Review Policy
Research Fronts
will judge any case of plagiarism on its limits. If plagiarism is detected by
the editorial board member, reviewer, editor etc., in any stage of article
process- before or after acceptance, during editing or at a page proof stage.
We will alert the same to the author(s) and will ask them to rewrite the
content or to cite the references from where the content has been taken. If
more than 25% of the paper is plagiarized- the article may be rejected and the
same is notified to the author.
Ethics topics to
consider when publishing:
Authorship of the
paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant
contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the
reported study. Transparency about the contributions of authors is encouraged,
for example in the form of a CRediT author statement.
Data access and
retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a
paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to
such data.
Multiple,
redundant or concurrent publication: An author should not in general publish
manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal
or primary publication. Research Fronts does not view the following uses of a
work as prior publication: publication in the form of an abstract; publication
as an academic thesis; publication as an electronic preprint. Note: some
society-owned titles and journals that operate double-blind review have
different policies on prior publication. Information on prior publication is
included within each Elsevier journal’s guide for authors.
Acknowledgement of
sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
Disclosure and
conflicts of interest: All submissions must include disclosure of all
relationships that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of
interest.
Fundamental errors
in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy
in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify
the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or
correct the paper.
Reporting
standards: Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate
account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its
significance.
Hazards and human
or animal subjects: Statements of compliance are required if the work involves
chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in
their use, or if it involves the use of animal or human subjects.
Use of patient
images or case details: Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics
committee approval and informed consent, which should be documented in the
paper.
General
Instructions
Papers must be
submitted with the understanding that they have not been published anywhere
(except in the form of an abstract or thesis) and are not currently under
consideration by another journal. The Corresponding author is responsible for
ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other
co-authors. It is also the authors' responsibility to ensure that the articles
emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the
necessary institution and others. Electronic submission of manuscripts is
strongly encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and figures/plates are
included in a single Microsoft Word file. Further correspondence and proofs
will be sent to the corresponding author before publication unless otherwise
indicated. It is a condition for submission of a paper that the authors permit
editing of the paper for readability. The inclusion and deletion of author(s)
name will not be permitted after the preparation of proofs. All enquiries
concerning the publication of submitted/accepted papers should be addressed to
editor by e-mail.