Publication Ethics

AgroSciTech: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the Authors, the Editors, the Reviewers, and the Publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

1 Duties of the Editorial Board

  • Publication Decisions: The editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published based on validation of the work, its importance to researchers, and peer review outcomes.
  • Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
  • Confidentiality: The editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.
  • Conflict of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

2 Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Decisions: Peer review assists the editors in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communications with the authors, may also assist the authors in improving the paper.
  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
  • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3 Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards: Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper.
  • Originality and Plagiarism: The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.
  • Multiple Publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical behavior.
  • Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All co-authors must approve the final version of the paper for submission.
  • 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.