Ethics
Statement
The Editorial Board is committed to adhering closely to the “Guidelines on Good Publication Practice” established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in the United Kingdom.
Members of the Editorial Board are obligated to:
- Implement editorial policies that promote maximum transparency.
- Ensure honest reporting for a fair peer review process.
- Maintain proper reviewer and editorial conduct, making unbiased decisions independent of commercial considerations.
- Safeguard the integrity and quality of published papers by engaging with peer reviewers and guiding authors on meeting the required standards.
- Approach suspected or alleged misconduct by paper contributors with seriousness.
- Observe ethical conduct when involving humans and animals in research.
Authors' Responsibilities
The research being reported must have been conducted ethically and responsibly, complying with all relevant legislative regulations. Authors should:
- Clearly and honestly present their results, avoiding fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.
- Describe their methods clearly and unambiguously to allow confirmation of their findings by others.
- Comply with publication requirements, ensuring that submitted work is original, not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere.
- Accurately reflect individual authors' contributions in jointly published works.
- Disclose funding sources and declare any conflicts of interest, if applicable.
References
Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE. (2020). Publication Ethics Guidelines. Retrieved from, https://publicationethics.org/files/Full 20set 20of 20English 20flowcharts_9Nov2016.pdf
Wager E. & Kleinert S. (2011). Responsible research publication: international standards for authors. A position statement developed at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore. July 22-24, 2010. Chapter 50 in: Mayer T & Steneck N (Eds.), Promoting Research Integrity in a Global Environment (pp 309-316). Singapore: Imperial College Press / World Scientific Publishing. (ISBN 978-981-4340-97-7).
Important Deadlines
June Publication
Paper submission: 1 May
Author notification: 31 May
Journal publication: 30 June
December Publication
Paper submission: 1 November
Author notification: 30 November
Journal publication: 31 December