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All submitted papers are subject to
strict peer-review process by at least two international
reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular
paper.
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The factors that are taken into account
in review are relevance, soundness, significance,
originality, readability and language.
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The possible decisions include acceptance,
acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
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If authors are encouraged to revise and
resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the
revised submission will be accepted.
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Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
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Articles may be rejected without review
if they are obviously not suitable for publication.
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The paper acceptance is constrained by
such legal requirements as shall then be in force
regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.
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The staff must not disclose any
information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other
than the corresponding author, reviewers, other
editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
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Reviews should be conducted objectively.
Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
Referees should express their views clearly with
supporting arguments.
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Peer-review assists the publisher in
making editorial decisions may also assist the author in
improving the paper.
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Manuscripts received for review are
treated as confidential documents and are reviewed by
anonymous staff.
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A reviewer should also call to the
publisher's attention any substantial similarity or
overlap between the manuscript under consideration and
any other published paper of which they have personal
knowledge.
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Authors of contributions and studies
research should present an accurate account of the work
performed as well as an objective discussion of its
significance.
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A paper should contain sufficient detail
and references to permit others to replicate the work.
Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute
unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
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The authors should ensure that they have
written entirely original works, and if the authors have
used the work and/or words of others that this has been
appropriately cited or quoted.
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Submitting the same manuscript to more
than one publication concurrently constitutes unethical
publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
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Authorship should be limited to those who
have made a significant contribution to the conception,
design, execution, or interpretation of the reported
study.
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All sources of financial support for the
project should be disclosed.