Publication Ethics

In order to publish the research in this Publication  all the author(s) must follow principals for ethical professional practices. 

Author(s) must verify and ensure that the submitted paper followed all established submission requirements.

The publisher/journal is dedicated to maintain the highest level of integrity in the published work . The journal and its publisher follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE’s) Core Practices. It is expected of authors, reviewers, and editors that they follow the best-practice guidelines on ethical behaviour contained therein. In addition, some key points are listed below.

 

Plagiarism policy:

The publisher and journals have a zero-tolerance plagiarism policy. The issue is checked via two methods: a plagiarism prevention tool (Turnitin) and a reviewer check. All submissions are checked by Turnitin before being sent to reviewers.

The journal emphasises strict adherence to academic integrity and the avoidance of self-plagiarism. The self-plagiarism is a plagiarism because it does not contribute to research and science.

Futurity education maintains an anti-plagiarism policy that aims to guarantee that all evaluated and published works being previously verified.

 Each manuscript is subjected to similarity verification through Turnitin Similary Check software to guarantee the originality of all manuscripts. This anti-plagiarism policy ensures a compliance with high standards of originality in the published articles.

All details about plagiarism policy you can read here: Plagiarism policy

AI using Policy

This policy applies only to the writing process and does not extend to the use of AI tools for data analysis or drawing conclusions during the research process.
• AI can only be used to improve the language and clarity of the text.
• Authors must oversee AI usage, review, and edit the results, as AI can make mistakes or show bias. Responsibility for the content lies entirely with the authors.
• AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author, as authorship is reserved for humans only.

Transparency

Authors utilising AI techniques should provide a clear description of the AI methods, algorithms, and models used in their research, ensuring transparency and reproducibility.

Data Source and Quality

Authors must clearly specify the sources of data used in their AI research, ensuring that the data are reliable, representative, and appropriately collected, adhering to privacy regulations and protection of personal information.

Ethical Considerations

 Authors must address the ethical implications of using AI in their research, including considerations related to bias, fairness, accountability, and potential social or cultural impact.

Validation and Evaluation

Authors must provide appropriate validation and evaluation of their AI models, including performance metrics, comparisons with existing approaches, and potential limitations or weaknesses.

Clarity and explainability

Authors should attempt making their AI models interpretable and explainable, providing insights into how the AI system arrives at its conclusions or predictions, particularly in cases where the decisions may have significant consequences for patients or healthcare outcome.

Ethical Review

Authors must seek ethical review or approval for AI research involving human subjects, as per institutional or national guidelines, particularly if the research involves sensitive or personal data.

Authorship

Authors must meet the criteria for the authorship, as defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and must accurately list all co-authors which have made significant contributions to the study.

Data Integrity and Fabrication:

Authors must accurately state the results of the authors' research that should not contain data fabrications, falsifications or manipulations. Any potential errors or inaccuracies must be immediately corrected or refuted.

Informed Consent:

Research involving human subjects must guarantee the autonomy, privacy and confidentiality of participants or patients. Authors must provide evidence of informed consent from participants.

Research on live subjects

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the submission adheres to WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. Authors must seek and record established ethics committee approvals, participant consents, and other documents necessary for the research in case if live subjects are involved.

Citation

The self-citation is allowed only in cases if it is necessary to support new research (to help reach new conclusions or support new results).

Confidentiality

This Publication uses double anonymised peer review process. Therefore, all authors are asked to maintain complete confidentiality and not disclose author and/or reviewer identity. It is extremely important for authors to ensure their manuscripts do not contain any personal identifiable information.

 

Roles and responsibilities

1. Author's responsibilities

 

2. Responsibility for the reviewers

Any researcher who has been invited to review the manuscript should notify the editor in case they are not able to evaluate the submission or have a competing interest. All data concerning the manuscript must be treated as privileged information and kept private. Reviews must be conducted fairly and within a reasonable timeframe.

 

3. Editorial responsibilities

Editors of scientific disciplines are carefully chosen from outstanding researchers. They oversee the management of incoming manuscripts and seek input from external reviewers to evaluate articles thoroughly. Editors then use these review reports, along with their own unbiased judgement, to decide whether an article should be accepted for publication. Throughout the editorial processes, editors are expected to treat all authors and manuscripts equally and maintain strict confidentiality. If there is a competing interest, the editor must inform the managing editor to be relieved of responsibility for the work. In case of malpractice, editors must take necessary actions and consequences. Any errors found in published articles should be corrected through appropriate correction or retraction notices. To ensure objectivity and transparency, articles submitted by editorial board members are assessed by a different editor.

4. Publisher responsibilities

The publisher provides the journal with the required resources, such as submission and publication portal, plagiarism checking tools, DOI identifiers, hosting, and content preservation. The publisher must take reasonable steps in order to protect the editorial autonomy.