All editors-in-chief, associate editors, and reviewers of Brieflands journals are entirely independent of the publisher and free to make decisions without any interference from the owners of their journals or their publisher. The "CODE OF CONDUCT FOR JOURNAL PUBLISHERS" stated by COPE helps us make apparent research integrity from the early steps of submission to publishing the most influential studies.
These items must be declared on the Editorial Board page as a public journal page for each staff editor in the Journal.
Monetary or in-kind compensation for self or household member from an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially or in any other way from the publication of papers in Brieflands:
In case of proved a misconduct by EIC in the Brieflands second ethical committee, we will replace the editor in chief with another person. Read more.
The journal website declares any financial, personal, or other relationships of EIC that might constitute a conflict of interest with the role of EIC.
The EIC ensures that all accepted articles have been assessed in line with the Journal's stated peer review policy with at least two reviewers experts for some short articles like editorials or letters.
Neither the EIC nor the editorial board makes decisions regarding manuscripts about which they may have a conflict of interest. In such instances, a senior member of the Editorial Board assumes responsibility for overseeing peer review and making decisions regarding acceptance or rejection.
EIC is committed to publishing as minor as s/he can in their own Journal.
The EIC is satisfied that all research on live humans or live animals accepted for publication in the Journal is ethical and complies with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Research should comply with the authors' national and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements for ethics approval and informed consent. In countries with no local or national IRBs or established regulations, the EIC uses the standards set out in the Declaration of Helsinki to decide whether there are any ethical concerns about the conduct of the research that would preclude publication. Any study that violates the Declaration of Helsinki should be highlighted to the authors' institution regardless of whether or not local IRB approval was obtained.
The EIC is satisfied that all research on human or animal tissue that is accepted for publication in the Journal complies with national legislation and local Institutional Review Board requirements on the use of such tissue for research, with particular regard to consent for the benefit of human tissue. In the absence of national regulations, the EICs use their discretion when deciding whether any ethical concerns about the research may preclude publication.
The EIC is responsible for decreasing the review process's duration and acceptance or rejection time. Correspondence should be handled promptly and respectfully, and an efficient and thorough peer review should be carried out.
The EIC complies with the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) statement on geopolitical intrusion on editorial decisions. Besides, EIC should practice ethics in the Journal based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Because the publisher is a Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) member, the EIC should follow COPE guidelines and flowcharts when dealing with publication and research ethics issues such as author disputes and misconduct. The EIC may seek advice from Brieflands on following COPE guidelines under challenging situations, but the final course of action should usually be decided and executed by the EIC. Brieflands ensures that publication ethics are adhered to in compliance with COPE standards.
The EIC has a written complaints procedure for the Journal to cover appeals against decisions and complaints about journal processes. The complaints against the EIC will be referred to an ombudsman in the first instance but may be referred to COPE if necessary.
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