Originality: When an Author submits a manuscript, the manuscript must be an original work.
Plagiarism: All work in the manuscript should be free of any falsification, fabrications, or omission of significant material, and do not exceed the permissible plagiarism percentage.
Conflicts of Interest: Authors, Editors and Reviewers should avoid any practice that gives rise to a conflict of interest or the reasonable appearance of one.
Double-Blind Review: The Journal follows a double-blind review process, whereby Authors do not know Reviewers and vice versa.
Co-Authorship: All Co-Authors of papers should have made significant contributions to the work and share accountability for the results. Authorship should be shared in proportion to the various parties' contributions.
Accuracy: Authors have the ultimate responsibility for all materials included in a manuscript submitted to the journal. Reviewers should be honest with the Author in terms of their concerns about the manuscript. Reviewers should explain and support their scholarly judgments adequately.
Confidentiality: Editors shall not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone other than Reviewers and Authors. Editors are expected to ensure the confidentiality of the double-blind review process. Reviewers should recognize that the manuscript is confidential and not to discuss the manuscript with anyone other than the journal Editor.
Unbiased: Editors have the duty to judge manuscripts only on their scholarly merits. Editors should operate without personal or ideological favoritism. Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly and professionally. Reviewers should avoid personal biases in their comments and judgments.
Timeliness: Reviewers should be prompt with their reviews. Authors should be prompt with their manuscript revisions. Editors should take steps to ensure the timely review of all manuscripts and respond promptly to inquiries from Authors about the status of a review.
Review Quality: Normally, three Reviewers should be invited to comment on a manuscript, but a minimum of two Reviewers is acceptable.
Post publication: The journal holds the copyright to all published articles.
Duplicate submission: Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated. The submitted article will be removed without consideration.