Ethical Norms of SCOPUA

Scientific Collaborative Online Publishing Universal Academy (SCOPUA)  is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and integrity in scholarly publishing. All parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher, are expected to adhere to internationally recognized ethical standards to ensure the credibility, transparency, and quality of academic works. These ethical norms are designed to promote responsible research dissemination and safeguard the integrity of scholarly communication.

For Editors

Fair Evaluation of Manuscripts: Editors evaluate all submitted manuscripts solely on their academic merit, originality, relevance, and scholarly quality without discrimination based on the authors’ nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, or personal background.

Editorial Decision-Making: The editor holds the responsibility for deciding whether a manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected. Decisions are based on scholarly value, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the scope of the publisher’s publications.

Peer-Review Management: Editors ensure that manuscripts are reviewed by qualified experts in the relevant field to guarantee a fair and objective evaluation of the work.

Confidentiality: Editors must treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. Information about a manuscript should not be shared with anyone other than reviewers or individuals directly involved in the editorial process.

Respect for Intellectual Independence: Editors must respect the intellectual autonomy of authors and ensure that editorial decisions are not influenced by personal interests or external pressures.

Integrity and Corrections: If significant errors or inaccuracies are identified in published works, editors should facilitate corrections, clarifications, or retractions when necessary to maintain the accuracy of the scholarly record.

For Reviewer

Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts if they have conflicts of interest arising from personal, professional, or financial relationships with the authors or institutions involved.

Objective and Constructive Evaluation: Reviewers should provide fair, unbiased, and constructive assessments of manuscripts based on scholarly merit and academic standards.

Confidentiality: Manuscripts under review must be treated as confidential documents and should not be shared or discussed with others without permission from the editor.

Respect for Authors’ Intellectual Contributions:  Reviewers must not use unpublished information from a manuscript for their own research without explicit consent from the authors.

Acknowledgment of Relevant Work: Reviewers should identify relevant research that has not been cited and inform editors if substantial similarities exist between the manuscript under review and other published or submitted works.

Timely Review Process: Reviewers should complete their evaluations within the agreed timeframe and promptly notify the editor if they are unable to conduct the review.

For Authors

Accuracy and Honesty in Reporting: Authors must provide an accurate account of their research methods, findings, and interpretations. Misrepresentation, falsification, or fabrication of data is considered unethical and unacceptable.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence or bias their research results or interpretation.

Originality and Proper Citation: Authors must ensure that their work is original. When using ideas, data, or text from other sources, appropriate acknowledgment and citations must be provided.

Ethical Research Practices: Authors must clearly identify any potential hazards associated with their research and ensure compliance with ethical guidelines related to human participants, animals, or sensitive data.

Adequate Documentation of Research: Manuscripts should contain sufficient detail and references to allow other researchers to verify or replicate the study when appropriate.

Responsible Use of Information: Information obtained through private communication, confidential documents, or peer review should not be used without explicit permission from the source.

Avoidance of Fragmented or Redundant Publication: Authors should avoid dividing a single research project into multiple redundant publications or submitting the same work to different publishers simultaneously.

Acknowledgment of Contributions: Only individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions to the research should be listed as authors. Contributions that do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.