Journal of Advanced Natural and Applied Sciences (JANAS) is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, impartiality, and responsibility throughout the research and publication process. The journal conducts its editorial and publication practices in accordance with internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, including the guidelines and core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance-and-tools) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing).

All parties involved in the publication process authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher are expected to comply with ethical standards and to contribute to the reliability and integrity of the scientific record. Manuscripts submitted to JANAS must be original, must not have been published previously or be under consideration by another journal, and must comply with accepted principles of research and publication ethics.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, citation manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or any other form of research or publication misconduct. When ethical concerns or allegations arise, they are evaluated objectively and confidentially in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines.

For studies requiring ethics committee approval, legal authorization, informed consent, or other specific permissions, authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary approvals before submission and for clearly reporting the relevant information in the manuscript.

JANAS is committed to ensuring a fair and independent editorial process. Editorial decisions are based solely on the scientific quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance, and contribution of the submitted work to the scope of the journal. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, confidential, and timely evaluations, while editors are responsible for managing the review and decision  making processes without discrimination or conflict of interest.