Publication Ethics

Editorial Duties and Responsibilities: 

- Publication Decisions

Manuscripts submitted to the journal are assessed to guarantee that all criteria, conditions, and terms of publication are met regardless of gender, race, background, religion, nationality, ethnicity, and political philosophy. The Journal's editorial board is responsible for approving the publication of the submitted research. Academic added value, scientific integrity, sound language, proper citation, and refraining from plagiarism are considered before publication.

The editorial board adheres to improving the journal's scientific and academic sobriety by publishing academic research according to its clarity, importance, originality, and accordance with announced conditions and terms.

- Confidentiality

The editor-in-chief and editorial board pledge the confidentiality of information related to submitted research and documents except for necessary information authorized by the editors, authors, scholars, and publishers.

- Disclosure and Conflicts–of–Interests

The editor-in-chief and editorial board are not allowed to use any information that occurs in unpublished documents or academic scientific research unless they have written permission from the research author.

 

Reviewers' Responsibilities:

- Participation in Editorial Decisions

The peer review process of research assists the editorial board in making an appropriate decision concerning the research and assisting the author in improving his/her research. The editorial board adheres to grant peer reviewers the standards, regulations, and level of originality of the accepted research and documents for publication in the journal. In addition, the editorial board is committed not to disclose the names of the peer reviewers unless written consent is obtained from the concerned peer reviewers.

- Promptness

The selected peer reviewers are committed to notifying the editorial board of their apology for reviewing as soon as possible.

- Confidentiality

Reviewers are required to treat submitted documents and research confidentially. They cannot reveal or debate them with others except the editor-in-chief.

- Criteria of Objectivity

The criteria of objectivity in peer reviewing are fundamental requirements, and personal judgment concerning authors is not permitted and disregarded. The peer review process must be enhanced by scientific arguments and clear points of view; it must follow the journal’s adopted criteria and regulations of “publication requirements.”

-Acknowledgement of Sources: 

Reviewers are committed to notifying the editorial board of the author's non-compliance with the requirements of publication. In addition, they are committed to ensuring the appropriateness of the references and the correct referencing (references should be matched in the body text and bibliography). The arguments and views presented in the research should not belong to other research. Reviewers are committed to notifying the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between research submitted to the journal and any other published research.

- Disclosure and Conflict of Interests

Reviewers are not permitted to use any ideas or information that occurred in the reviewed research for competitive interests, personal purposes, or any other interests. Furthermore, they are required to reveal any conflict of interests that might lead to a biased opinion about the research.

 

Authors' Duties:

- Reporting Criteria

Researchers are required to comply with the measures and regulations of “publication policy” and the journal’s approved writing style. Criteria of accuracy must be provided through the clarity of the aim, the justification of the research approach, the presentation of results in an accurate and sequential way, the debating of results in a way that accomplishes the aims of the research, and all should be enhanced by recent scientific references. Additionally, it should include results not stated in other research. The inclusion of forged and stolen results is regarded as unacceptable and unethical behavior.

-Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Researchers should not submit their work to more than one journal at a time, as it goes against the publication's policy. It is not permitted for researchers to submit the same manuscript to multiple journals, each with its own publication policy. Once a manuscript is submitted, researchers should not publish the same material elsewhere.

- Authorship of the Research

The research must mention the names of all the authors who made significant contributions, such as the idea, writing, design, and implementation. One of the authors must be a coordinator to contact the journal. Finally, the researcher should be granted final approval for the final version of the research submitted for publication (the pledge). 

- Disclosure and Conflict–of–Interests

Researchers are required to disclose any financial support or other kind of support provided to them. In addition, researchers must reveal any conflicts of interest or issues that may affect the research interpretations or results.

- Fundamental Mistakes in Published Research

The researcher is committed to notifying the editor or the publisher in case of misstatements in the body text of their research. in order to do the needed corrections in typing in the intended forms. In case of finding significant errors or inaccuracy in the published research, the researcher is committed to inform and cooperate with the editor of the journal or the publisher to undo or correct their printed research.