International Standards for Editorial Board
Editors and Editorial Board are required to follow the international standards for Editorial Board:
– The Editorial Board must keep information pertaining to all submitted manuscripts confidential.
– The Editorial Board is responsible for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts.
– The Editorial Board must strive to meet the needs of readers and authors.
The Editorial Board must evaluate manuscripts only for their intellectual content.
– The Editorial Board must strive to constantly improve their journals.
– The Editorial Board must maintain the integrity of the academic record.
– The Editorial Board must disclose any conflicts of interest and preclude business
needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards.
– The Editorial Board must always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications,
retractions and apologies when needed.
International Standards for Reviewers
Reviewers of IUC Publishing Company are also expected to meet the international standards for reviewers when they accept review invitations.
– Reviewers must keep information pertaining to the manuscript confidential.
– Reviewers must bring to the attention of the Editor Board any information that
may be a reason to reject publication of a manuscript.
– Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts only for their intellectual content.
– Reviewers must objectively evaluate the manuscripts based only on their
originality, significance and relevance to the domains of the journal.
– Reviewers must notify IUC Publishing Company of any conflicts of interest.