Publication Ethics

The journal adheres to the standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors

• Submit only original work free from plagiarism.
• Acknowledge all data sources and obtain necessary permissions.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest.
• All listed authors must have contributed substantively.

Peer Reviewers

• Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscripts under review.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest before accepting assignments.
• Provide objective, constructive, evidence-based reviews.

Editors

• Ensure fair, impartial, timely review of all submissions.
• Protect the confidentiality of the double-blind review process.
• Act promptly on any allegations of research misconduct.

Misconduct Policy

The journal has a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate submission, and authorship fraud.