Author’s Responsibilities

Authors’ Responsibilities and Ethics

Originality and Ethical Commitment:
The study must be conducted and the manuscript written in accordance with the highest standards of research ethics, ensuring the originality of the work and confirming that it has not been previously published or submitted to any other venue. Authors bear full responsibility for any violation of copyright or plagiarism.

Source Documentation and Scholarly Citation:
Authors are required to document all sources accurately and transparently, following the referencing style adopted by the journal, and to avoid unnecessary citations of sources that do not add value to the research.

Copyright and Use of External Content:
Permission must be obtained prior to using any copyrighted materials, including images, tables, or texts, with proper attribution to the original source.

Prohibition of Duplicate Submission:
Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is strictly prohibited, as it constitutes a violation of international publishing ethics.

Scientific Integrity and Avoidance of Fabrication:
Authors must not submit fabricated data or falsified results. Any form of scientific misconduct or data manipulation is considered a serious breach of academic integrity.

Active Participation and Acknowledgment of Contributions:
All listed authors must have made a genuine contribution to the research. Contributions of other individuals, including students and technicians, must be properly acknowledged in the manuscript.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Funding:
Authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and to provide clear statements regarding funding sources and institutional support, ensuring transparency and credibility.

Protection of Participants’ Privacy:
The confidentiality of participants in clinical or survey-based studies must be respected. Authors must not publish names, photographs, or any personal information without written informed consent.

Ethical Approvals:
Authors must provide evidence of approval from relevant ethics committees when using human or animal samples, and ensure that all ethical procedures followed are documented in the manuscript.