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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.