Author Guideline
- Reporting standards: Authors of original research reports must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be represented accurately on paper. A paper must contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Statements that are deceptive or intentionally inaccurate are unethical and unacceptable behavior.
- Data Access and Retention: Authors are required to provide raw data in connection with the paper for editorial review, and must be prepared to provide public access to such data (in accordance with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), where applicable, and under any circumstances. be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
- Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written completely original work, and if the author has used the work and/or words of others, then this has been properly cited or cited.
- Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications: An author generally should not publish a manuscript describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or major publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time is unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior.
- Source Acknowledgment: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite publications that were influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
- Paper Writing: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the reported study. Everyone who has made a significant contribution must be listed as a co-author. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they must be recognized or listed as contributors. Correspondence authors must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have approved its submission for publication.
- Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that could be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
- Fundamental errors in published work: When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in his published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
