The publication of science involves conscientious, systematic and comprehensive processes by publishers and editors which require to be dealt with efficiently and competently. To maintain high ethical standards of publication of quality science the publisher strives to work closely at all times with journal editors, authors and peer-reviewers. The ethics statement for Bentham Science Publishers (BSP) journals is based on those by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org.

The essentials of BSP’s publishing ethics for all groups involved in the publishing process are as follows:

Editors’ Responsibilities

• The editor of a journal holds a vital position taking important editorial decisions on all peer-reviewed submitted for publication.
• The editor should maintain the transparency of the academic research & record, preclude professional needs from cooperating ethical standards, and always be willing to publish retractions, rectifications, and erratum when required.
• The editor should assess manuscripts for their scientific quality and intellectual content, free from any sort of biased decisions based on discrimination of race, gender, geographical origin, or religion of the author(s). The editor should evaluate manuscripts objectively based on their academic merit free of any commercial or self-interests.
• The editor should not disclose any information on submitted manuscripts before publication of the manuscript.
• Promoting research rectitude must be preserved. If at any stage the publisher suspects any kind of misconduct in research, it should be investigated promptly in detail with suitable authority; and if any suspicious act of misconduct is observed in the peer review, it should be resolved with diligence.

Reviewers’ Responsibilities

• Providing a detailed, constructive, and unbiased evaluation in a timely manner on the scientific content of the work.
• Indicating whether the writing is relevant, concise & clear and evaluating the originality and scientific accuracy.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of the complete review process.
• Notifying the journal editor about any financial or personal conflict of interest and declining to review the manuscript when a possibility of such a conflict exists.
• Notifying the journal editor of any ethical concerns in their evaluation of submitted manuscripts; such as any violation of ethical treatment of animal or human subjects or any considerable similarity between the previously published article and any reviewed manuscript.

Authors’ Responsibilities

• All the work reported in the manuscript must be original and free from any kind of plagiarism.
• The work should not have been published elsewhere or submitted to any other journal(s) at the same time.
• Any potential conflict of interest must be clearly acknowledged.
• Proper acknowledgements to other work reported (individual/company/institution) must be given. Permission must be obtained from any content used from other sources.
• Only those who have made any substantial contribution to the interpretation or composition of the submitted work, should be listed as ‘Authors’. While other contributors should be mentioned as ‘co-authors’.

Publishers’ Responsibilities

• BSP is committed to work with journal editors, defining clearly their relevant roles, in order to ensure appropriate decisions regarding publication procedures and maintaining the transparency of editorial decisions.
• BSP ensures the integrity autonomy and originality of each published article with respect to:
• publication and research fundings
• publication ethics and rectitude
• conflicts of interest
• confidentiality
• authorship
• article modifications
• timely publication of content.

1.      يتقدم الباحث الراغب في نشر بحثه في المجلة بأربعة نسخ مطبوعة من البحث، ويشترط أن تكون مطبوعة على ورق A4 ومكتوبة بخط Times New Roman حجم 12، وتكون الكتابة على عمودين في الصفحة الواحدة ما عدا جزء النتائج Results فيكتب على عمود واحد، كما يقدم الباحث نسخة من البحث على قرص ضوئي (سي دي) منسق باستخدام برنامج ميكروسوفت وورد، ويدفع الباحث مبلغ (200) جنيه كتأمين أولي لضمان جدية الباحث.

2.      تقوم إدارة المجلة بإرسال نسختين من البحث إلى اثنين من الأساتذة المحكمين الذين تم اختيارهم من قبل إدارة المجلة بناء على ترشيح القسم الذي ينتمي إليه الباحث، ويكون التعامل مع المحكمين سرياً ومقصوراً على إدارة المجلة فقط.

3.      طبقاً لرد المحكمين يكون التعامل المستقبلي مع الباحث كالتالي:

‌أ.         إذا رأت لجنة التحكيم قبول البحث فإن الباحث يحصل على (Acceptance) لنشر بحثه في المجلة، ويقوم بدفع باقي تكلفة البحث.

‌ب.     إذا رأت لجنة التحكيم رفض البحث فإنه يعاد إلى الباحث ويستعيد الباحث مبلغ التأمين.

‌ج.      إذا طلبت لجنة التحكيم تعديلات على البحث فإنه يعاد إلى الباحث لعمل التعديلات المطلوبة، ثم يعاد مرة أخرى إلى لجنة التحكيم، فإذا رأت قبوله يحصل الباحث على (acceptance) لنشر البحث في المجلة، ويدفع بقية تكلفة البحث.

4.     لا تلتزم إدارة المجلة بإعادة الأبحاث المرفوضة أو المقبولة أو السيديهات الخاصة بها إلى أصحابها.

يقوم الباحث بالتعهد كتابة على أن البحث الذي يرغب في نشره لم يسبق له أن نشر في أي مجلة أخرى من قبل، وأن النتائج الواردة به من إنتاج الباحث نفسه وليست منقولة عن أبحاث أخرى، ويتحمل الباحث المسؤولية القانونية والأدبية لاكتشاف أي تزوير في البحث أو أي مخالفة لأخلاقيات البحث العلمي في أي مرحلة من مراحل النشر.

 Publication ethics

Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas. It is important to avoid:

Data fabrication and falsification

Data fabrication means the researcher did not actually do the study, but made up data. Data falsification means the researcher did the experiment, but then changed some of the data. Both of these practices make people distrust scientists. If the public is mistrustful of science then it will be less willing to provide funding support.

Plagiarism

Taking the ideas and work of others without giving them credit is unfair and dishonest. Copying even one sentence from someone else’s manuscript, or even one of your own that has previously been published, without proper citation is considered plagiarism-use your own words instead.

Multiple submissions

It is unethical to submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time. Doing this wastes the time of editors and peer reviewers, and can damage the reputation of journals if published in more than one.

Redundant publications (or ’salami’ publications)

This means publishing many very similar manuscripts based on the same experiment. It can make readers less likely to pay attention to your manuscripts.

Improper author contribution or attribution:

All listed authors must have made a significant scientific contribution to the research in the manuscript and approved all its claims. Don’t forget to list everyone who made a significant scientific contribution, including students and laboratory technicians. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has detailed guidelines on authorship that are useful for scientists in all fields