Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
codon Publications uphold the highest standards of publication ethics and take all possible steps to prevent publication misconduct. The Codon Publications as a publisher is serious about its responsibilities for all phases of publishing.
These guidelines are in full agreement with the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice Guidelines and the COPE Code of Conduct. You can find more information at this link; https://publicationethics.org
Term: The term of the editorial team is three years, which may be extended to a second term.
Qualifications:
We welcome anyone who has suitable qualifications (MBBS, MD, PhD or other relevant qualifications), field experience related to the journal, and readiness to finish any assigned tasks on time to join the editorial board.
Open-minded play:
The editor should judge manuscripts based on their scholarly content without considering the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors who submitted them. Editors´ choice to approve or reject a paper for publication should depend only on the paper´s quality, originality and clarity, and the study´s significance to the journal's goal.
Confidentiality:
Editor and any editorial staff should keep any information about a submitted manuscript secret from anyone except the corresponding author, reviewers, possible reviewers, other editorial consultants, and the publisher. Editors will ensure that material submitted stays private during the editorial process.
Peer Review Process:
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All submitted manuscripts will undergo a three-step review process: preliminary check, plagiarism check, and expert peer review.
Preliminary check: All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by the journal’s editorial office for compliance with guidelines for the preparation of articles. Articles that do not comply with the guidelines will be sent back to the authors.
Plagiarism check:
Articles that are in compliance with the guidelines will be subjected to plagiarism check. We work with CrossRef to use iThenticate to detect plagiarism. iThenticate gives a 'similarity index', which is the word-by-word copying of materials from previously published literature. We use a similarity index to make a decision. Even if the original source was cited, articles with more than 10% similarity index will be returned to the authors without peer review for re-writing. For articles with a similarity index between 1-10%, we follow the guidelines of COPE on text recycling to make a decision. Articles that pass the plagiarism check will be reviewed by experts in the field.
Selection of reviewers:
The Chief Editor of the journal will find appropriate experts to review the manuscripts. Authors are required to suggest three potential reviewers; however, there is no guarantee that these reviewers will be invited to review. Potential reviewers will be personally contacted by the editorial staff to seek expression of interest to review the paper. The email will contain the details of the authors and the abstract. Also, the reviewers will be asked to disclose a conflict of interest. If the reviewers agree to review, and if there is no potential conflict of interest, they will receive the official invitation from the journal containing the link to access the manuscript.
Peer review and reviewer responsibilities:
The reviewers will remain anonymous. Reviewers are expected to keep the manuscript confidential, provide an unbiased scientific opinion of the manuscript, and declare any conflict of interest. Also, reviewers are expected to submit their comments within the indicated time frame.
How to evaluate original articles:
• Is the language of the manuscript clear and accurate?
• Does the abstract summarize the main point of the paper?
• Does the introduction explain the purpose of the study and its relation to the existing literature?
• Are ethical standards and informed consent followed where applicable?
• Are the methods sufficiently detailed?
• Is the number of samples, number of repeats, equipment, and chemicals used specified?
• Is the catalog number of antibodies provided?
• Are statistical methods clearly explained?
• Is the discussion balanced and supported by the literature and the results?
• Is conflict of interest declared?
Criteria for assessing review articles:
• Does the manuscript require language editing?
• Does the abstract convey the major theme of the article?
• Does the article comprehensively and critically evaluate an existing problem in the context of the available literature?
• If relevant does the article suggest a possible solution to the problem?
• Is conflict of interest stated?
Editorial decision:
If the authors choose to revise and resubmit, the manuscript will be evaluated by the original reviewers or the editor-in-chief to verify if the original comments of the reviewers have been adequately addressed. If the authors have adequately addressed the original comments, the reviewers are not allowed to raise new comments. Depending upon the evaluation, the manuscript will be either accepted or returned to the authors for further clarification. If the paper is accepted, it will be published online. If rejected, it is final, and no further appeal is possible.
Special issues:
Any member of the editorial team can initiate special issues and invite articles with the publisher’s consent.
Promoting the journal:
The editorial members are encouraged to promote the journal among their peers and at scientific conferences. For example, they can inform the library of their institution that this is an open-access journal and that the contents are freely available. Also, they can provide a link to the journal on their websites and social media pages.
Reviewer responsibilities
Reviewers are required to keep the manuscript confidential, provide an unbiased scientific opinion of the manuscript, and declare any conflict of interest. Also, reviewers are expected to submit their comments within the indicated time frame.
Criteria for assessing original articles:
• Does the manuscript require language editing?
• Does the abstract convey the major theme of the paper?
• Does the introduction describe the rationale for the study in the context of the available literature?
• Where relevant, have appropriate ethics approval, and informed consent been obtained?
• Are the methods adequately described?
• Is the number of samples, number of repeats, equipment, and chemicals used clearly mentioned?
• Is the catalog number of antibodies mentioned?
• Are statistical methods clearly stated?
• Is the discussion well-balanced in light of the available literature and the research findings?
• Is conflict of interest stated?
Criteria for assessing review articles:
• Does the manuscript require language editing?
• Does the abstract convey the major theme of the article?
• Does the article comprehensively and critically evaluate an existing problem in the context of the available literature?
• If relevant does the article suggest a possible solution to the problem?
• Is conflict of interest stated?
Author’s Responsibilities:
- Authorship: The ICMJE recommendations state that anyone who meets the following four criteria should be listed as an author:
• Making significant contributions to the idea or design of the work; or the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work.
• Writing the work or editing it carefully for important intellectual content.
• Giving final approval of the version to be published.
• Taking responsibility for all aspects of the work and ensuring that any questions about the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are properly investigated and resolved.
- Adherence to guidelines:
The authors should follow the manuscript preparation guidelines closely and understand the peer-review process.
- Permission and copyright:
Where relevant, it is the authors' duty to get permission from copyright holders, and to make sure that the use of images, data, and illustrations in the manuscripts do not break copyright laws. If we find out that any of the published articles have violated copyright laws, we will inform the corresponding author. It is up to the author(s) to fix the issues with the copyright holder.
- Research and data integrity:
The authors are responsible for doing the research in an ethical way, collecting and analyzing data using proper scientific methods, and explaining them correctly. If needed, the authors should provide raw data to the reviewers.
- Acknowledgments:
Where relevant, the authors should thank their colleagues and sources of funding that helped their research.
- Conflict of interest:
It is required that authors should state any conflicts of interest that are related to their manuscript.
