Protect the reputation of the journal and published work by only publishing content of the highest quality and relevance in a timely and responsible manner.
Provide detailed information concerning both our understanding of publication ethics and our implementation of the same. Emphasise a desire for prevention, not eventual detection, of ethical misconduct.
Uphold our ethics and keep our editorial offices, publishing staff and society partners up-todate with their guidelines and policies, adapting our own where appropriate (and publishing any update).
When necessary, request proof of originality/accuracy from the corresponding author of any work submitted to any of our journals.
Use plagiarism detection software when necessary for any submission to any journal at any stage of the submissions and publication process.
Provide a transparent submissions and publication process, with full respect and care paid to the author. This includes detailed and dedicated instructions to authors for each journal, outlining referencing style, accepted article types and submission processes.
Investigate thoroughly any suggestion of ethical misconduct detected during any stage of the submissions process. This can include, but is not restricted to, the following: plagiarism, redundant publication, fabrication or misuse of data and authorial disputes.
Correct substantive errors in Advance Online Publication (AOP) articles in a timely fashion, providing a dated statement of correction in the article.
When necessary, retract articles that we deem to be unethical, misleading or damaging.
When necessary, publish errata, corrigenda and retractions in a timely and responsible fashion, detailing the decision online in an open access format and publishing in print as soon as possible.
Remain in good communication with editors, authors, reviewers and society partners (where applicable).