Curation policy

Members of the RSC team curate voluntarily; review timelines depend on individual availability.

We aim to respond to submissions within two weeks.

Review criteria

We check each submission against our Submission policy. Curators verify:

• Scope alignment with RSC research and development
• Absence of personal or identifying information
• Documented ethical clearance where applicable
• Appropriate open licensing
• Metadata completeness and reproducibility support

Decisions

Submissions are accepted, returned for revision with actionable feedback, or declined if out of scope. Where identifying information is present, curators will request redaction before acceptance rather than decline outright.

Conflicts of interest

Where a curator has co-authored a submission, review is handled by another curator where possible.

Appeals

Depositors who disagree with a curation decision may request a second review by contacting the community via email at robotstudycompanion@gmail[dot]com