Ethics and Malpractice Policy

Ethics in Publishing

In line with the philosophy of the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE), The Advances in Agriculture and Biology is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. We follow the guidelines of COPE that we have a prime duty on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.

Authorship clarified

All authors whose names appear on the submission that they made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data or the creation of new software used in the work. They drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content. They approved the version to be published, and they agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. All authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work was carried out, before the work is submitted. Contributors who do not meet all criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements section.

All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Please comply with the Instructions for Authors of the Journal before submitting your manuscript.

Role of the corresponding author

One author is assigned as Corresponding Author and acts on behalf of all co-authors and ensures that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately addressed. The Corresponding Author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors, managing all communication between the Journal and all co-authors, before and after publication, providing transparency on re-use of material and mention any unpublished material (for example manuscripts in press) included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief, and making sure disclosures, declarations and transparency on data statements from all authors are included in the manuscript as appropriate.

Affiliation

The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

Changes to authorship

Authors should consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors (actual contributors) at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the Editor-in-Chief. To request such a change, the Editor-in-Chief must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Only in exceptional circumstances, Editor-in-Chief may consider the addition, deletion or rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor-in-Chief considers the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online issue, any request approved by the Editor-in-Chief will result in a corrigendum.

 

In the case of an authorship dispute during peer review or after acceptance and publication, the Journal will not be in a position to investigate or adjudicate. Authors will be asked to resolve the dispute themselves. If they are unable the Journal reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript from the editorial process or in case of a published paper raise the issue with the authors’ institution(s) and abide by its guidelines.

Submission declaration and verification

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify originality, your article will be checked by the originality detection service turnitin.

Declaration of competing interest

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. All authors, including those without competing interests to declare, should create a declaration of competing interest statement (which, where relevant, may specify they have nothing to declare). Author signatures are not required for declaration of competing interest.