Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

1. Duties of Editors

   • Publication Decisions
     • The editor may be guided by the pilicies of the journal's
   • Peer Review
     • Research articles must typically be reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers
   • Fair play
     • The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content
       • Without regard to
         • Race
         • Gender
         • Sexual orientation
         • Religious belief
         • Ethnic origin
   • Journal metrics
     • Comments should have their views clearly with supporting arguments.

2. Duties of reviewers

   • Contribution to Editorial Decisions
     • Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication
   • Confidentiality
     • Reviewers must not share the review or ifnromation about the paper with anyone or contact authors direcctly
   • Ethical Issues
     • A reviewer should be alert to potential ethical issues in the paper
       • Shoulding bring these to the attention of the editor

3. Duties of the Authors

   • Reporting standars
     • A paper shloud contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work
   • Data access and retention
     • Authors may be asked to provide the research data supporting their paper for the editorail and to comply with the open data requirements
   • Originality and Acknowledgement of Sources
     • The authors should ensure taht they hace written entirely original works
     • If the authors have used the work/words of the others, this has been cited or quoted

4. ELSEVIER(2017) Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication, obtain to https://www.elsevier.com/pulishinggethics