These rules are built into the platform. They apply to every journal and every paper.
Every decision is on record
Each status change is logged. Any exception to the review policy needs a written reason that stays in the paper's history.
Nobody reviews their own work
Authors and co-authors cannot be assigned as reviewers, and editors cannot handle papers they wrote.
Originality checked on every version
The check runs on submission, when a file is replaced and on every revision.
Reviewers stay anonymous
Authors receive the reviewers' comments with the editor's decision, never their names or private notes.