Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

An article must be prepared and submitted in full compliance with national and international laws of ethics, as well as common standards accepted by academics. We adhere to strict guidelines to ensure the credibility and reliability of the research we publish. Any instances of malpractice or unethical behaviour will be thoroughly investigated and promptly addressed. Therefore, all parties are responsible for respecting ethical standards.

Editors’ responsibilities:

• The Editor-in-Chief will evaluate each manuscript based solely on its importance, originality, clarity, validity, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
• The Editor-in-Chief will be responsible for appointing unbiased and double-blind reviewers.
• The Editor-in-Chief will be responsible in maintaining and managing a smooth and fast evaluation process.
• The Editor-in-Chief will be responsible Storing all records.
• The editor will not discriminate against authors based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
• The editor will ensure that all manuscripts meet the current legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
• The Editor-in-Chief will be taking responsibility in controversial or conflicting cases.
• The Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial board will not use any unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted paper for their own research purposes without obtaining explicit written consent from the author.

Reviewers’ responsibilities:

• The review process assists the editor-in-chief and the editorial board in making editorial decisions, and it may also help the author improve their article.
• Reviewers should agree to review submissions only relevant to their specific fields.
• Reviewers should not have access to information about the author(s) identity. In they do access or receive such information, the evaluation process must be terminated. The evaluation process should be completed in total objectivity and confidentiality.
• If reviewers believe that there is a conflict of interest, they should reject to evaluate the manuscript and inform the Editor-in-Chief on the issue.
• Reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not yet cited.
• Evaluation process must be completed objectively on the content of the manuscript. Personal characteristics such as nationality, gender, political views, religion, or commercial conflicts must not interfere with the reviewers’ decisions.
• Reviewers should have a constructive and polite attitude towards submitted work. They should avoid degrading or offensive language in communication with authors.
• Reviewers should comply with evaluation deadlines and ethical responsibilities.
• If a selected referee feels unqualified to review the manuscript or knows that prompt review is impossible, they should notify the editor-in-chief and withdraw from the review process.
• Reviewers must bear in mind that all manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be disclosed or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor-in-chief.

Authors’ responsibilities:

• Articles submitted to Journal must be original works and properly acknowledge. Citations from other sources and words of others must be clearly stated.
• The criteria for authorship require individuals to have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research being reported. Co-authors should be listed for all those who have made substantial contributions.
• The names of the individuals who do not contribute to the study must not be included among authors.
• The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have agreed to the final version of the manuscript and its submission for publication, and that no uninvolved individuals are included in the author list.
• If there is a conflict of interest regarding the study, the process under Conflict of Interest must be followed.
• Please be noted that raw data can be requested during the review process. In such a case, authors are asked to provide their raw data as soon as possible, and they should be willing to make the data publicly accessible if possible.
• Authors should ensure the availability of the data to other professionals for at least ten years after publication, preferably through a data repository, while maintaining the confidentiality of the participants and protecting any legal rights related to proprietary data.
• Authors are responsible to obtained permissions from related individuals, organizations, etc. If necessary.
• It is considered unethical to publish papers that describe essentially the same research in more than one journal. Therefore, submitting the same paper to multiple journals is not acceptable. Manuscripts that have been published elsewhere as copyrighted material cannot be submitted.
• No author names can be added after submission.
• Author(s) is/are not eligible to contact persons involved in evaluation process during submission evaluation.
• Authors are required to disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could potentially affect the interpretation of their manuscript. This includes sources of financial support for the research project.
• If an author discovers a substantial error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their responsibility to inform the editor-in-chief or publisher promptly and work with them to retract or correct the article.

Publisher responsibilities

• The publisher holds the right of property and copyright of each published work and is responsible for keeping a copy.
• The publisher declares and guarantees that editorial decisions regarding submitted and published articles will remain free, as the editor-in-chief is responsible for making these decisions.
• The publisher has the responsibility to take all the precautions to avoid scientific exploitation, plagiarism crimes against the Editor-in-Chief.
• In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism, the publisher, will work closely with the editor-in-chief, to take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and amend the article in question. This may involve the promptly publication of an erratum, clarification or, in the most severe cases, retracting the affected work.
• The publisher, together with the editor-in-chief, shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, and under no circumstances encourage such misconduct or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place.
• The publisher is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research and ensures accessibility by partnering with organizations and maintaining our own digital archive.