Publication Ethic

Publication Ethic

Ethical Guidelines for journal publication (based on Elsevier Policies)

 

DUTIES OF AUTHORS 

 

Reporting Standards

 

Date Access and retention

 

Originality and Plagiarism

 

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication

 

Acknowledgment of sources

 

Authorship of the paper 

 

Disclosure errors in published works

 

Fundamental errors in published works

 

DUTIES OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD

 

Publication decisions

 

Fair play

 

Confidentiality

 

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

 

Involvement and cooperation in investigations

 

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

 

Contribution to editorial decisions

 

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.