PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION ETHICS
THE PUBLICATION OF AN ARTICLE IN A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL IS AN ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COHERENT AND RESPECTED NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGE. IT IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORK OF THE AUTHORS AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES SUPPORT AND EMBODY THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT TO AGREE UPON STANDARDS OF EXPECTED ETHICAL BEHAVIOR FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE ACT OF PUBLISHING: THE AUTHOR, THE JOURNAL EDITOR, THE PEER REVIEWER, AND THE PUBLISHER. SO, ARNMSMB PUBLICATION IS TAKING CARE OF IMPLEMENTING ALL OF AUTHORSHIP, REVIEWING AND PUBLISHING POLICIES WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST DURING PAPERS EDITING AND PUBLISHING.
EDITORIAL POLICIES
- PUBLICATION DECISION
- FAIR PLAY
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- INVOLVEMENT AND COOPERATION IN INVESTIGATIONS
- DUTIES OF REVIEWERS
- CONTRIBUTION TO EDITORIAL DECISION
- PROMPTNESS
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- STANDARDS OF OBJECTIVITY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOURCE
- DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
AUTHORS POLICIES
- REPORTING STANDARDS
- DATA ACCESS AND RETENTION
- ORIGINALITY AND PLAGIARISM
- MULTIPLE, REDUNDANT OR CONCURRENT PUBLICATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOURCES
- AUTHORSHIP OF THE PAPER
- HAZARDS AND HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBJECTS
- DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS IN PUBLISHED WORKS
DUTIES OF THE PUBLISHER
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT COMMERCIAL REVENUE HAS NO IMPACT OR INFLUENCE ON EDITORIAL DECISIONS. IN ADDITION, ARNMSMB JOURNALS WILL ASSIST IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER JOURNALS AND/OR PUBLISHERS WHERE THIS IS USEFUL TO EDITORS. ALSO, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER PUBLISHERS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS TO SET STANDARDS FOR BEST PRACTICES ON ETHICAL MATTERS, ERRORS AND RETRACTIONS--AND ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED LEGAL REVIEW AND COUNSEL IF NECESSARY.
PUBLISHING PLAGIARISM DETECTION
THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS IS AT THE HEART OF THE SUCCESS OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS, OUR JOURNALS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ASSIST THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLISHING ETHICS, ESPECIALLY IN CASES OF (SUSPECTED) DUPLICATE SUBMISSION OR PLAGIARISM.