Editorial Responsibilities and Guidelines

Editors uphold integrity, manage peer review, and foster respectful communication.

General Responsibilities

  • Integrity: Maintain high standards; decisions must be objective and based on quality.
  • Process Management: Oversee pre-screening, reviewer assignment, and final decisions.
  • Ethics: Verify compliance with ethical standards and address research misconduct.
  • Confidentiality: Protect manuscript content and reviewer identities.
  • No Personal Use: Do not use unpublished data for personal or professional advantage.

Specific Guidelines for Editors

  • Provide clear, constructive feedback for all decisions.
  • Communicate promptly with authors and reviewers.
  • Destroy copies of manuscripts after the decision process is complete.
  • Assign reviewers based on expertise, diversity, and impartiality.

Guest Editor & Editor-in-Chief Roles

  • Guest Editors: Manage special issues, select qualified reviewers, and submit recommendations to the EIC.
  • Editors-in-Chief: Hold ultimate responsibility for quality, supervise operations, and make final decisions.

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