Ethical Statement
The Ethical Statement is based on the recommendations of the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) Good Practices drafted in 2011.
1. Obligations of the editor:
1.1. Neutrality. The intellectual content of submitted manuscripts is evaluated regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, ethnicity, political philosophy of the authors.
1.2. Confidentiality. All manuscripts should be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to anyone without the permission of the editor.
1.3. Disclosure of information and conflicts of interest. Unpublished data contained in the submitted manuscript must not be used by editors or reviewers in their own research without the explicit consent of the author.
2. Obligations of reviewers:
2.1. Editorial decisions. Reviewers assist the editorial staff in making decisions and may also assist the author to improve the quality of the manuscript.
2.2. Standards of objectivity, civility and respect. The reports must be objective. Personal remarks and criticisms directed at the author are not eligible.
3. Obligations of the authors:
3.1. Information validity. The information contained in the manuscripts submitted for publication must present the results of the authors' research accurately.
3.2. Originality and plagiarism. Authors must ensure that they have written a completely original study, and if they have used other people's work, it must be properly cited.