Author Guidlines

Author Duties

1. Article standards
Authors must present an original article that is accurate about the process of the work performed and presents an objective discussion. In the article, data should be presented accurately. Articles should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to build on the research. Deliberate misrepresentation or inaccuracy is unethical and unacceptable behavior.
2. Access to Data
In the unlikely event that, at the request of the editor, authors are required to provide raw data in connection with the review process, authors should be prepared to provide the editor with access to such data.
3. Originality and plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is completely original, and if the author has used the work and/or words of others that have been appropriately quoted or cited.
4. Dual publication
An author should not publish a manuscript that descriptively describes the same research in more than one journal or other publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior.
5. Acknowledgment of Sources:
Authors should always acknowledge the work of others. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the proposed article.

6. Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that could be construed to affect the outcome or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
7. Fundamental errors in published work
When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in his or her own published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the journal editor or publisher and work with the editor to retract or correct the manuscript.