Publication Standards
Ethical Guidelines
This journal adheres to COPE's principles and ethical standards throughout its publication.
Guidelines for Authors
Authors have made a substantial contribution to the submitted work, including a substantial contribution to the conception and design, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data, drafting the article, or making essential revisions to it.
Author Limits
This journal usually only accepts manuscripts with up to six authors, unless a good reason is provided for adding more than six authors.
Academic Email
It is mandatory that all authors, throughout the article submission process and in their correspondence with the journal, utilize their academic email addresses.
Author Listing
All authors should be listed; non-author contributors may be acknowledged in the acknowledgement section of the PDF version of the article.
Guidelines for Reviewers
Our peer reviewers play a critical role in maintaining the quality and integrity of published research. We expect reviewers to adhere to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
Initial Assessment
Manuscript submissions undergo an initial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) and a plagiarism check with iThenticate. The EiC will assign it to a responsible editor who handles the review process.
Reviewer Selection
Peer reviewers are primarily published authors of this journal or other relevant experts who have benefited from the expertise of other authors before having their manuscripts reviewed.
Double-Anonymized
This journal employs a double-anonymized peer review to ensure an impartial, fair, and non-biased review. Once a manuscript has been assigned to the reviewers, they have one week to accept or decline the review.
Guidelines for Editors
Our editors are responsible for overseeing the review process and making final decisions on manuscript acceptance. They are committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial integrity.
Editorial Decisions
The responsible section editor makes decisions based on topic suitability, technical accuracy, language quality, and ethical considerations.
Revision Process
Revisions are requested if the conditions for acceptance are partially fulfilled, but minor adjustments can remediate them. A manuscript is only accepted when all conditions are met.
Ethical Concerns
The Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the journal is the point of contact for ethical concerns, appeals, and complaints. The EiC is ultimately responsible for final decisions on an article's acceptance, rejection, correction, and retraction.
