Publication Ethics

The Frontiers in Applied Physics and Mathematics journal, like any reputable academic publication, is likely to adhere to a set of strict publication ethics to ensure the integrity of the scholarly record. Here are key aspects typically covered in publication ethics policies:

  1. Responsibilities of Authors:

    • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. Any use of the work of others must be properly cited or quoted.
    • Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly accessible where possible.
    • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  2. Responsibilities of Reviewers:

    • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the paper.
    • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
    • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

  3. Responsibilities of Editors:

    • Fair Play: Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
    • Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
    • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

  4. Handling of Unethical Publishing Behavior:

    • Investigation: In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification, or, in the most severe cases, the retraction of the affected work.

  5. Publication Decisions:

    • The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working in conjunction with the relevant society or journal management.