Publication Ethics
The journal safeguards research integrity, editorial independence, confidentiality, fair peer review, and an accurate scholarly record.
Responsibilities
Authors report research honestly and disclose authorship, funding, conflicts, data availability, ethical approval, and material AI use. Editors make decisions on scholarly merit and manage conflicts. Reviewers maintain confidentiality and provide objective reports. The publisher supports the process without influencing individual decisions.
Misconduct
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship, unethical participant treatment, and undisclosed conflicts are investigated confidentially and fairly. This policy does not claim membership of an external ethics body.
