Ethics

Duties of Editors

  1. Editors are responsible for evaluating the quality of submitted manuscripts in order to determine their suitability for publication in the journal under their responsibility.
  2. Editors must not disclose any information about authors or reviewers to individuals who are not involved in the manuscript evaluation process during the review period.
  3. Editors must make publication decisions only after manuscripts have undergone the peer-review process, taking into consideration the significance, originality, clarity, and relevance of the content to the journal’s scope and policies.
  4. Editors must not publish manuscripts that have been previously published elsewhere.
  5. Editors must not reject manuscripts based solely on suspicion or uncertainty; they must seek appropriate evidence to substantiate any concerns before making a decision.
  6. Editors must not have conflicts of interest with authors, reviewers, or members of the editorial management team.
  7. Editors must rigorously screen manuscripts for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism-detection software to ensure that published articles do not contain plagiarized content.
  8. If plagiarism is detected during the manuscript evaluation process, editors must suspend the review process and promptly contact the corresponding author to request clarification, which will be used to inform the decision to accept or reject the manuscript.

 

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and must not disclose any part or all of the submitted manuscript to individuals who are not involved in the review process during the period of manuscript evaluation (Confidentiality).
  2. Upon receiving a manuscript from the journal editor, if reviewers become aware of any potential conflicts of interest with the author(s)—such as being a co-investigator, having a personal relationship with the author(s), or any other reason that may compromise their ability to provide independent and unbiased comments—they should inform the editor and decline to review the manuscript.
  3. Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts only within their areas of expertise, taking into consideration the significance of the content to the relevant discipline, the quality of the analysis, and the rigor of the work. Personal opinions that are not supported by evidence should not be used as criteria for making decisions on research manuscripts.
  4. Reviewers should identify relevant and significant research works that are closely related to the manuscript under review but have not been cited by the author(s) and include them in their review comments. In addition, if any part of the manuscript appears to be substantially similar to or overlaps with other published works, reviewers must notify the editor accordingly.

 

Duties of Authors

  1. Authors must certify that the submitted work is original and has not been previously published elsewhere.
  2. Authors must report research findings truthfully and accurately, without data fabrication, falsification, or misrepresentation.
  3. Authors must properly acknowledge and cite the work of others if such work has been used in their manuscript, and provide a complete list of references at the end of the article.
  4. Authors must prepare and submit their manuscripts in accordance with the format and guidelines specified in the journal’s “Instructions for Authors.”
  5. All individuals listed as authors in the manuscript must have made a genuine and significant contribution to the research.
  6. Authors must clearly disclose all sources of financial support for the research.
  7. Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest (if any).