General considerations

Ethical principles and a code of ethics in the production of scientific products are clearly defined. In the event of non-compliance by the authors, this Journal reserves the right to pursue any national and international legal action. By submitting an article, the author acknowledges and agrees to adhere to these rights. The author and individuals involved in the Journal (editor, editorial board, internal manager, and publisher) are required to abide by the Journal's rules and ethical charter. The COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) ethical charter serves as a guide for authors and individuals involved in the publication.

• Plagiarism can take various forms, including presenting someone else's work as your own, copying or rephrasing substantial portions of another person's work (without acknowledging the source), or falsely attributing research findings to others. All types of plagiarism are unethical and will not be accepted.
• The submitted articles must be within the specialized field of the quarterly and should reflect the author or authors' research work.
• In addition to the article's topic being in the specialized field of the journal, the articles or any part of them should not be under review or published in any journal inside or outside the country simultaneously.
• Papers presented as abstracts at congresses, symposiums, domestic and foreign seminars that have been published and distributed can be presented as full papers.
• Editing and summarization of the content is based on the authors' opinions, and the authors are responsible for the accuracy of the article's content.
• The original articles that have been rejected or withdrawn will be removed from the journal's archive after six months, and the journal will not be held responsible for them.
• Submitted articles must not have been published elsewhere. Therefore, it is mandatory to complete the author's commitment form, stating that the article will not be submitted to other publications for publication or review, at the time of registration and submission.
• The authored article will be kept as a loan at the publication office until publication.
• Personal information of the authors of the articles for all the people who have access to it; Such as the editor, editorial board, internal manager of the journal and other active agents such as reviewers, consultants, and publisher are completely confidential and protected at all times.

Duties of Authors

• Submitting an article to the system indicates that the author acknowledges that the article has not been published in any other reference (except for part of a thesis or abstract in academic institutions). Also, all authors are informed and satisfied with the publication and their position in the article.
• The corresponding author of the article must ensure the presence of the names and information of all authors and the absence of any name other than the authors of the article. Also, all authors should read the article and have agreed to its submission.
• Authors should carefully consider the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. The Editor will only consider (at their discretion) the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been submitted in exceptional circumstances, and the author must clearly flag any such request to the Editor. All authors must agree with any such addition, removal, or rearrangement.
• Author names should be limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who contributed significantly to the writing of the article should be listed as co-authors.
• In cases where other people have participated in some content aspects of the article, they should be introduced in the Acknowledgments section.
• The rights of other individuals should be respected through thorough and accurate citations.
• Referencing includes mentioning all books, journals, websites, and other research of individuals in the bibliography.
• Simultaneously submitting an article to multiple journals or published/accepted articles to other journals is against the rules.
• Authors should prepare the articles scientifically, coherently, and according to the standards of the journal.
• The method used in the article is done accurately and objectively, and the data is reported correctly.
• Authors should provide a detailed account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Basic data should be accurately represented in the article. Fraudulent or false statements are unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
• If needed, the author must present and introduce raw data, interviews, questionnaires and other tools used in the research for editorial review or compliance with the journal's open data requirements, also, if necessary, public access to these data (compatible with the ALPSP-STM statement) and retain such data for a reasonable number of years after publication.
• Avoid expressing sensitive and unethical, subjective and personal, racial and religious issues, as well as fake and incorrect information and translating the works of others without attribution in the article.
• Any risks caused by research to humans or other creatures should be clearly mentioned in the article.
• Authors should also introduce all the financial supporters of their article.
• Whenever the author becomes aware of any errors or inaccuracies in their article, they must inform the journal, take steps to correct it, or retract the article.

Duties of Editors

• The editor of a scholarly journal is solely responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation and importance of the work must always underwrite such decisions.
• The editor of the journal should actively try to improve the quality of the journal.
• Reviewing the articles in terms of being in sync with the policies of the editorial board of the magazine and being bound by the approved laws is considered one of the other duties of the editor.
• The editor must evaluate articles for their intellectual content without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
• When nominating potential editorial board members, the editor should consider the need for appropriate, inclusive, and diverse representation.
• The editor and any member of the editorial board shall not disclose any information about the submitted article except to the corresponding author, reviewers, editors and publisher.
• The editor must utilize the journal’s standard electronic submission system for all journal communications.
• The editor must use the journal's standard electronic submission system for all journal communications.
• Research articles should usually be reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers, and if necessary, the editor should ask for additional opinions.
• The editor should select reviewers who have appropriate expertise in the relevant field.
• The editor must review all disclosures of potential conflicts of interest and suggestions for self-citation made by reviewers.
• The editor must establish, along with the publisher, a transparent mechanism for appeal against editorial decisions.
• The editor should not try to influence the ranking of the publication by artificially increasing the publication's criteria.
• 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.
• The editor should not be involved in making decisions about articles written by himself, his family members or colleagues or related to products or services in which he is interested. In addition, all submitted articles must comply with all standard journal procedures.
• If convincing evidence of misconduct is found, the editor must promptly correct, retract, or otherwise modify the article.

Duties of Reviewers

• Peer review is a vital part of formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific method. In addition to the specific ethics-related responsibilities outlined below, reviewers are generally asked to treat authors and their work with the same respect they would want for themselves and to follow good reviewing etiquette.
• Any selected reviewer who feels that he is not qualified to review an article or knows that it is not possible to review it expeditiously should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.
• The article submitted for review should be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers should not share reviews or information about the article with anyone or contact authors directly without permission from the editor.
• The material related to the submitted article should not be used in the reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
• A reviewer should be alert to potential ethical issues in the article and should bring them to the editor's attention, including any substantial similarities or overlaps between the article under review and any other published articles of which the reviewer is aware. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by a corresponding citation.
• If a reviewer suggests that an author make references to the reviewer's (or colleagues') work, it should be for genuine scientific reasons and not to increase the number of citations or increase the visibility of their own (or colleagues') work.
• Article reviews should be based on scientific evidence and enough reasoning, clearly and explicitly stated, and should refrain from expressing personal and subjective opinions in reviewing articles.
• Paying attention to the sources used in the article is one of the other duties of the referees, All the research, topics and quotations used in the article must be fully referenced in the bibliography.