Publication Ethics
The publication ethics of an article in a scientific journal serve as an essential reference. It is necessary for standardizing ethical behavior among all parties involved in the publication of this scientific journal: authors, editors, reviewers.
AUTHORS
1. Reporting Standards: Authors must present accurate reports and data from their research findings. Such research articles must contain detailed information and sufficient references. Deliberate deception regarding the content of a manuscript is unethical behavior and is unacceptable.
2. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure the originality of their work and provide clear acknowledgment/sources when using quotations. Authors are not allowed to publish their research manuscript in more than one journal as submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical behavior and is unacceptable.
3. Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
4. Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to researchers who have made a significant contribution to the concept, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Those who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
5. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Every author must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
6. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
EDITORS
1. Publication Decisions: Editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. Editors may confer with the journal's editorial board policies and are constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may also consult with other editors or reviewers in making their decisions.
2. Fair Play: Editors should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
3. Confidentiality: Editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.
4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
REVIEWERS
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist the editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the manuscript. Reviewers are expected to provide suggestions for improvements based on their review.
2. Promptness: Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process. Invited reviewers should also confirm their willingness or unwillingness to review the manuscript.
3. Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
4. Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
5. Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: 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.