PUBLICATION ETHICS

Part A: Publication and Authorship

  1. All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process conducted by experts in the relevant field.
  2. The review process is carried out blindly by peer reviewers.
  3. The factors taken into consideration in the review include relevance, validity, significance, originality, readability, and language.
  4. Possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
  5. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit their manuscript, there is no guarantee that the revised manuscript will be accepted.
  6. Rejected articles will not be reconsidered for review.
  7. The acceptance of papers is subject to applicable legal requirements concerning defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
  8. A study may not be published in more than one publication.

Part B: Authors' Responsibilities

  1. Authors must declare that their manuscript is their own original work.
  2. Authors must declare that the manuscript has not been previously published elsewhere.
  3. Authors must declare that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
  4. Authors are required to participate in the peer review process.
  5. Authors are required to provide retractions or corrections of any errors found.
  6. All authors listed in the paper must have made a significant contribution to the research.
  7. Authors must declare that all data presented in the paper are real and authentic.
  8. Authors are required to notify the Editor of any potential conflicts of interest.
  9. Authors are required to cite all sources used in the preparation of their manuscript.
  10. Authors are required to report any errors they discover in their published papers to the editors.

Part C: Reviewers' Responsibilities

  1. Reviewers must keep all information regarding the manuscript confidential and treat it as privileged information.
  2. Reviews must be conducted objectively, without any personal criticism directed at the authors.
  3. Reviewers must express their views clearly and supported by sound arguments.
  4. Reviewers must identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors.
  5. Reviewers must also notify the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published papers of which they have personal knowledge.
  6. Reviewers must not review any manuscript in which they have a conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper.

Part D: Editors' Responsibilities

  1. Editors have full responsibility and authority to reject or accept an article.
  2. Editors are responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication.
  3. Editors must always consider the needs of both authors and readers when striving to improve the quality of the publication.
  4. Editors must ensure the quality of papers and the integrity of the academic record.
  5. Editors must publish errata pages or make corrections whenever necessary.
  6. Editors must have a clear picture of the research funding sources.
  7. Editors must base their decisions solely on the importance, originality, clarity, and relevance of the paper to the scope of the publication.
  8. Editors must not reverse their decisions or overturn the decisions of a previous editor without serious justification.
  9. Editors must preserve the anonymity of reviewers.
  10. Editors must ensure that all research material they publish complies with internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
  11. Editors should only accept a paper when they are reasonably certain of its merit.
  12. Editors must take action if they suspect any misconduct, whether in published or unpublished papers, and must make all reasonable efforts to persistently seek a resolution to the matter.
  13. Editors must not reject papers based on mere suspicion; they must have clear evidence of misconduct.
  14. Editors must not allow any conflicts of interest to exist among staff, authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.