior authors must thoroughly examine raw data and report that it is reliable and accurate.

Criteria for Corresponding Authors

Corresponding authors must:

  • Validate that all data, figures, and representations in the work accurately reflect the original sources
  • Ensure all original data, materials, and code in the work are stored and retrievable 
  • Ensure all listed authors receive and approve of the manuscript before submission
  • Ensure all listed authors complete Conflict of Interest declaration (see Conflict of Interest Section)
  • Communicate with editors following submission
  • Verify that all data, materials, and code involved in work complies with transparency and reproducibility standards (see Quality Research for Reliable Reports section)

Conflict of Interest

Authors included in manuscripts for research papers and reviews must disclose:

  • All institutional affiliations where work was executed by all authors
  • All funding and financial contributions to the work (listed in Funding category of Acknowledgements section of the manuscript)
  • Any financial or non-financial competing interests within 5-year time frame of origination of work

Reviewers and Editors must not have any conflicts of interest with authors or reported research in manuscripts being reviewed. 

Copyright and License to Publish

Copyright

When an article is accepted for publication in Organelle, authors retain copyright of their work. However, authors must sign a license agreement granting Organelle Interface Publishing exclusive rights to publish, distribute, and archive their work. 

License to Publish

Before accepting a manuscript, authors must grant Organelle Interface Publishing exclusive rights to publish and use their contribution. See our License to Publish Form. 

Organelle is an open-access journal, and all articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0). This means that published work can be freely shared, modified, and used by others, provided they give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source of work. 

Authors retain their copyright and are free to use, share and adapt their work for non-commercial purposes, as long as they provide proper attribution to the journal as the original publisher. Authors may also deposit their accepted manuscripts in institutional and subject repositories. 

Corrections

If errors are found in any work published to Organelle, authors will be assisted by Organelle Interface Publishing to publish corrections. Notify Organelle Interface Publishing of any errors at author.support@organelles.org. 

Peer Review Policy

All submissions to Organelle undergo rigorous peer review to ensure the quality, originality, and scientific validity of published research. Organelle operates a single-blind peer review process: reviewers remain anonymous to authors, but author identities are known to reviewers. Manuscripts are evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers. Final editorial decisions are made by the journal’s editors based on reviewer feedback and the journal’s editorial standards. We are committed to upholding high standards of integrity, fairness, and transparency in our peer review process, and expect all participants (editors, reviewers, and authors) to adhere to the highest ethical guidelines.