Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

• All submitted papers are subject to a review process by at least two or three international reviewers that are experts in the area of the paper.

• The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, significance, originality, readability, and language.

• The possible decisions include acceptance or rejection.

• Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.

• Articles may be rejected without review if they are obviously not suitable for publication.

• The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

• A reviewer should also call to the publisher's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

• A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

• The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

• Submitting the same manuscript to more than one publication concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

• Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported work.

• All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.