Editors are selected from among academics holding a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification, in alignment with the journal's scope.

The editors of our journal adhere to the ethical principles and responsibilities outlined in the open-access documents of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), namely the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, as well as the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Editors are responsible for all content published in the journal and are expected to fulfill the following roles and responsibilities:

-Striving to meet the needs of readers and authors,

-Ensuring the continuous improvement of the journal,

-Managing processes to enhance the quality of published works,

-Supporting freedom of expression,

-Upholding academic integrity,

-Maintaining workflows in compliance with intellectual property rights and ethical standards,

-Ensuring transparency and clarity in cases requiring correction or explanation.

The responsibilities of editors toward authors include:

-Making publication decisions based on the importance, originality, validity, clarity of expression, and alignment with the journal’s aims and scope,

-Accepting submissions that are within the journal’s scope unless significant issues are identified,

-Not disregarding positive reviewer comments unless valid concerns arise,

-Respecting decisions made by previous editors unless there are serious issues,

-Ensuring the peer-review process is conducted in a double-blind manner and minimizing possible problems,

-Providing a detailed "Author Guidelines" document available on the journal's website and updating it regularly,

-Offering clear and informative feedback to authors.

The responsibilities of editors toward reviewers include:

-Selecting reviewers who have relevant expertise,

-Providing reviewers with necessary information and guidelines,

-Monitoring potential conflicts of interest between authors and reviewers,

-Protecting the anonymity of reviewers within the double-blind peer review process,

-Encouraging reviewers to evaluate submissions in an objective, scientific, and impartial manner,

-Evaluating reviewers based on their performance, including adherence to deadlines and quality of review,

-Implementing policies to enhance reviewer performance,

-Regularly updating the reviewer database,

-Preventing unethical or unscientific evaluations.

Editors ensure that editorial board members follow the journal’s policies and guidelines and keep them informed of relevant updates. Additionally:

-Editors strive to ensure impartial and independent evaluations by board members,

-Assign manuscripts to board members in line with their areas of expertise,

-Maintain regular communication with the editorial board,

-Organize periodic meetings to discuss journal policies and improvements.

Editors are responsible for ensuring that each article published complies with the journal’s policies and international publishing standards.

Editors are responsible for safeguarding the personal data of individuals included in the evaluated manuscripts (e.g., participants, images). If explicit consent is not documented, the manuscript must be rejected. Editors must also protect the personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers.

Editors are responsible for ensuring that ethics approval is obtained for studies involving human or animal subjects. Manuscripts lacking necessary approvals or permissions must be rejected.

Editors must take proactive measures to prevent and address cases of misconduct or abuse. They are responsible for conducting objective and meticulous investigations into complaints and sharing relevant findings as needed.

Editors are tasked with swiftly correcting errors, inconsistencies, or misleading claims in published content.

Editors must protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and act to defend the rights of the journal and its authors in the event of any violations. They must also ensure that the content does not infringe upon the rights of other publications.

Editors must consider well-reasoned criticisms of published works and respond constructively.

Authors of criticized articles should be given the right to reply.

Editors should not disregard or exclude studies with negative results.

Editors must evaluate manuscripts solely based on their intellectual content, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.

If persuasive evidence of an ethical violation is presented, the editor must coordinate with the editorial board and publisher to issue a correction, retraction, or other necessary amendment.

Editors must not be involved in decisions regarding manuscripts written by themselves or their family members. Such submissions must be subject to the journal's standard processes. Editors should apply the ICMJE guidelines on disclosing potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Editors are responsible for deciding which submissions to publish, based on reviewer reports and the journal’s editorial policies.

Editors should not request citations to their own journal or other journals unless there is a valid scientific reason. Manipulating citation counts for metrics or rankings is unethical.

Editors may issue corrections for minor errors that do not affect the findings or conclusions of the work.

If major errors or violations are detected that invalidate findings, editors should consider retraction.

In cases where misconduct is suspected but cannot be investigated or resolved, an expression of concern may be published. All such actions should follow COPE and ICMJE guidelines.

Editors are responsible for reviewing and responding to complaints from authors, reviewers, or readers in a transparent and informative manner.

Editorial decisions must remain independent and not be influenced by journal owners, publishers, or other political or commercial entities.