Ethics in Publishing: Instructions to Authors
This general statement will be supplemented by instructions to authors (as well as in communications to editors and peer reviewers) relevant for each journal. In case the journal is affiliated to or owned by a Society: In the event of any conflict between this statement and Society guidelines, policies or procedures, Society preference prevails.
Ethics and Procedures
General
The editor(s) and publisher of this Journal believe that there are fundamental principles underlying scholarly or professional publishing. While this may not amount to a formal "code of conduct", these fundamental principles with respect to the authors' paper are that the paper should:
· be the authors' own original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere
· reflect the authors' own research and analysis and do so in a truthful and complete manner,
· properly credit the meaningful contributions of co-authors and co-researchers,
· not be submitted to more than one journal for consideration (ensuring it is not under redundant simultaneous peer review), and
· be appropriately placed in the context of prior and existing research.
Last revised: 15 July 2011