Publishing Ethics & Policies

Integrity safeguards aligned with global best practice.

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Ethical Framework

Our policies align with COPE principles, ICMJE authorship criteria, and data transparency guidelines. We maintain proactive detection and responsive remediation of misconduct.

Research integrity is a shared responsibility: authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers collaboratively uphold transparency, accountability, and reproducibility.

Misconduct Handling

  • Plagiarism & redundant publication screening
  • Image manipulation forensics (when relevant)
  • Conflict of interest disclosure & verification
  • Anonymous whistleblowing channel
  • Retraction & correction procedures

Data & Transparency

Authors provide: data availability statements, code repository links, pre‑registration (if applicable), and ethical approval identifiers. Exceptions documented for sensitive or proprietary datasets.