Authors should ensure the originality of their work and avoid plagiarism. The submitted manuscript should not be published elsewhere.
Authors should not submit the manuscript to more than one publisher for simultaneous consideration.
Authors must always give proper acknowledgment of sources and secure permissions for material that is copyrighted.
Authors should maintain the integrity of research, present accurate work and discuss its significance objectively.
Authors should be prepared to provide data or relevant supporting material for verification and validation of the results upon request.
Authors should avoid statements that could potentially be seen as allegations.
Authors are strongly discouraged to have excessive and inappropriate self-citation or collectively cite among several authors.
Authors are obliged to notify the journal chief editor if inaccuracy of the published work is discovered.
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the work reported in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data and interpretation. It is a collective responsibility and accountability of all the authors for the accuracy and integrity of the published work.
