Copyright & License

SAFE allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to its articles' full texts and allows readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions. Finally, the journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions

  • Authors are allowed to archive their submitted article in an open access repository
  • Authors are allowed to archive the final published article in an open access repository with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal

Artificial Intelligence

We at SAFE recognize the value of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to help authors in the research and writing process. We also welcome advancements in this area to enhance opportunities for generating ideas, accelerating research discovery, synthesizing, or analysing findings, polishing language, or structuring a submission. Lastly, we value accuracy, transparency, and integrity in the research and writing process.

To comply with this policy, authors

  • must disclose their use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the body of the submission.
  • must not list Generative AI as an author of the submission.
  • should cite original sources, rather than Generative AI tools as primary sources within the reference.
  • must not use AI to manipulate images and figures.
  • must disclose on the SAFE submission page their use of any Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in the research process reported in this submission including the creation of the report itself. In the disclosure, authors must name the tool, describe how it was used, and the reason for using it.

While submissions will not be rejected because of the disclosed use of Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies, if an editor becomes aware that Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies was inappropriately used in the preparation of a submission without disclosure, the editor reserves the right to reject the submission at any time during the publishing process. Inappropriate use of Generative AI includes the generation of incorrect text or content, plagiarism, or inappropriate attribution to prior sources.