Section A: Publication and Authorship

  1. All submitted papers are subject to strict peer-review by at least two international reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.

  2. The review process follows a blind peer review system.

  3. The criteria for evaluation include relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability, and language.

  4. The possible editorial decisions are: acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.

  5. If authors are asked to revise and resubmit, there is no guarantee of final acceptance.

  6. Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.

  7. Paper acceptance is subject to legal requirements concerning libel, copyright, and plagiarism.

  8. No research may be published in more than one journal.

Section B: Authors’ Responsibilities

  1. Authors must certify that their manuscript is original.

  2. Authors must confirm the manuscript has not been published elsewhere.

  3. Authors must confirm the manuscript is not under review elsewhere.

  4. Authors must actively participate in the peer-review process.

  5. Authors are required to retract or correct any mistakes.

  6. All listed authors must have made a significant contribution to the research.

  7. Authors must confirm that all data is real and authentic.

  8. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

  9. Authors must properly cite all sources used in the manuscript.

  10. Authors must inform the editor of any errors discovered after publication.

Section C: Reviewers’ Responsibilities

  1. Reviewers must keep all information about the manuscripts confidential.

  2. Reviews should be conducted objectively, without personal criticism.

  3. Reviewers must provide clear and well-supported arguments.

  4. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited.

  5. Reviewers should inform the Editor-in-Chief of any overlap with other known publications.

  6. Reviewers should not review manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist.

Section D: Editors’ Responsibilities

  1. Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.

  2. Editors are responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication.

  3. Editors should consider the needs of authors and readers.

  4. Editors must ensure the integrity of academic records.

  5. Editors must publish corrections or errata when needed.

  6. Editors must disclose funding sources of research.

  7. Editorial decisions must be based on the paper’s relevance, originality, and clarity.

  8. Editors should not reverse prior decisions without strong justification.

  9. Editors must preserve reviewer anonymity.

  10. Editors must ensure ethical research standards are followed.

  11. Editors must be reasonably certain before accepting a paper.

  12. Editors must act upon suspected misconduct and follow up accordingly.

  13. Editors must not reject papers without proof of misconduct.

  14. Editors must avoid conflicts of interest among all parties involved.