Policies
Publication ethics and conflicts of interest
What the journal expects from the authors, the reviewers and the Board in each proposal.
Authors
- The text is original and is not under submission elsewhere.
- The relevant conflicts of interest, or their absence, are declared on submission.
- Where applicable, the study had the approval of an ethics committee, stated on submission.
- All the authors approved the submitted version and the list of authors.
Reviewers
- They assess without knowing the authors and keep the manuscript confidential.
- They decline the invitation when they have a conflict of interest or cannot meet the deadline.
- They ground the report in the journal’s five criteria and in comments useful to the authors.
Board
- It decides on the basis of the reports and gives grounds for any decision that departs from the reviewers’ recommendation.
- It handles withdrawals, corrections and allegations of misconduct with a record and an answer to those involved.