Journal of Biopesticides employs the principles of publishing ethics and set of
editorial and publishing policies outlined below to prevent unfair publishing
practices. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to be aware of, and comply
with best practice in publication ethics.
Progress in Eco-friendly Pest Control adheres to the doctrines consistent with the
guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) included in the Code of
Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and COPE Ethical Guidelines
for Peer Reviewers and Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Timeliness of the publication process:
Editor is accountable for everything
published in a journal. The decision to accept or reject a paper for publication
should be based on the paper’s importance, originality, the study’s validity and its
relevance to the theme of the journal.
Fair play rule:
The submitted articles are evaluated based on their quality and
importance for the journal regardless the nationality, ethnicity, political views,
gender, race or religion of the authors.
Confidentiality and compliance with ethical standards:
Editor must obey and protect
the confidentiality of the material submitted to the journal while it remains under
review at every stage of the publication process, except for information disclosed
by the scientific journal on the website and in printed version. The editor is
responsible for compliance with the codes of editorial ethics by authors and
reviewers.
Disclosure of information and conflict of interest:
Information obtained during
publishing process and also from unpublished papers should not be used neither by
editors nor reviewers without the written permission of the author. Editor is
responsible for confidentiality relating to the peer-review process and reliability
of being published papers. Editor should act impartially and have systems for
managing their own conflicts of interest and that neither professional nor
institutional connections nor personal beliefs influence the decisions regarding the
peer-review process
Addressing allegations or findings misconduct:
Editor may decide to withdraw the
submitted manuscript if the work is plagiarized, if it contains the material that is
copyright protected, the authorship is uncertain and the paper content is either
fabricated or falsified. The Editorial Board takes appropriate action if there is
suspected or alleged misconduct regarding both published and unpublished papers. The
editor might publish an erratum, withdraw the manuscript, present the case to an
entity of institution that the author is affiliated to and take appropriate legal
steps
Participation in editorial decisions:
The reviewer supports the editor and Editorial
Board in making editorial decisions in the publication process. A reviewer
performing a thorough review has an impact on the final shape of the published work.
Timeliness: The reviewer should agree to review a manuscript for which he/she has
the appropriate knowledge and only if he/she is fairly confident that a review can
be completed within the proposed or mutually agreed time-frame.
Confidentiality:
The reviewer is required to respect the confidentiality
of
peer-review and not reveal any details of a manuscript or its review, during or
after the process.
Standards of objectivity:
The reviewer should provide an objective and constructive
assessment, and feedback that will help the authors to improve their manuscript.
Personal criticism and derogatory personal comments to authors are inappropriate
behavior.
Confirmation of source:
The reviewer should suggest to the author the publications
regarding the manuscript subject which are not included in the manuscript. Any
resemblance of the evaluated manuscript to the work of other authors should be
reported to the editor.
Disclosure of information and conflict of interest:
Information
obtained in the
process of peer-review cannot be used for the personal benefits. Reviewers are
obliged to inform the editor and the Editorial Board if there is any potential
conflict of interest; for instance, the reviewer works at the same institution as
any of the authors and they have either joint grant or close collaboration, or they
have close personal relationship.
Access and storage of data:
The author should keep accurate records of the source
data associated with the submitted manuscript and may be asked to provide access to
this data during the publishing process.
Originality and plagiarism:
The author should confirm that the submitted manuscript
is original and all cited works of other authors should be presented in an
appropriate manner. Plagiarism is treated as unethical and improper behavior.
Duplication and competitiveness: The author should confirm that the manuscript
submitted for publication has been neither published nor is in the process of review
in another journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal is
inconsistent with the code of publishing ethics and results in the withdrawal of the
work from publication.
Confirmation and reliability of sources:
The author should cite and indicate all
sources and publications, which he/she used to write the manuscript. The
intellectual contribution of other people should be confirmed by their written
consent. Financial support or other assistance should be indicated accordingly.
Authorship:
Authorship should be limited to these who substantially were
involved in
study conception, data collection, or data interpretation, and the design of the
manuscript. The author is required to indicate all co-authors contributing to the
publication, as well as to obtain consent for publication from them. All authors are
accountable for the integrity of a published work. Publishing practices such as
ghost-writing and guest authorship are a manifestation of scientific misconduct.
Disclosure of information and conflict of interest:
The author should disclose
information about the sources of financing the publication, the contribution of
scientific and research institutions, associations and other entities, and report to
the editorial office any potential conflicts of interest.
Errors in published papers:
The author should immediately notify the
editors if
he/she notices significant errors in the submitted material. The Editorial Board
will remove or correct any errors by publishing an erratum, annex, correcting or
withdrawing the publication. It is the responsibility of the authors to carefully
check the work at a reviewing stage to avoid significant errors and mistakes
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