Responsibilities
Authors’ Responsibilities
- Authors must ensure that their submissions are original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
- All co-authors must have made a significant contribution to the research and approved the final version before submission.
- Authors are required to follow the Journal’s guidelines on structure, referencing, and ethical standards.
- Any conflicts of interest, sources of funding, and ethical approvals (where applicable) must be fully disclosed.
- Authors are responsible for the accuracy of data, correct attribution of sources, and avoidance of plagiarism or duplicate publication.
- By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm compliance with the Journal’s policies and accept responsibility for the integrity of the work.
Editorial Responsibilities
- Editors are responsible for ensuring that all submissions are evaluated fairly, based solely on academic merit, originality, and relevance to the scope of the Journal.
- Editorial decisions must not be influenced by race, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, political ideology, or institutional affiliation of the authors.
- Editors must maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and disclose no information to third parties without permission.
- In cases of suspected misconduct, editors are obliged to follow ethical guidelines and take appropriate corrective measures, including issuing corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.
- Editors ensure that the peer review process is conducted transparently, efficiently, and free from conflicts of interest.
Reviewers’ Responsibilities
- Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively, providing constructive and timely feedback to help authors improve their work.
- They are required to respect confidentiality and must not use any unpublished material for personal advantage.
- Reviewers should declare any potential conflicts of interest and decline to review manuscripts where such conflicts exist.
- Feedback must be based on academic merit, without personal criticism of the author(s).
- If reviewers identify ethical concerns (e.g., plagiarism, data fabrication, or duplicate submission), they must immediately inform the editorial team.
