Maintaining Highest Standards of Academic Integrity
NEMETH PUBLISHERS is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. The publisher follows internationally accepted ethical guidelines to ensure the quality, credibility, and transparency of scholarly publications.
The Publication Ethics policy applies to all journals under NEMETH PUBLISHERS, including the Asian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Irish Interdisciplinary Journal of Science & Research, Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology, Mediterranean Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, and Asian Journal of Basic Science & Research.
The publisher expects authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members to adhere to ethical standards throughout the submission, review, and publication process.
Authors submitting manuscripts to NEMETH PUBLISHERS journals must ensure that their work is original and has not been published previously. Authors must confirm that the manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Authors should present accurate data and results. Fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of data is considered unethical and unacceptable. Authors must ensure that all sources are properly cited and referenced.
All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the research. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors approve the final version of the manuscript prior to submission.
Authors must disclose any financial support, funding information, or conflicts of interest related to the research. Any potential conflicts must be clearly stated in the manuscript.
NEMETH PUBLISHERS strictly prohibits plagiarism. All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection tools before the review process. Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original.
Proper acknowledgment must be given when using previously published work, data, figures, or ideas. Direct copying, paraphrasing without citation, and self-plagiarism are considered unethical practices.
Manuscripts with significant plagiarism will be rejected immediately. In cases where plagiarism is identified after publication, the article may be withdrawn or retracted.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Duplicate submission is considered unethical and unacceptable.
Redundant publication, where substantially similar research is published in multiple journals, is also not permitted. Authors should ensure that their submission represents original work not published elsewhere.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the research. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
The order of authors should be decided before submission. Any changes in authorship after submission must be approved by all authors and justified to the editorial office.
Ghost authorship, guest authorship, and honorary authorship are not permitted.
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that may influence the research results or interpretation. Conflicts may include financial support, employment, affiliations, or personal relationships.
Reviewers and editors must also disclose conflicts of interest. Individuals with conflicts should recuse themselves from the review process.
Research involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data must comply with ethical standards. Authors must confirm that ethical approval was obtained from relevant institutional review boards where applicable.
Authors should ensure that informed consent was obtained from participants in studies involving human subjects. Confidentiality and privacy of participants must be maintained.
Authors must present accurate and reliable data. Manipulation of images, graphs, or experimental results is not permitted. Authors should retain raw data and provide it when requested by editors.
Data sharing is encouraged to support transparency and reproducibility of research.
All submissions to NEMETH PUBLISHERS journals undergo peer review. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, clarity, methodology, and relevance.
Reviewers must maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts. Reviewers should provide objective and constructive feedback. Personal criticism of authors is not acceptable.
Reviewers should notify editors if they identify plagiarism, duplicate publication, or ethical concerns.
Editors are responsible for ensuring fair and unbiased decisions. Editorial decisions are based solely on the quality and relevance of the manuscript.
Editors must maintain confidentiality of submissions and not use unpublished material for personal research. Editors should avoid conflicts of interest and ensure transparency in the editorial process.
Editors may reject manuscripts that do not meet ethical standards or journal scope.
If errors are identified in published articles, corrections may be issued. In cases of serious ethical violations, the article may be retracted.
Retraction may occur due to:
Retraction notices will be clearly identified and linked to the original article.
NEMETH PUBLISHERS takes publication misconduct seriously. Allegations of misconduct will be investigated by the editorial team.
Actions may include:
Authors retain copyright of their work. By submitting, authors grant permission to publish and distribute the article.
Authors must ensure permission for any copyrighted material used in the manuscript. Proper acknowledgment must be given.
The opinions expressed in published articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NEMETH PUBLISHERS or editorial board members. The publisher is not responsible for errors or consequences arising from use of published information.
By submitting manuscripts to NEMETH PUBLISHERS journals, authors confirm that they adhere to publication ethics policies and accept responsibility for the content of their work.