Publication Ethics

A. Publication and authorship

1. All submitted papers are subject to a rigorous peer-review process by at least two international reviewers who are experts in the particular paper area.
2. The review process is a blind peer review.
3. The factors considered in the review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability and language.
4. Possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revision, or rejection.
5. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
6. Rejected articles will not be reviewed.
7. Acceptance of papers is limited by applicable legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism.
8. No study may be included in more than one publication.

B. Author's responsibility

1. Authors must certify that their manuscript is their original work.
2. Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
3. Authors must state that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
4. Authors must participate in the peer review process.
5. Authors are required to retract or correct errors.
6. All Authors mentioned in the paper must make a significant contribution to the research.
7. The author must certify that all data in this paper are real and genuine.
8. The author must notify the Editor of any conflict of interest.
9. Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
10. Authors must report any errors they find in their published paper to the Editor.

C. Responsibilities of reviewers

1. Reviewers must keep all information about the paper confidential and treat it as privileged information.
2. Reviews must be done objectively, without personal criticism from the author
3. Reviewers must express their views clearly with supporting arguments
4. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
5. The reviewer should also request that the Chief Editor note any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which he has personal knowledge.
6. Reviewers may not review manuscripts that have conflicts of interest as a result of competition, collaboration, or other relationships or connections with the authors, companies, or institutions to which the papers are linked.

D. Editorial responsibilities

1. Editors have full responsibility and authority to reject/accept articles.
2. Editors are responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication.
3. Editors should always consider the needs of writers and readers when trying to improve publications.
4. Editors must ensure the quality of the paper and the integrity of the academic record.
5. Editors should publish erroneous pages or make corrections when necessary.
6. Editors must have a clear picture of the sources of research funding.
7. Editors should base their decisions only on the importance, authenticity, clarity, and relevance of the paper to the scope of publication.
8. Editors may not reverse their decision or overturn a previous editor's decision without serious reason.
9. Editors must maintain 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 papers if they are reasonably certain.
12. Editors must act if they suspect infringement, whether a paper was published or not, and make all reasonable efforts to keep the matter resolved.
13. Editors must not reject papers based on suspicion, they must have evidence of infringement.
14. Editors must not allow conflicts of interest to exist between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.