Publication Standards & Ethics

• Academy Publication is committed to maintaining the highest publication standards.

Duties of the Publisher

• Maintain transparency.
• Promote research integrity.
• Define the relationship between publisher, editor, and other parties.
• Respect privacy for research participants and authors.
• Protect intellectual property and copyright.
• Foster editorial independence.

Duties of the Editors

• Editors should ensure fair peer review and keep submitted material confidential under review.
• Strive to meet the needs of readers and authors.
• Improve the journal consistently.
• Have processes in place to guarantee the quality of published material.
• Champion freedom of expression.
• Maintain the integrity of the academic record.
• Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards.
• Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, and retractions.
• Seek the views of authors, readers, reviewers, and editorial processes actively.
• Encourage and be aware of research into peer review, and publish findings.
• Persuade the publisher to provide appropriate resources.
• Support initiatives designed to reduce research and publication misconduct.
• Support initiatives to educate researchers about publication ethics.
• Assess the effects of journal policies on author and reviewer behavior.
• Encourage responsible behavior and discourage misconduct.
• Ensure any press releases from the journal reflect the messages accurately.

Duties of the Reviewers

• Peer review is important for ensuring the quality of a journal.
• Only agree to review manuscripts within their subject expertise, which they can assess in a timely manner.
• Reviewers should respect the confidentiality of peer review and not reveal details beyond those released by the journal.
• Do not use information obtained during peer review to advantage, disadvantage, or discredit others.
• Declare potential conflicting interests.
• Reviews must not be influenced by the origins of a manuscript (e.g., author characteristics, commercial considerations).
• Be objective and constructive, avoiding derogatory personal comments.
• Acknowledge peer review as a reciprocal endeavor and respond in a timely manner.
• Provide journals with personal and professional information to recognize impersonation.

Duties of the Authors

• Conduct research ethically and responsibly.
• Present results honestly and without fabrication or falsification.
• Describe methods clearly and unambiguously.
• Adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original.
• Take collective responsibility for submitted and published work.
• Ensure the authorship accurately reflects individuals' contributions.
• Disclose funding sources and relevant conflicts of interest.

Publication Misconduct

• All submissions are checked by CrossCheck.
• COPE flowcharts guidelines are closely followed to prevent fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and plagiarism.

Overview of publication standards for editors and publishers. Key duties include ensuring transparency, promoting research integrity, protecting intellectual property, and fostering editorial independence. Editors should maintain confidentiality, strive for quality, and be willing to publish corrections.