Editors

Editor Responsibilities

Editorial independence, fairness, confidentiality and conflict-of-interest management.

Last updated: 2026-01-01 · COPE-aligned

Editorial Independence

Editors have full responsibility for and authority over editorial content. Decisions are based on the manuscript's importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope.

Fairness

Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on intellectual content, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors must protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal and all communications with reviewers.

Conflicts of Interest

Editors recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest and delegate the decision to another editor.