Rated Score (R-score) Interpretation
3 Better practice: answer indicates that what is done goes beyond the bare minimum, indicating active changes have been made to address an issue, whether through journal policies, system changes or some other initiative.
2 Bare minimum practice: answer only indicates what is covered by generic publisher policies, by default system configuration, or would be true without any other intervention.
1 Practice not done/done insufficiently: answer indicates that this is not currently done or is not done sufficiently to meet the requirements of the question, including assumption that it is someone else’s responsibility, assumption that it happens by default, uncertainty about whether the practice happens, or stating that it would only be handled if the situation arose.
U Unaccountable: answer is unintelligible, or unrelated to the question, or insufficient justification provided to score the answer fairly.
N/A Not applicable: answer indicates the question is irrelevant to the journal, for example because it does not apply to the journal’s subject area.