Advertising Policy

1. Policy Statement

BETA-BAREKENG : Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science is an academic open-access journal. Any advertising accepted by the journal must be lawful, accurate, clearly distinguishable from editorial content, and consistent with the journal’s academic mission.

Advertising must never influence editorial decisions, peer review, publication outcomes, reviewer selection, editorial timing, or the scholarly assessment of any manuscript.

At present, the journal does not run commercial advertising by default. If advertising is introduced in the future, this policy will apply in full.

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2. Scope and Definitions

For the purpose of this policy, advertising includes any paid, sponsored, promoted, or in-kind content intended to promote a product, service, event, institution, organization, or message.

This may include, but is not limited to:

• website banners, sidebars, or sponsored placements;
• sponsored announcements or partner messages;
• advertisements placed in issue files, PDF files, or downloadable materials;
• promotional inserts in journal emails, newsletters, or official social media communications.

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3. Separation from Editorial Decision-Making

Advertising is kept strictly separate from editorial and peer review processes.

• Editors and reviewers do not participate in advertising negotiations or approvals.
• Advertising status, payment, sponsorship, or partnership does not affect manuscript acceptance, rejection, review speed, or editorial handling.
• Advertisers do not receive access to submissions, reviewer identities, editorial correspondence, or confidential manuscript information.
• Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, relevance, and journal standards.

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4. Acceptable Advertising

If advertising is permitted, the journal may consider advertising that is relevant to the journal’s readership and scholarly environment, such as:

• academic conferences, seminars, workshops, and training events;
• books, journals, scholarly databases, and educational resources;
• research tools, software, and academic infrastructure, provided claims are accurate and not deceptive;
• institutional announcements, calls for papers, or research-related opportunities, where clearly labeled.

All advertisements must be factually accurate and must not exaggerate claims or misrepresent evidence.

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5. Prohibited Advertising

The journal will not accept advertising that:

• is misleading, deceptive, unverifiable, or manipulative;
• conflicts with academic integrity or research ethics;
• promotes predatory publishing, paper mills, ghostwriting, contract cheating, plagiarism, falsification, or manipulation services;
• contains discriminatory, hateful, harassing, abusive, or violent content;
• violates applicable laws, regulations, or platform rules;
• imitates editorial content in a misleading manner or appears to be native editorial content without clear labeling.

The journal also reserves the right to reject any advertising that could reasonably harm authors, readers, reviewers, or the reputation and integrity of the journal.

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6. Placement and Labeling

Any advertising displayed by the journal must be clearly identified using labels such as “Advertisement” or “Sponsored”.

• Advertising must be visually separated from scholarly and editorial content.
• Advertisements must not be placed in a way that suggests endorsement of specific research findings.
• Advertisements must not be embedded in policy pages, peer review pages, or ethics statements in a way that confuses readers.

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7. Targeting, Tracking, and Reader Data

The journal does not sell personal data to advertisers.

If any future advertising involves tracking technologies or third-party advertising services, the journal will disclose this clearly, explain what data are collected and for what purpose, and comply with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.

By default, the journal prefers non-targeted advertising placements.

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8. Approval Process and Responsibilities

Decisions regarding advertising are made by the journal management or publisher function, not by manuscript-handling editors.

• The journal may request supporting documentation for factual claims made in an advertisement.
• The journal may refuse, suspend, modify, or remove advertising that does not comply with this policy.
• The journal may limit the number, size, location, and frequency of advertisements.

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9. Complaints and Removal

Readers, authors, reviewers, and other stakeholders may submit complaints regarding advertising.

The journal may respond by:

• requesting clarification or evidence from the advertiser;
• reviewing the content, placement, or labeling of the advertisement;
• modifying or removing the advertisement if it is misleading, harmful, or inconsistent with this policy.

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