Publication Ethics
1. Responsibilities of Authors
- Originality: Authors must ensure that their submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere. If authors use the work or words of others, they must be appropriately cited.
- Data Accuracy: Authors should present accurate data and ensure that research results are reported honestly and transparently without manipulation.
- Authorship: All individuals who have made significant contributions to the research should be listed as authors, and all authors should approve the final version of the paper before publication.
- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their research.
2. Responsibilities of Editors
- Fairness: Editors must evaluate manuscripts based on intellectual content regardless of the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, nationality, or political philosophy.
- Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.
- Decision Making: Editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published based on the work's validity and its importance to researchers and readers.
3. Responsibilities of Reviewers
- Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communications with the author, may also help the author improve the paper.
- Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
- Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
- Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
4. Responsibilities of the Publisher
- Publication Integrity: The publisher should ensure the integrity of the academic record and facilitate fair and transparent scientific communication.
- Plagiarism Prevention: The publisher must implement effective procedures to detect and prevent plagiarism, including using plagiarism detection tools.
5. Procedures for Handling Ethical Violations
- Handling Violations: Publishers and editors should take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, data falsification, and fraudulent authorship.
- Investigation: If ethical violations are suspected, the publisher should investigate the claims seriously and take appropriate action.