Because Intelligence, Informatics and Infrastructure publishes research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, and civil engineering, the integrity and reproducibility of data and software are central to the value of the work we publish. The following policies apply to all manuscripts.
Research Data Availability
Authors are encouraged to make the data underlying their results openly available in a trusted repository (for example, J-STAGE Data, Zenodo, figshare, or a recognised domain repository), and to cite the dataset with a persistent identifier (DOI) where possible. Every manuscript must include a Data Availability Statement describing where the data can be found and under what conditions they can be accessed.
Example statements:
“The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository] at https://doi.org/[DOI].”
“The data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
“Data sharing is not applicable to this article, as no new data were created or analysed.”
Where data cannot be shared (e.g., privacy, security, or contractual restrictions), authors should state this and explain why.
Software & Code Availability
For studies whose conclusions depend on custom software, models, or analysis pipelines, authors are encouraged to share their code to enable reproduction. Code may be deposited in a public repository (e.g., GitHub) and archived with a persistent DOI (e.g., via Zenodo). A Code Availability Statement should specify where the code resides, the licence under which it is released, and the computational environment required to run it.
Authors should report key details — framework and version, random seeds, hyper-parameters, and hardware — sufficient to reproduce the reported results.
Use of Generative AI
Authors may use generative-AI tools to improve readability and language, subject to the following conditions, which align with COPE's position on AI tools:
- ▪ Disclosure. Any use of generative-AI technologies must be explicitly disclosed in the manuscript (e.g., in the Methods or Acknowledgments).
- ▪ Responsibility. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including any part produced with AI assistance. AI tools cannot be listed as authors and cannot be held accountable.
- ▪ Images. Generative AI must not be used to create or alter images, figures, or results, except where such generation is itself part of the research design and is clearly described.
See the journal's Publication Ethics page for the full policy.
Persistent Identifiers & Metadata
- ▪ Authors are encouraged to provide ORCID iDs, which are included in article metadata.
- ▪ All articles receive a DOI (prefix 10.11532) and are delivered in full-text JATS XML / HTML and PDF.
- ▪ Reference lists are openly available under the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), and machine-readable licence information is embedded in each article.
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