SPROC strongly encourages the publication of research worldwide to provide freely available and downloadable on‐line publications and peer‐reviewed research. In order to achieve this aim, SPROC develop and follow general policies to help authors and researchers and clarify our position on key issues. It is a general principle that the editor of a journal published by SPROC is entirely and independently responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published or not. In making this decision, the editor must followthe policies of the journal’s editorial board.
SPROC publishing policies include:
Accessibility
SPROC consistently and proactively endeavors to make publications fully accessible to all users. SPROC provides open access (OA) journals which are scholarly journals that are available online to the readers without any financial, legal, or technical requirements or sanctions and is committed to providing long-term, sustainable access to qualified scientific research for everyone.
Originality
All authors and researchers must adhere to publication requirements in which submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere in any language before. Work should not be submitted concurrently to more than one publication unless the editors have agreed to co-publication.
Authorship
The authorship of research publications should accurately state individuals’ contributions to the work. The list of authors should accurately reflect who carried out the research and who wrote the article. For collaborative research, who has done what and who takes responsibility for the conduct and validity should be clearly indicated to readers.
Copyright
Copyright aims to protect the specific way the article has been written to describe a scientific research in detail. It is claimed that this is necessary in order to protect author’s rights, and to regulate permissions for reprints or other use of the published research. SPROC have a copyright form which is required authors to sign over all of the rights when their article is ready for publication.
Misconduct and redundant publication
In cases of suspected or alleged research misconduct, SPROC follows the COPE standarts. If substantial amount of evidence of misconduct is found,some steps to correct the scientific record, which may include issuing a correction, retraction or withdrawal of the publication are followed.Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reporting them. Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record. Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
If you have any concerns about potential misconduct, please email the journal. Address correspondence to the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Chief Editor, or Editorial Director as appropriate. If misconduct is suspected, journal editors will act in accordance with the relevant COPE guidelines.
Article Retraction and Withdrawal
In cases of intrusion of professional ethical codes and principles such as multiple submission, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data; articles might be retracted or withdrawn from SPROC database.
Confidentiality
Editors should critically evaluate any potential intrusion of data protection and participant confidentiality. This includes requiring properly informed consent for the actual research presented, consent for publication where applicable and having editorial policies that comply with guidelines on participant confidentiality.