Ethics for publishing:

Ethics in publishing articles

The author should know all the ethical principles in the field of publishing and be committed to them.

Ethical principles and the Code of Ethics have been defined in the production of scientific products, and in case of non-compliance by the authors, this publication considers any national and international legal action as its right. Submitting an article by the author means knowing and obeying these rights. The author and people active in the publication (editor, members of the editorial board, internal manager, editor, and publisher) must accept the rules and Code of Ethics and have reached an agreement. The Code of Ethics in COPE is a guide for authors and active agents in the publication. The submitted articles must be in the specialized field of the journal and be the result of the research work of the author or authors.

In addition to the subject of the article being in the specialized field of the publication, the articles or a part of them should not be in the reviewing process or in print in any domestic or foreign journals at the same time. Articles presented in the form of abstracts in congresses, symposia and domestic and foreign seminars that have been printed and published can be presented in the form of full articles. The journal is free to reject or accept, edit, summarize or modify the received articles. Editing and modifying the content are done with the opinion of the authors, and the authors are responsible for the correctness of the content. The author is for the correspondence and publishing the article does not mean confirming its content. The original rejected or withdrawn articles will be removed from the journal's archive after six months, and the journal will not be held responsible for it.

In case of using other sources, the mentioned source should be referenced with the number and complete information. Submitted articles must not have been published in any other publication, for this reason, it is mandatory to complete the author's commitment form stating that the article will not be submitted to other publications for publishing or reviewing at the time of registration and submission of the article. The article will be kept as a loan at the publication office until publication.

 

Publishing decisions

 

The laws of reproduction and adaptation of other literary works are observed by the publication and the rights of individuals are preserved during publication.

 

The fair decision about articles

Decisions about the articles will be made at any stage regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

 

Confidentiality of information

The personal information of the authors is completely confidential and protected for all people who have access to it, such as the editor, members of the editorial board, the internal manager of the publication, and other active agents (other than the corresponding author), such as reviewers, consultants, editors, and trusted publishers.

 

Duties of authors

Presentation of scientific and standard articles: Authors should prepare scientific and coherent articles according to the standards of publications. The method used in the article should be done accurately and objectively and the data should be reported correctly. Through complete referencing, the rights of other authors should be respected in the article.

From expressing sensitive and unethical, taste and personal, racial, and religious issues, fake and incorrect information, and translating other people's works without mentioning the title in the article should be refrained. 

 

Providing raw data if needed: The author should be asked to provide and introduce raw data, interviews or questionnaires, and other tools used in the research if needed. Public access to this information (compliant with the ALPSP-STM statement) helps to improve the work of articles.

The article originality: The articles presented by the authors should be the author's own work and any use of other people's research should be referenced in the article.

 

Not to simultaneously publish an article or an accepted and published article: Simultaneous submission of an article to several publications or articles published or accepted to other publications is against the rules.

 

Appropriate referencing: Referencing includes mentioning all books, publications, websites, and other studies of individuals in the reference section.

 

Mentioning the corresponding author and colleagues in the article and omitting unrelated names: The corresponding author of the article is the person who has made a major contribution in the preparation, design, and implementation of the article, and other authors are also mentioned as collaborators in the article. The main author must ensure that all authors' names and information are mentioned and there are no other extra names.

 

Also, all authors have read and agreed on the article submission; Any risks that occur to humans or other creatures due to the author's research must be clearly mentioned in the article;

 

Financial supports;

Authors must also introduce all the financial supporters of their article;

 

Declaring the errors in the articles;

Whenever the author notices any error or omission in his article, he should inform the journal about it, takes action to correct it, or withdraws the article.

Declaration and confirmation of sending the article

Submitting the article to the system indicates that the author acknowledges that the article has not been published in any other source (except being a part of the thesis or abstract in academic institutions). Furthermore, all authors are informed and satisfied with the publication and their place in the article. Moreover, submitting this article means that the institution or financial supporter, or research site has expressed its consent to the corresponding author for publishing the article. Also, the author undertakes that during the process of reviewing or accepting the article, he will not send this article or an article with similar results in Farsi or English, or any other language to any other publishing source. Otherwise, the journal reserves the right to complain.

The author must be committed that he has not included any source or material or data in the article without providing and mentioning the source and that he has obtained legal permission from the original source for the mentioned sources.

Copyright

When the article is accepted in the journal, the authors are asked to fill out the publication agreement form and send it to the editor. The text file of this agreement includes the copyright and copyright of the article. Accepting the conditions of this letter will help to spread the information properly and widely.