Policies

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Authorship and Co-authorship

• » Definition of Authorship
• » Authorship Criteria and Contribution Transparency
• » Limitation on Manuscript Submissions
• » Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author
• » Obligation to Provide Contact Information
• » Use of ORCID iD
• » Verification of Co-authorship
• » Order of Authorship
• » Acknowledgment of Non-Author Contributions

Peer Review Process

• » Editorial Decision-Making
• » Selecting the Reviewers
• » Type of the Review
• » Initial Evaluation of the Article
• » Reviewer Evaluation Criteria
• » Review Report
• » Review Timeline
• » Publication Permission

Code of Ethics

• » Fundamental Ethical Principles
  
• » Conflict of Interest
• » Duties of the Editorial Board
• » Duties of Reviewers
• » Duties of Authors
• » Duties of the Publisher
• » Right to Appeal

Plagiarism

• » Principles of Academic Integrity
• » Plagiarism is
• » Mechanisms for Plagiarisms Detection
• » Appropriate Sanctions

Corrections and Retraction

• » General Principles
• » Corrections
• » Retractions
• » Retraction Process and Public Disclosure

Complaints and Appeals

• » Submission of Complaints and Reporting Misconduct
• » Complaint Review Process
• » Decision and Possible Outcomes
• » Confidentiality
• » Response to Publicly Available Information
• » Related Policies
• » Unforeseen Cases

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