Editor Ethical Responsibilities

1. Editors must ensure articles meet the high standards of the journal and uphold the principle of exclusivity, where content is published only once.
2. Editors must conduct articles review in a double-blind manner. This protects against any potential bias that may affect authors, co-authors and the journal
3. Editors must uphold strict publication principles. This includes avoiding conflicts of interest, rejecting works without a thorough review process, and only accepting articles that have undergone rigorous peer review.Editors who fail to follow the code of conduct will be immediately removed from their position and any other editorial roles.
4. Editors must not have any personal, professional or financial involvement/conflict of interest whatsoever with the authors of the articles.
5. Editors screen all articles for plagiarism before submission for peer review. If the plagiarism identifies a similarity percentage exceeding the journal's threshold, editors must return the article to the author for revision. To allow authors to improve their articles before resubmission for review.
6. Following the review and editing process, journal editors must employ best practices when selecting articles for publication. These practices prioritize the following criteria: significant contribution to knowledge, proper referencing, and originality of the research.

 Reviewer Ethical Responsibilities

       1.Reviewers are obligated to handle the articles confidentially and must not disclose any details to anyone outside of the review process.

       2.After a reviewer thoroughly reviews an article and is unable to provide any feedback or form an opinion for any reason, they should contact the editor and remove themselves from reviewing that article.

       3.Reviewers must possess expertise in the field they are reviewing. This expertise is applied through analyzing, assessing, and verifying the content of articles according to established principles. This evaluation considers both the depth of content and its key elements.The review process must be conducted objectively. Subjective opinions, personal beliefs, or bias should not be used to judge the articles.

        4.During the review process, if the reviewer finds content that is similar to other articles or works and it has been copied without citation, it is considered plagiarism. In such a case, the reviewer should stop evaluating the article immediately and notify the editor.

Author Ethical Responsibilities

1. Authors must write articles that are accurate, complete, and follow academic principles, reporting data from research based on facts. All authors listed on the article must have genuinely contributed to the research.
2. Authors must certify that the submitted article is original and has not been published elsewhere. Additionally, the work must not be currently under consideration for publication in other journals or academic conferences.
3. Authors must not fabricate or falsify their articles, including plagiarism or self-plagiarism. If such misconduct is found, articles already published or pending publication will be withdrawn.
4. Authors must cite the articles they use in their own articles on a reference list, following the specific format required by the journal.
5. Authors need to disclose the source of funding for their research and specify any conflicts of interest(If any).
6. All information in the article does not infringe on any copyrights or intellectual property rights.
7. Authors of research studies involving humans or laboratory animals that may affect the dignity, rights, safety, and health of their subjects must be included in a Certificate of Ethical Approval from the committee of Ethics in Human and Animal Research. Approval of published articles for a journal depends on the consideration of the editorial team and is considered final.