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The publisher of JYU Studies is the Open Science Centre (OSC) of JYU. The editorial team works at the OSC.

The proposals and manuscripts are evaluated and selected by the editorial board:

• Chair of the editorial board: Heikki Hanka, Head of Department, Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, JYU ()
• Peppi Taalas, Director, Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication, JYU ()
• Anne Viljanen, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, JYU ()
• Arto Ikonen, Service Manager, OSC, JYU ()
• Secretary for the editorial board: Sini Tuikka, Publishing Coordinator, OSC, JYU ()

JYU Studies publishes in Finnish, Swedish and in English. If necessary, the editor of the JYU Studies will take care of proofreading the texts written in Finnish. If necessary, the editorial staff also will assist in the acquisition of a language review service for texts written in other languages. 

However, direct translations of previously published publications in another language are not published in JYU Studies. 

The writers are also reminded to pay attention to language especially when writing about race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, illness, or disability/ability.

Copyright is agreed upon in a written agreement during the publishing process. As far as the content of the publication is concerned, the copyright remains with the authors. In a compilation, the copyrights of each author are retained for their own text. In terms of the layout and publication series design, the copyrights remain with the JYU Open Science Centre.

The authors are responsible for ensuring that they have the full copyright for e.g. the figures, tables and other similar material included in their publication, or that such material has acquired the right to be published. The authors are responsible for acquiring these rights. The cost of such rights or their absence can be directly attributed to the authors.

The authors also ensure that they have added appropriate references to the text, tables, patterns, images, and other similar published material, in accordance with good scientific practice, if these are not the authors' original output.

Publications are licensed under . The license selection is agreed upon with the authors during the publishing process.

To support the writing process of the publication's authors, an MS Word template is available. This template includes predefined styles that incorporate essential formatting elements and guides on proper citation practices and accessibility considerations.

The template can be customized for each publication according to the preferences of the authors or editors.

The layout of the publication is carried out by the Open Science Centre's editorian team. The appearance of the JYU Studies series adheres to the university's graphic guidelines. The cover of the work is designed in collaboration with the authors.

JYU Studies accepts publication proposals continuously. The editorial board decides on the order and date of publication of the manuscripts selected for the publishing process but will take into account also the wishes of the authors.

Publication proposals written in the proposed publication language can be sent as an email or an email attachment to publication coordinator Sini Tuikka (sini.tuikka@jyu.fi).

It is not necessary to attach the manuscript to the publication proposal yet, but the decision to proceed to peer review can only be made on the basis of the manuscript evaluated first by the editorial board of JYU Studies.

We encourage you to include the following in the publication proposal:

• The working title, the author(s) and their connection to the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥
• Description on how is the publication linked to research at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥
• Preliminary content and structure plan
• Estimated scope of the publication (number of pages)
• Estimated number of images, tables and images
• Scientific significance: What new knowledge will the publication bring or what new perspectives does it offer?
• To which audience(s) will the publication be targeted?
• A preliminary idea for the publication date
• Has the publication been previously offered for publication elsewhere?

The authors are also expected to adopt the following guidelines steering the publishing activities in the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥:

• of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ (12.6.2020)

Proposal review

JYU Studies accepts book proposals continuously. JYU Studies editorial team and the editorial board evaluate all proposals.

The secretary of the editorial board sends the author(s) (or editor(s)) a confirmation of the publication proposal received. The author will receive information within 14 days of the rejection or acceptance of the publication proposal. Also, if necessary, additional information will be requested from the authors before the final decision.

It is not necessary to attach the manuscript to the publication proposal, but the decision to proceed to peer review will only be made on the basis of the manuscript evaluated first by the editorial board.

If there has not yet been a manuscript attached to the approved publication proposal, it is agreed to send it to the next review by the editorial board, in which case the editorial board will decide on the possible start of the peer review process.

Open peer review

In JYU Studies, the peer review is mainly carried out in accordance with the principle of open and open identities, i.e. the identities of the authors and reviewers are not concealed in the review process. Possible exceptions will be agreed in advance between the authors and the editorial board. However, as a rule, the comments of the peer reviewers are not open unless otherwise agreed.

Requirements for the reviewers

The editorial board requests assessments on the eligibility of the book manuscript from at least two reviewers. The reviewers are PhD level researchers or other experts external to the editorial board and independent in relation to the manuscript to be reviewed. Possible conflicts of interest are taken into account when selecting the reviewers. Authors may be consulted on the appointment of potential reviewers, but the final selection of reviewers is always made by the editorial board.

Full manuscripts review

The JYU Studies editorial team is responsible for arranging and managing the peer-review process and keeping the editorial board informed about the process. Within two months of the start of the review process, authors will receive information on the acceptance or rejection of their manuscript, as well the possible amendments to it that may be considered a prerequisite for publication. The review time includes both editorial and reviewers' review processes.

The editorial staff of JYU Studies provides comprehensive guidelines for the reviewers to compile their comments so that they will be made according to the agreed schedule, they are comparable with each other, directing the authors, and factually and justly written. The reviewers should assess, among other things, the theoretical framework, the reliability and accuracy of the research implementation, and the originality and novelty value of the results in relation to previous research.

Each reviewer proposes either to reject the proposal or to accept it (with modifications, if necessary). The editorial board of JYU Studies makes the final decision to publish the manuscript on the basis of the reviewers’ comments. If the decision is positive, a publishing contract will be made with the author(s).

If necessary, the reviewers or the editorial board will read the manuscript again if substantial changes were required to it before publication. There are a maximum of three rounds of review.

The authors are reminded that all research conducted at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ follows good research data management processes and practices. .

Authors are recommended to handle the research data related to the publication in accordance with the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥'s research data policy and to publish the data (or at least the related metadata) openly. When using research data, the authors of the data must be acknowledged in accordance with good scientific practice. When citing data, the same practices as in other scientific citations are followed.

The editorial team assists the authors in planning the communications and marketing of the publication in cooperation with the JYU Marketing and Communications. The permanent web address (URN, DOI) of the publication should always be included in e.g. the press releases, blog and social media posts.

The editorial team will regularly report the authors e.g. about the visibility and the citation and download statistics of their publication.

Works published in the JYU Studies series will be openly available from autumn 2024 onwards not only in the JYX publication archive but also on the and platforms.