Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statements
Our publication ethics and publication malpractice statements are largely based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guide for Journal Editors (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2011).
Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
1.Publication Decision
The editorial board is responsible for deciding which manuscripts are submitted to the journal to be published. The Editor-in-Chief’s
decision to accept or reject a manuscript for publication is based on its importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the scope of
the journal.
2. Fair Play
The Editorial Board and reviewers evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author’s race, ethnicity,
gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, nationality, or political ideology.
3. Concealment
The Editorial Board must ensure that all material submitted to the journal remains confidential while reviewed. The editorial board
and editorial staff should not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than appropriate authors,
reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and publishers as appropriate.
4. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished material disclosed in submitted papers will not be used by editors or editorial board members for their own research
purposes without the written consent of the authors.
5. Self-Citation Journal
An editor shall not engage in any practice requiring the author to cite his or her journal as either an implied or express condition of
acceptance for publication. Any recommendations regarding the article to be cited in the manuscript should be made on the basis of
direct relevance to the author’s article, with the aim of improving the final published research. Editors should direct authors to relevant
literature as part of the peer review process; However, this should never include instructions for citing individual journals.
6. Involvement and Cooperation in Investigations
An editor should take reasonably responsive steps when an ethical complaint has been raised regarding a submitted manuscript or
published paper, along with the publisher (or the public). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript
or paper and giving appropriate consideration to each complaint or claim made, but may also include further communication with
relevant research institutions and bodies, and if such complaints are upheld, publication of corrections, retractions, disclosure of
concerns, or other records that may be relevant. Any reported acts of unethical publishing behavior should be looked at, even if
discovered years after publication.
7. Publication Decision
The editor-in-chief of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published. The Editor-in-Chief
may be guided by the policies of the journal’s Editorial Board and limited by the legal requirements that will apply regarding
defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this
decision.
Reviewer Responsibilities
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
The peer-review process assists editors and the editorial board in making editorial decisions and can also serve authors in improving papers.
2. Accuracy
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review research reported in a manuscript or knows that a speedy review is not possible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.
3. Confidentiality
Any manuscript accepted for review should be treated as a confidential document. They should not be disclosed or discussed with others except as permitted by the editor.
4. Standard of Objectivity
The review should be carried out objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees must express their views clearly with supportive arguments.
5. Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify cases where relevant published works mentioned in the manuscript have not been cited in the references section. They must indicate whether observations or arguments derived from other publications are accompanied by their respective sources. Reviewers will advise editors of any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which they have personal knowledge.
6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competition, collaboration, or other relationships or connections with the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper.
Author’s Duties
1. Reporting Standards
The author of the original research report should present an accurate account of the work done as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be accurately represented in the newspaper. A paper should contain enough detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. False or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior.
2. Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data from their studies along with papers for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any case, the author must ensure the accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least ten years after publication (preferably through institutional or subject-based data repositories or other data centers), provided that the confidentiality of participants can be protected and legal rights regarding proprietary data do not preclude their release.
3. Originality, Plagiarism
The author will only submit the original work completely, and will quote or quote the work and/or words of others appropriately. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work should also be cited. Plagiarism has many forms, from “passing” someone else’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing important parts of another paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms is unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior.
4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publishing
In general, papers describing the basis of the same research should not be published in more than one journal. Submitting the same paper to more than one journal is unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior. Manuscripts that have been published as copyrighted material elsewhere cannot be submitted. In addition, manuscripts that are being reviewed by journals should not be sent back to copyrighted publications.
5. Acknowledgment of Sources
True recognition of the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite publications that are influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained personally, such as in conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties, may not be used or reported without the explicit written permission of the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, may not be used without the written permission of the author of the work involved in this service.
6. Paper Wreath
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported research. All who have made significant contributions must be listed as co-authors. Suitable authors ensure that all contributing co-authors and no uninvolved person are included in the list of authors. The corresponding author will also verify that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper and have approved its submission for publication.
7. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors must include a statement that discloses any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that could be construed to affect the outcome or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his self-published work, it is the author’s obligation to notify the journal editor or publisher immediately and to cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper in erratum form.
Reference
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guide for Journal Editors. Retrieved from http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pd