Publication Ethic

CODE OF ETHICS OF JOURNAL PUBLISHING

  1. Identifying the journal's name, its scientific scope, its timeline, and its accreditation.
  2. Identifying the membership of the editorial board.
  3. Establishing the relationship between authors, publisher, peer reviewers, and other contracted parties.
  4. Respecting the confidentiality of research contributors, authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
  5. Applying intellectual property rights norms and regulations, in particular those concerning copyright.
  6. Conducting policy reviews and communicating them to authors, the publishing committee, peer reviewers, and readers.
  7. Preparing the code of conduct guidelines for editors and peer reviewers.
  8. Publishing the journal on a regular basis.
  9. Ensuring that the resources required for sustainable publication are available.
  10. Establishing a network of cooperation and dissemination.
  11. Preparing licensing and other legal aspects.

CODE OF ETHICS OF EDITORS

  1. Improving the standard of publication.
  2. Ensuring that the quality of published papers is maintained.
  3. Upholding the right to express an opinion.
  4. Maintaining the integrity of the academic record of the author.
  5. Issuing corrections, clarifications, retractions, and disclaimers when required.
  6. Holding authors responsible for the content and any statements in their paper, while the journal is responsible for style and format.
  7. Evaluating editorial and peer review policies in order to increase accountability and minimise errors.
  8. Preventing authors or third parties from influencing an assessment towards a non-objective judgement.
  9. Encouraging authors to refine their manuscript until it is worth publishing.

CODE OF ETHICS OF PEER REVIEWERS

  1. Evaluating manuscripts and submitting a review to the editor in order to determine the manuscript's viability.
  2. Reviewing manuscripts promptly and in accordance with scientific guidelines, covering the data collection process, the legality of the work, and the results.
  3. Checking that revised manuscripts comply with the journal's standards.
  4. Motivating authors to improve their manuscript by offering reviews, feedback, and advice.
  5. Maintaining the privacy of the author by keeping the findings and recommendations confidential.
  6. Declining to review manuscripts in which the reviewer is directly or indirectly involved.
  7. Following the peer review criteria set by the editors.
  8. Reviewing the substance of the manuscript rather than correcting grammar, punctuation, and typographical errors.
  9. Upholding the principles of factuality, novelty, and originality, and prioritising the benefit of the manuscript for the development of research, technology, and innovation.
  10. Remaining objective and free from external influence.
  11. Ensuring that the contents of the manuscript remain confidential before publication.
  12. Reviewing only manuscripts within the reviewer's area of expertise, and recommending another expert when the topic falls outside it.
  13. Remaining open-minded towards viewpoints that differ from the reviewer's own.
  14. Declining the review, and informing the editor as early as possible, if the editor's time limit cannot be met.
  15. Providing honest, objective, and clear arguments for the outcome of the review. The possible recommendations are:
    • accepted without revision;
    • accepted with minor revision (no further peer review needed after the author's revision);
    • accepted with major revision (returned to peer review after the author's revision);
    • rejected, with a recommendation to submit elsewhere;
    • rejected, with a recommendation not to publish because the manuscript is scientifically deficient or shows serious breaches of the author's code of ethics.
  16. Not using reviewed manuscripts for the interests of the reviewer or of third parties without the author's permission.

CODE OF ETHICS OF AUTHORS

  • The author is responsible for the work and the contents of the manuscript, including the methods, analyses, calculations, and details.
  • The author responds to the comments of peer reviewers professionally and promptly.
  • The author informs the editor if the manuscript is to be withdrawn.
  • The author describes the limitations of the study.
  • The author respects a request from the publisher not to release the results before publication through interviews or other media.
  • The author informs the editor when the manuscript forms part of a phased, multidisciplinary, or multi-perspective study.
  • The author declares that the manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and has not been submitted to another publisher.
  • The author notifies the editor or publisher immediately if an error is discovered.
  • Written permission and acknowledgement are given for the use of material from other copyrighted publications.
  • The author properly cites the work of others used in the manuscript.
  • The author acknowledges previous researchers when presenting new findings or improvements to existing work.
  • The author does not list in the bibliography publications that were not actually consulted.
  • The author is prepared to provide, on request, evidence that the research met research ethics requirements, including field notes and raw data.
  • The author responds adequately to comments or feedback received after publication.