Publication ethics for editors

Editors must strictly comply with relevant national laws and regulations and adhere to academic publishing ethics and standards. They are responsible for timely and fair handling of all submitted manuscripts, respecting authors' research outputs and peer reviewers’ comments. Confidentiality must be maintained regarding information about both authors and reviewers. Favoritism and "courtesy submissions" must be strictly avoided.

1. Editors are responsible for all editorial processes of the journal, including continuously promoting its development and ensuring the high-quality and timely publication of accepted manuscripts. Editors must follow the policies established by the editorial board and comply with relevant legal regulations concerning defamation, infringement, and plagiarism when selecting manuscripts.

2. Editors must maintain the integrity of peer review records and are obliged to properly preserve and keep confidential all materials related to review and revision processes. Editorial staff may provide necessary information to corresponding authors, reviewers, and editorial board members as appropriate, but must not disclose any information regarding submitted manuscripts to others.

3. Manuscripts must be selected fairly, and acceptance or rejection decisions must be based solely on originality, significance, clarity, and relevance to the journal's aims and scope.

4. If substantial revisions are made to a manuscript, editors must communicate with the author in a timely manner and obtain the author's consent.

5. Any commercial interests or exchanges that compromise academic integrity must be strictly prohibited.

6. Editors have the responsibility to investigate and communicate cases of academic misconduct. In the event of complaints regarding submitted or published articles, editors must take appropriate and effective action. If necessary, corrections, clarifications, retractions, or apologies should be promptly published. Editors are also responsible for addressing misconduct by authors and reviewers.

7. Editors must ensure that information obtained from submitted manuscripts is not used for their own research or disclosed to others for research purposes. They must also ensure the protection of the identities of reviewers and other relevant personnel during the double-blind review process.

8. Academic debate is encouraged, and editors are obliged to respond to authors' disagreements with reviewers' comments.

9. Editors must ensure fairness and impartiality in the peer-review process. In cases where conflicts of interest or collaborative/competitive relationships arise involving authors, institutions, or organizations, editors must reassign reviewers and entrust the handling of the manuscript to the editor-in-chief or other members of the editorial board.