Publishing Ethics

Publishing Ethics

The Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the COPE Core Practices. All parties involved in publishing — authors, editors, and reviewers — are expected to observe the following responsibilities.

• Authors must ensure their work is original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism; disclose conflicts of interest and funding sources; and meet the criteria for authorship.
• Editors must evaluate manuscripts on scholarly merit alone, maintain confidentiality, manage conflicts of interest, and act fairly when handling allegations of misconduct.
• Reviewers must provide objective, timely, and constructive evaluations, treat manuscripts as confidential, and declare any competing interests.
• Misconduct — including plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, and redundant or duplicate submission — is taken seriously and investigated in accordance with COPE guidance.
• Corrections and retractions are issued promptly and transparently when errors or ethical concerns are identified in published work.