Post-Publication Discussion Policy

Research in the Mathematical and Natural Sciences (RMNS) welcomes constructive, evidence-based scientific discussion concerning published articles.

Post-publication discussion may address mathematical proofs, research methods, statistical analyses, computational models, experimental findings, reproducibility, interpretation, or scientific limitations.

Submission and Assessment

Readers and researchers may submit scientific comments through the journal's official communication channels, identifying the article concerned and providing supporting arguments or evidence.

Editors assess comments for scientific relevance, validity, clarity, and ethical compliance. Independent expert evaluation may be requested.

Personal attacks, harassment, and unsupported allegations are unacceptable.

Author Responses

Authors will normally be offered an opportunity to respond to substantive scientific criticism.

Legitimate criticism must not be rejected solely because the original authors disagree with it.

Publication of Discussions

RMNS may publish scholarly comments, discussions, letters, or author replies, subject to editorial assessment.

Published discussions should be linked to the original article where technically feasible.

Ethical Concerns

Scientific disagreement must be distinguished from suspected research misconduct.

Concerns requiring formal editorial action will be addressed under the journal's Allegations of Research Misconduct Policy and Correction and Retraction Policy.