Editor Responsibilities
Editor Responsibilities
Editors are responsible for ensuring the integrity, quality, and fairness of the publication process.
Editorial Decisions
Editors make decisions on manuscript acceptance based on scholarly merit, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
Fairness
Manuscripts are evaluated without regard to the authors’ race, gender, institutional affiliation, or nationality.
Confidentiality
Editors must ensure that information regarding submitted manuscripts is kept confidential.
Conflict of Interest
Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.
Ethical Oversight
Editors are responsible for identifying and addressing ethical issues, including plagiarism, data fabrication, and other forms of misconduct.