Publication Ethics

Authors Must:

  • Submit original, unpublished, and ethically conducted research related to agriculture, rural development, food security, or related fields.

  • Ensure that all sources, quotations, data, figures, tables, and previously published materials are properly acknowledged and cited.

  • Avoid plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct.

  • Disclose any financial, professional, or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the research or its interpretation.

  • Ensure that all listed authors have made appropriate and meaningful contributions to the manuscript.

  • Ensure that the research methodology, data, results, and conclusions are accurately presented.

  • Cooperate with the journal throughout the review, revision, and publication process and respond appropriately to editorial queries.

Reviewers Must:

  • Evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and confidentially based on academic quality, originality, relevance, methodology, and scholarly contribution.

  • Provide constructive, professional, and evidence-based feedback to assist authors in improving their manuscripts.

  • Identify and report potential plagiarism, ethical concerns, conflicts of interest, data irregularities, or other forms of academic misconduct.

  • Avoid personal criticism, discrimination, favoritism, or any form of bias during the review process.

  • Decline the review when a conflict of interest could compromise impartiality.

  • Maintain the confidentiality of unpublished information contained in manuscripts and refrain from using such information for personal or professional advantage.

Editors Must:

  • Maintain fairness, transparency, confidentiality, and editorial independence throughout the publication process.

  • Make publication decisions based on academic merit, originality, relevance, methodological quality, and scholarly contribution, without discrimination or inappropriate influence.

  • Ensure that manuscripts are handled through an appropriate peer-review and editorial assessment process.

  • Identify and appropriately manage conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, editorial board members, or editorial staff.

  • Protect the integrity of the journal's published academic record and take appropriate action when ethical or publication concerns are identified.

  • Ensure that all manuscripts are handled in accordance with the journal's publication ethics, editorial policies, and peer-review standards.