Responsibilities of authors
Authors must submit original work, accurately represent their findings, acknowledge sources, obtain permissions where necessary and disclose relevant funding or conflicts of interest. Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism and duplicate submission are unacceptable.
Responsibilities of editors and reviewers
Editorial decisions should be based on scholarly merit, relevance and the journal’s policies. Editors and reviewers must protect confidentiality, manage conflicts of interest and provide fair, constructive assessments.
Corrections and concerns
Where credible concerns arise, the journal may investigate and take appropriate action, which may include requesting clarification, correcting the scholarly record, issuing an expression of concern or retracting an article. Authors are expected to cooperate with reasonable enquiries.
Research involving people or data
Authors are responsible for securing required ethical approvals, informed consent and permissions, and for protecting personal or confidential information in accordance with applicable standards.