Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Authors

• Ensure the manuscript is original and not under consideration elsewhere.
• Provide accurate data, results, and references.
• Comply with ethical guidelines and obtain necessary approvals.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest.
• Acknowledge all contributors and funding sources.
• Submit the manuscript according to the journal’s guidelines.
• Cooperate with the peer review process and make necessary revisions.
• Ensure data availability and support reproducibility.
• Confirm that all authors have made significant contributions.
• Ensure copyright compliance and obtain permissions for third-party materials.
• Address post-publication errors or concerns promptly.
• Avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

Responsibilities of Editors

The responsibilities of editors in a journal include ensuring the integrity, quality, and fairness of the publication process.

• Manuscript Evaluation: Evaluate manuscripts based on their originality, relevance, scientific quality, and adherence to journal guidelines.
• Fairness and Objectivity: Ensure that all manuscripts are reviewed and processed impartially, without bias toward authors' affiliations or personal relationships.
• Confidentiality: Maintain confidentiality regarding the manuscript content during the review and editorial process.
• Ethical Oversight: Ensure that manuscripts comply with ethical standards, including appropriate ethical approvals and handling of conflicts of interest.
• Peer Review Management: Coordinate the peer review process by selecting qualified reviewers, managing review timelines, and ensuring constructive feedback.
• Decision Making: Make final decisions regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection, based on reviewer recommendations and manuscript quality.
• Transparency: Provide clear communication to authors regarding manuscript status, revisions, and final decisions.
• Corrections and Retractions: Oversee the correction or retraction of published articles when errors or ethical issues arise.
• Uphold Publishing Standards: Ensure the journal adheres to high academic and publishing standards, maintaining consistency in formatting and presentation.
• Conflict of Interest Management: Disclose and manage any conflicts of interest in the editorial decision-making process.
• Encourage Diversity: Promote diversity and inclusion by encouraging submissions from underrepresented groups and geographical regions.
• Maintain Journal Integrity: Actively work to prevent unethical practices like plagiarism or data manipulation within the journal.

Responsibility of Reviewers

• Receive Manuscript

  • The reviewer receives the manuscript for evaluation.

• Assess Manuscript

  • Evaluate the manuscript’s quality, originality, and relevance to the journal.

• Confidentiality

  • Maintain confidentiality regarding the manuscript contents.

• Provide Constructive Feedback

  • Offer clear, objective, and detailed feedback to the authors.

• Ethical Evaluation

  • Check for ethical concerns, including plagiarism, data integrity, and conflicts of interest.

• Recommend Decision

  • Suggest an editorial decision based on the review (accept, minor/major revisions, or reject).

• Review Revisions

  • Examine the revised manuscript to determine if necessary changes were made.

• Final Recommendation

  • Provide a final recommendation to the editor based on the revised manuscript.