Publication Decision
The editor is responsible for determining which submitted articles are suitable for publication in the journal. In making this decision, the editor may refer to the editorial board’s policies and comply with applicable legal regulations regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may consult with other editors or reviewers before making the final decision.

Fair Play
Editors must evaluate manuscripts based solely on their intellectual merit without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, or political views.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, prospective reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by the editor for personal research purposes without the author’s written consent.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making publication decisions and, through editorial communication, may also help authors improve their manuscripts.

Promptness
Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shown to or discussed with others without authorization from the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other manuscript known to them.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers must not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, institutions, or related parties.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards
Authors should present an accurate and objective account of the work performed, including sufficient supporting data. A manuscript should contain enough detail and references to permit replication of the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. If the authors have used the work or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal simultaneously. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors or acknowledged as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript before submission.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the paper.