Editorial Policy

Editorial Board members are qualified experts in their respective fields, covering diverse key topics observed in journals, and work in educational and research institutions, while adhering to the Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. Editorial Boards are constantly reviewed and updated, with inactive members excluded and new members added through invitation letters.

Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board members have responsibilities toward authors who provide journal content, reviewers who comment and provide recommendations on publication suitability, readers and the scientific community, journal owners and publishers, and the public. Editors-in-Chief convey responsibilities and duties to Editorial Board members while keeping them updated on publishing policy changes. These responsibilities include ensuring fair and timely peer review, maintaining publication quality standards, upholding ethical principles, and protecting the integrity of the scholarly record.

Editorial Board members are strongly recommended to follow COPE Core practices, deciding which submitted articles will be published, and assisting in manuscript decision-making processes. Editors should adhere to ethical guidelines described in ICJME recommendations, Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and WAME Policies for Medical Journal Editors. These guidelines ensure consistent application of ethical standards and professional practices across all editorial activities.

AR Publishers draws attention to Sarajevo Declaration on integrity and visibility of scientific publications guidelines importance. Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board members should evaluate submitted manuscripts based on importance, originality, validity, clarity, and journal scope relevance without regard to authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation. Editorial decisions must be based solely on academic merit and alignment with the journal's scope.

Editorial responsibilities include maintaining and promoting consistent ethical policies while supporting academic misconduct reduction, ensuring reviewing process confidentiality without disclosing article information except to authors, reviewers, and publishers, working with authors, reviewers, and Editorial Board members to ensure sufficient publishing ethics and policy advice, promoting fairness, impartiality, and timeliness in journal publishing policy implementation, refraining from manuscript processing in conflict of interest cases, and avoiding unpublished material use from submitted papers for personal research without written author consent.

New Editorial Board members are selected based on research authority in fields corresponding to journal key topics, readiness and opportunities to participate in editorial activities, demonstrated expertise in their respective fields, commitment to ethical publishing practices, and availability to fulfill editorial responsibilities. Potential editors can initiate involvement by contacting Editors-in-Chief with a comprehensive curriculum vitae including education, affiliation, scientific interests, activities, publication lists, editorial and reviewer experience, contact information, and links to institutional pages.

Editors are encouraged to participate in ongoing professional development activities, including attendance at editorial training programs, familiarity with evolving publication ethics standards, staying current with best practices in scholarly publishing, engaging with professional organizations related to editorial excellence, and contributing to the advancement of editorial practices within their fields.

Editors must ensure robust peer review processes, maintain high standards for published content, monitor compliance with ethical guidelines, promptly and fairly address allegations of misconduct, implement corrections and retractions when necessary, and continuously improve editorial processes based on feedback and evolving best practices in scholarly publishing.