Updated Author Guidelines and Editorial Policies

YRUJST has updated its Author Guidelines, Peer Review Process, and Publication Ethics policies, effective October 5, 2026. The main changes are as follows:

1. Manuscripts must include an anonymized version for double-blind peer review.
2. Manuscripts must include an Ethics Statement (where applicable), a Conflict of Interest Statement, a Data Availability Statement, and an AI Use Declaration.
3. All submissions are checked for similarity using CopyCatch, and manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 25% (excluding references) will be returned for revision.
4. A new policy on the use of generative AI has been introduced.
5. Manuscripts that pass peer review are checked by the journal's English language editor before acceptance.

Authors are requested to read the updated guidelines carefully and to use the latest manuscript template before submission.