IMSO Policies

1) Eligibility & Scope

IMSO accepts records that advance movement science and practice. Eligible categories include EX, RS, PM, BM, ED, EQ (and optional PP, CS, NS, GC). Submissions must be lawful, non-infringing, and ethically obtained.

2) Authorship & Rights

• Submitters must have the right to archive and share the materials.
• Contributors should be listed accurately; ORCID is encouraged.
• De-identify any personal or patient data.

3) Licensing

By default, IMSO records are archived under a Creative Commons license selected during registration (recommended: CC BY 4.0). Proprietary assets may be listed with limited access, but public metadata remains open.

4) Permanence & Versioning

• Each accepted record receives a permanent IMSO ID and immutable metadata.
• Updates are published as new versions linked under the same record family.
• If mirrored to Zenodo, a DOI will complement the IMSO ID.

5) Review & Acceptance

IMSO conducts a lightweight review for completeness, category fit, policy compliance, and basic quality thresholds. Scientific peer review occurs separately (e.g., via MMSx Journal or other venues).

6) Ethical & Legal Compliance

• Follow applicable research ethics, human subjects protections, and local laws.
• Disclose conflicts of interest and funding sources where relevant.
• No defamatory, deceptive, or harmful content.

7) Withdrawal & Takedown

IMSO is a permanent registry. In rare cases (court order, proven infringement, or severe ethical breach), records may be retracted. The landing page will preserve a minimal tombstone and retraction notice.

8) Data Protection

We store registration data securely and use it to operate the registry. For privacy requests, contact registry@mmsxauthority.com.

9) Attribution & Citation

Cite records using the IMSO ID (and DOI if present). Example: IMSO-EX-2025-001-SQ-BP. Include authors, title, year, and version.