Maintaining the highest standards of research integrity
Our ethics policy is built on the following fundamental principles:
Honest and transparent conduct in all research activities
Open and clear reporting of research methods and findings
Impartial and unbiased evaluation of all submissions
Accountability for research conduct and outcomes
Respect for participants, colleagues, and the research community
Commitment to the highest standards of research quality
Authors are expected to adhere to the following ethical standards:
Research involving human subjects or animals must have appropriate ethics approval from relevant institutional review boards or ethics committees.
Our editorial team is committed to maintaining ethical standards throughout the review process:
Reviewers play a crucial role in maintaining research ethics:
The following are considered serious ethical violations:
Using someone else's work without proper attribution or permission
Publishing the same work in multiple journals without disclosure
Creating or falsifying research data to support conclusions
Selectively reporting or manipulating data to support hypotheses
Including authors who did not contribute to the work
Excluding authors who made significant contributions
Ethical violations may result in manuscript rejection, retraction, and notification to relevant institutions and funding agencies.
When ethical violations are suspected, we follow a structured process:
Review the alleged violation and gather relevant information
Convene an ethics committee to investigate the matter
Provide opportunity for authors to respond to allegations
Make a decision based on evidence and established guidelines
Notify relevant parties of the decision and any actions taken
Document the process and maintain records for future reference
If you have concerns about potential ethical violations, please contact our ethics committee.