Publication decisions

The Editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. Editors evaluate submitted manuscripts exclusively based on their academic merit (importance, originality, study’s validity, clarity) and their relevance to the journal’s scope, without regard to the author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy or institutional affiliation. The editors ensure that all submitted manuscripts being considered for publication undergo peer review by at least two reviewers who are experts in the field. The editors should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when there are suspected or alleged legal requirements related to libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Confidentiality, disclosure, and conflicts of interest

The Editors 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. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has a view of the manuscript in his or her own research without the author's express written consent. Furthermore, readers should be informed about the funding sources for the research or scholarly work and any role the funders may have played in the research or its publication, including details of their involvement, if applicable.

Quality assurance

Editors should take all reasonable measures to ensure the quality of the material they publish, recognizing that different sections may have varying aims and standards. Where applicable, they should confirm that an appropriate body, such as a research ethics committee or institutional review board, has approved the research. Additionally, editors must be vigilant regarding intellectual property issues and work with their publishers to address any potential breaches of laws and conventions. Any errors, inaccuracies, or misleading statements must be corrected promptly and prominently.

Contribution to editorial decisions

The journal's reviewers assist the editors in making editorial decisions, and through editorial communications, the reviewers assist the authors in improving the manuscript. The editor reviews each paper, and if it is judged suitable for publication, it is then sent to two referees for double-blind peer review. Reviews should be conducted objectively, with observations clearly articulated and supported by reasoned arguments, enabling authors to use this feedback to enhance their manuscripts. There shall be no personal criticism of the author.

Qualification of reviewers

Any reviewer who feels unqualified to assess the research in a manuscript or cannot complete the review promptly should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process. Reviewers should also refrain from reviewing manuscripts if they have conflicts of interest.

Confidentiality

Reviewers must treat the received manuscript as a confidential document. Information or ideas acquired through the peer review process are privileged and must be kept confidential; they should not be used for personal advantage.

Acknowledgement of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited and ensure that references to others' ideas are appropriately credited. Reviewers should also notify the editor if there is any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they have personal knowledge.

Reporting standards

Authors should report their work and results clearly and honestly without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. Authors should be prepared to make raw data publicly accessible about the paper and must retain this data for at least two years following publication. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are deemed unethical and unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should adhere to publication requirements that the submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere. Plagiarism in all its forms is considered unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

Authors should not generally publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Authorship of the paper

Authors should ensure that authorship is limited to those who have contributed significantly to the research works and reporting. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors, while those who have participated in substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Elinvo Journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism, prohibiting using others’ ideas, words, or work without proper acknowledgement. Submissions that contain plagiarism in whole or part, as well as those involving duplicate or redundant publication or self-plagiarism (in the same or different language), will be rejected. Works archived in preprint form are not considered duplicate publications. The corresponding author is responsible for the manuscript throughout the evaluation and publication process and has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors. All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using Turnitin, and those with an unacceptable similarity index resulting from plagiarism are rejected immediately.

Authors are not allowed to withdraw their submitted manuscripts once they have been sent for review, as this would waste the time and resources of editors and reviewers who have dedicated considerable effort to the process. However, if authors do not receive any updates on the status of their manuscript within six months, they may request its withdrawal by notifying the Editorial Board.

Corrections to a published article may be made with the editor's authorization. Editors will determine the extent of the necessary corrections. Minor corrections will be made directly to the original article, while major corrections will be addressed by publishing a corrected version alongside the unchanged original. Both versions will be linked to one another, and a statement explaining the reason for the major change will also be published. If necessary, article retractions will be conducted following COPE retraction guidelines.

All authors of articles are required to disclose any conflicts of interest related to the publication of the manuscript, including any associations with institutions or products mentioned in the manuscript that may influence the study's outcomes. Additionally, authors must disclose conflicts of interest involving competing products. If an author is uncertain whether a competing interest should be disclosed, they should consult their institution or the journal editor for guidance. If no competing interests exist, the article will include the following statement: "The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

All original research papers involving live subjects (humans) must provide an appropriate ethical statement when submitting the paper. The most suitable location for this is normally the methods section of the manuscript. However, to preserve anonymity in double-blind peer-reviewed journals, please do not add the ethical statement to the manuscript. Instead, it should be declared in the Ethics Approval section.

Our editorial team checks all ethical statements to ensure they are appropriate for the reported study. Any manuscript submitted without a suitable ethical statement will be returned to the authors and will not be considered further until an appropriate and explicit statement is included.

Authors should include the following points in the ethical statement (if applicable) when submitting a paper:

The institutional or national research ethics committee /review board that approved the research must be named. Include the approval number/ID if one was given. If the research received a waiver of approval from the ethics committee/review board or did not require approval for some other reason, please state this and explain why.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Directly copying text from other sources without attribution
• Copying ideas, images, or data from other sources without attribution
• Reusing text from your own previous publications without attribution or agreement of the editor
• Exception: Reusing text from the Methods section in the author’s previous publications, with attribution to the source, is acceptable.
• Using an idea from another source with slightly modified language without attribution.
• The manuscript may be rejected if plagiarism is detected during the peer review process. If plagiarism is detected after publication, we may issue a correction or retract the paper as appropriate.

Data fabrication

• This relates to the creation of research results.
• Alleged falsified data in a submitted paper.
• Alleged falsified data in a published paper.

Data falsification

Manipulating research data to give a false impression. This includes manipulating images (e.g., micrographs, gels, radiological images), removing outliers or “inconvenient” results, changing, adding or omitting data points, etc.

Duplicate submissions

Authors must declare upon submission that the manuscript is not being considered elsewhere. Detecting a duplicate submission or publication is generally regarded as a deliberate act, including articles previously published in another language. For permissible secondary submissions or publications (e.g., a translated article), authors must obtain permission from the publisher and copyright holder of the original article and inform the editor of the receiving journal about the original article's history. Additionally, it must be clearly indicated to readers that the manuscript is a translated version, with a citation to the original article included.

Authorship Issues

Clear policies (that allow for transparency around who contributed to the work and in what capacity) should be in place for requirements for authorship and contributorship, as well as processes for managing potential disputes.

Citation Manipulation

Citation Manipulation includes excessive citations in the submitted manuscript that do not contribute to the scholarly content of the article and have been included solely to increase citations to a given author’s work or to articles published in a particular journal. This leads to misrepresenting the importance of the specific work and journal in which it appears and is thus a form of scientific misconduct.

Suspected Manipulation of Peer Review/Bias of Peer Reviews

Elinvo Journal carefully selects the reviewers on any manuscript to avoid conflict of interest between the reviewers and the authors. Our policy is compliant with COPE Guidelines on peer review.

Authors must disclose all sources of funding and financial support in their manuscript, detailing the role of any sponsors in the study. If sponsors were not involved, this should be explicitly stated. Authors must ensure accuracy in these disclosures and comply with funder requirements.

Changes/additions to accepted articles

All content in published articles undergoes an editorial review process overseen by the editor. If authors wish to make additions to their article after it has been accepted, they must submit a request to the editor, and the new content will be reviewed.

If the new material is intended to be added to the accepted article. In that case, it must be submitted as a new manuscript for peer review, referencing the original work.

If the new material replaces content in the accepted article, the editor may consider publishing an erratum or a corrigendum.

Erratum

An erratum is issued to correct errors introduced by the publisher. Any changes made by the publisher are flagged for the author during the proofing stage, and it is the author’s responsibility to identify and request corrections before the article’s final publication.

Corrigendum

A corrigendum refers to a correction that the author wishes to make at any time after the article has been accepted. Authors should contact the journal editor, who will assess the significance of the change and determine the appropriate course of action.