Editor Guidelines

• Editors’ decisions to accept or reject a paper for publication based on the paper’s importance, originality, and clarity, and the study’s relevance to the remit of the journal.
• Editor’s decisions about whether or not to publish submitted manuscripts must not be influenced by pressure from the editor's employer, the journal owner, or the publisher.
• Editors must keep all submitted papers confidential and  peer-reviewers’ identities from authors..
• Editors should inform peer reviewers about this Misconduct.
• Editors should encourage peer-reviewers to consider ethical issues raised by the research they are reviewing and decline peer-review requests if they identify a conflict of interest with the manuscript.
• Editors should request additional information from authors if they feel this is required.
• Editors should inform readers if ethical breaches have occurred.
• Editors may assign peer-reviewers suggested by authors but should not consider suggestions made by authors as binding.
• Editors should mediate all exchanges between authors and peer reviewers during the peer-review process (i.e. prior to publication). 
• Editors should publish corrections for discovered errors that could affect the interpretation of data or information presented in a manuscript.
• Editors should expect allegations of theft or plagiarism to be substantiated and should treat allegations of theft or plagiarism seriously.
• Editors should ensure timely peer-review and publication for manuscripts they receive.
• The Editorial Board is responsible for making publication decisions based on the reviewer’s evaluation, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restraint acting against plagiarism, libel, and copyright infringement.