This policy explains how JLPCS manages DOI information, article-level metadata, issue-level metadata, citation records, author identifiers, licensing metadata, publication dates, and post-publication metadata updates.

The purpose is to support accurate citation, stable article identification, indexing readiness, digital preservation, discoverability, research verification, and transparency of the scholarly record.

本政策说明 JLPCS 如何管理 DOI 信息、文章级元数据、期号级元数据、引用记录、作者标识、许可元数据、出版日期和出版后元数据更新。其目的在于支持准确引用、稳定识别、索引准备、数字保存、内容发现、研究核查和学术记录透明度。

JLPCS aims to assign or maintain Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for published articles where DOI registration is applicable and technically supported. DOI records help identify the published version of record and support stable citation and discovery.

• DOIs are normally associated with final published articles;
• DOI information should appear on the article landing page and, where applicable, in the article PDF or article file;
• DOI records should resolve to the official JLPCS article page or other approved landing page;
• DOI metadata should be updated when article status, title, author information, issue information, or publication notices change;
• DOI assignment does not imply acceptance into any specific indexing database unless separately confirmed by that database;
• Authors and readers may report DOI errors, broken DOI links, or metadata inconsistencies to the editorial office.

DOI 用于支持文章识别和稳定引用。DOI 配置本身不等同于某一数据库收录，也不应被理解为对任何第三方索引状态的声明。

JLPCS maintains article-level metadata to support discovery, citation, indexing workflows, preservation, and scholarly verification.

Article-level metadata may include:

• Article title, subtitle, abstract, keywords, article type, and language;
• Author names, affiliations, country or region information, ORCID iDs, and corresponding author information where available;
• Journal title, ISSN, publisher, publishing unit, volume, issue, year, article number, page range, and publication date;
• DOI, article URL, citation formats, and references;
• Funding statement, conflict of interest statement, ethics statement, informed consent statement, data availability statement, and AI use statement where applicable;
• Copyright notice, open access license, and reuse information;
• Supplementary files, datasets, code files, appendices, and related materials where published;
• Correction, retraction, expression of concern, or editorial notice status where applicable.

文章级元数据包括题名、摘要、关键词、作者、机构、DOI、期号、出版日期、引用信息、参考文献、伦理声明、数据声明、AI 使用声明、许可信息和出版后状态等。

JLPCS maintains journal-level and issue-level metadata to support journal identity, publication history, issue navigation, library records, and indexing readiness.

期刊级和期号级元数据有助于维持期刊身份、出版历史、期号导航、图书馆记录和数据库审核准备。

JLPCS seeks to ensure that metadata are accurate, complete, consistent, machine-readable where supported, and aligned across article pages, PDFs, issue records, DOI records, and journal policy pages.

Metadata should be:

• Accurate: names, titles, dates, issue numbers, DOIs, and references should be correct;
• Complete: essential bibliographic, licensing, ethical, and publication information should be included;
• Consistent: metadata should match across the article page, PDF, citation formats, issue records, and DOI records;
• Persistent: article records should remain accessible and stable over time where possible;
• Transparent: corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, and metadata changes should be visible where relevant;
• Interoperable: metadata should support discovery by search engines, libraries, repositories, and indexing systems where technically supported.

元数据应准确、完整、一致、稳定、透明，并在技术允许范围内支持机器读取、检索、引用、保存和数据库处理。

Accurate author metadata are essential for attribution, academic credit, institutional reporting, discovery, and research integrity.

• Authors should provide accurate full names and institutional affiliations at submission;
• Authors are encouraged to provide ORCID iDs where available;
• Corresponding author information should be accurate and kept current during review and production;
• Name order, capitalization, spelling, transliteration, and Chinese-English name presentation should be checked carefully at proof stage;
• Authorship changes after submission or publication must follow the JLPCS authorship policy;
• Post-publication author metadata corrections may require written confirmation from affected authors.

作者应在投稿和校样阶段认真核对姓名、拼写、音译、机构、ORCID 和通讯作者信息。出版后作者信息更正可能需要相关作者书面确认。

Citation metadata support accurate referencing and reuse of JLPCS articles. JLPCS aims to provide clear citation information for published articles.

Citation metadata should normally include:

• Author name(s);
• Publication year;
• Article title;
• Journal title: Journal of Law, Psychology, and Communication Studies;
• Volume, issue, page range or article number where available;
• DOI or stable article link where available;
• License and copyright information where relevant.

作者、读者、图书馆和数据库在引用 JLPCS 文章时，应优先使用正式发表版本的题名、作者、期刊名、卷期、页码或文章编号、DOI 和出版年份。

JLPCS encourages transparent declaration metadata to support research integrity, reader evaluation, and database review.

Declaration metadata may include:

• Funding information and grant numbers;
• Conflict of interest statements;
• Ethics approval statements and informed consent statements where applicable;
• Data availability statements and repository links where applicable;
• AI use statements where generative AI or AI-assisted tools materially affected manuscript preparation or research workflow;
• Author contribution statements and acknowledgments where applicable;
• Trial registration, protocol registration, preregistration, or review registration information where relevant.

声明类元数据有助于支持研究透明度和出版伦理审核。作者应确保资助、利益冲突、伦理审批、数据可得性和 AI 使用声明真实、准确且与正文一致。

License and copyright metadata help users understand how published articles may be accessed, shared, cited, reused, translated, or adapted.

• Published articles should identify the copyright holder or copyright arrangement;
• The applicable open access license should be stated clearly;
• Third-party materials should be identified where they are subject to separate copyright or permission restrictions;
• Article pages and files should provide sufficient reuse information for readers and repositories;
• License metadata should be consistent with the Open Access Policy and Copyright & Licensing Policy.

许可与版权元数据应与开放获取政策和版权政策保持一致，帮助读者判断如何合法复用文章及其第三方材料。

JLPCS may update metadata after publication when errors, omissions, corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, author information changes, DOI issues, or publication record problems are identified.

Metadata updates may involve:

• Correcting title, abstract, keyword, author name, affiliation, ORCID, or correspondence information;
• Correcting volume, issue, page, article number, publication date, or DOI information;
• Updating funding, ethics, data availability, AI use, conflict of interest, or author contribution statements;
• Adding or linking correction, retraction, expression of concern, or editorial notice information;
• Replacing corrupted files or correcting file-display errors where appropriate;
• Updating DOI records or article landing pages when necessary.

出版后元数据更新应保持透明。涉及学术记录的重要更改，应通过更正、编辑说明、撤稿或关注声明等正式机制处理。

Authors, readers, librarians, repositories, and indexing services may report DOI or metadata errors to the JLPCS Editorial Office.

A report should include, where available:

• Article title, author name, DOI, volume, issue, year, or article URL;
• Description of the metadata problem;
• Correct information and supporting evidence where available;
• Screenshot, citation record, indexing record, or error message where relevant;
• Name and contact information of the reporting party;
• Whether the issue affects citation, DOI resolution, indexing, author identity, licensing, or publication status.

报告 DOI 或元数据错误时，请尽量提供文章题名、DOI、卷期、错误位置、正确内容和截图，以便编辑部核查。

Authors play an important role in ensuring metadata accuracy before publication.

• Provide accurate title, abstract, keywords, author names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, and corresponding author details;
• Ensure references, DOIs, URLs, legal citations, and source details are accurate;
• Provide accurate funding, ethics, data availability, conflict of interest, AI use, and authorship contribution statements;
• Check author order, name spelling, capitalization, transliteration, and institutional names at proof stage;
• Notify the editorial office promptly if significant metadata errors are found after publication;
• Use the official JLPCS citation and DOI when sharing or citing the published article.

作者应在投稿、修改和校样阶段认真核查所有元数据。出版后发现重要错误时，应及时联系编辑部。

The JLPCS Editorial Office is responsible for maintaining accurate publication records and taking reasonable steps to correct verified metadata errors.

• Maintain article pages, issue records, and available article files;
• Check essential metadata before publication where possible;
• Coordinate DOI and article record maintenance where applicable;
• Correct verified metadata errors in a timely and transparent manner;
• Maintain links between articles and corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, or editorial notices;
• Respond to reasonable metadata inquiries from authors, readers, librarians, repositories, and indexing services;
• Avoid unverified claims about indexing, archiving, or third-party database inclusion.

编辑部应维护文章页面、期号记录、DOI 信息和元数据一致性，并在发现错误时采取合理更正措施。

High-quality metadata supports discovery by search engines, academic databases, libraries, repositories, citation managers, and indexing services. However, metadata provision does not itself guarantee acceptance into any third-party index or database.

• JLPCS may provide metadata to indexing, discovery, archiving, DOI, or repository systems where appropriate;
• Third-party databases may apply their own selection, review, timing, and metadata standards;
• Inclusion in a database should be verified directly through that database’s official record;
• JLPCS will not claim indexing status unless confirmed by the relevant official source;
• Metadata may be updated to improve discoverability, citation, and preservation.

元数据质量有助于检索和数据库处理，但不等同于数据库收录保证。任何第三方数据库收录状态，应以该数据库官方记录为准。

Questions about DOI records, metadata errors, citation formats, author identifiers, article records, issue records, or metadata updates may be directed to the JLPCS Editorial Office.

有关 DOI 记录、元数据错误、引用格式、作者标识、文章记录、期号记录或元数据更新的问题，可联系 JLPCS 编辑部。

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