Journal Statement/Publication Ethics/Malpractice Statement
Publication Ethics
Peer Review Policy
Double- blind: The reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.
Copyright Policy
Upon acceptance of an article, Authors will be asked to transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A notification will be sent to the corresponding Author confirming receipt of the manuscript.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the Author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
Code of Conduct for Authors
Data Access and Retention
Ethics
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:
Authorship of the Paper
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
Fundamental errors in published works
Manuscript Withdrawal
Human, Animal Subjects and Bioethics
Permission and Copyright
Timeliness
Acknowledgement of Sources
Code of Conduct for Reviewers
Reciprocity
Double-Blind Peer-Review
Quality of Review
Responsibility of Reviewers
Timeliness
Code of Conduct for Editors
Accountability and Plagiarism
Confidentiality
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Publication from Conference Proceedings
Code of Conduct for Editorial Board
Handling of submitted manuscript
Decision Quality
Submission by Editorial Board Member
Handling Conflict of Interest by the Editors
Code of Conduct for Publisher
Communicate journal policies
Authorship
Protect intellectual property and copyright
Publish content on a timely basis
Publication Process
This journal does not charge Submission Charges or Article Processing Charges.
Penalties and Sanctions
Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be dealt with using the guidelines issued by the COPE.