- ▪ Editors(Associate Editors or Editor in Chief) have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
- ▪ Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
- ▪ Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
- ▪ Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
- ▪ Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
- ▪ Editors should preserve the anonymity of reviewers (in half blind peer review journals).
- ▪ Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to international accepted ethical guidelines.
- ▪ Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably certain.
- ▪ Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
- ▪ Manuscripts under review must adhere to the original draft before publication.