Publication Ethics

These state that you must:

  • Include anyone who has made a significant and meaningful contribution to the submission (any other person involved in the paper must be included in the submission).
  • Exclusion of any person who did not contribute to the research, or choose not to be associated with the research.
  • If your article includes human participants, you should ensure that you have considered whether or not you need ethical approval for your research, and include this information as part of your submission. Find out more about informed consent.
  • Third party copyright permissions and usage of any practical and/or real measurement or statistics
  • Before submitting the article, you need to ensure that you have applied for and obtained written permission to use any material in your manuscript that was created by a third party. Please note that, we are unable to publish any article that still has pending permissions. The rights we ask for are:
  • Non-exclusive rights to copy the material in the written manuscript or chapter.
  • Rights of publications and electronics.
  • English rights around the world.
  • Use of the substance for working life. This means that there should be no time restrictions on their reuse, eg. a one-year license.