– Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
– Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
– Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
– Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers.
– Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
– Editors should have a clear picture of a research’s funding sources.
– Editors should base their decisions only on the papers’ importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to publication’s scope.
– Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
– Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably certain.
– Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
– Editors should not reject papers based on suspicions; they should have proof of misconduct.
– Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.
– Editors must not change their decision after submitting a decision (especially after reject or accept) unless they have a serious reason.Editorial Responsibilities
– Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
– Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
– Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
– Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers.
– Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
– Editors should have a clear picture of a research’s funding sources.
– Editors should base their decisions only on the papers’ importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to publication’s scope.
– Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
– Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably certain.
– Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
– Editors should not reject papers based on suspicions; they should have proof of misconduct.
– Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.
– Editors must not change their decision after submitting a decision (especially after reject or accept) unless they have a serious reason.
