At Academy PG, authors are expected to follow the highest ethical standards in preparing and submitting their manuscripts. The key responsibilities include:
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Originality: Authors must ensure that their work is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
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Plagiarism: Authors must not copy from other sources without proper citation. All forms of plagiarism are strictly prohibited.
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Accurate Reporting: Authors should present their research findings truthfully and clearly, without fabrication or manipulation of data.
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Acknowledgment: Proper credit must be given to all contributors, sources, and funding bodies involved in the research.
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Multiple Submissions: Manuscripts should not be submitted to more than one journal at the same time.
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Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that may affect their research.
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Corrections and Retractions: If an author discovers a major error after publication, they are responsible for promptly notifying the publisher to correct or retract the work.
Declaration of the Ethics of Human and Animal Experimentation
At Academy PG, we uphold strict ethical standards for all research involving human participants or animals. Authors must ensure that their research complies with internationally accepted ethical guidelines, including the Declaration of Helsinki for human studies and appropriate institutional or national guidelines for animal care and use.
For research involving human subjects, informed consent must be obtained from all participants, and approval must be granted by a recognized ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB). Personal data must be handled with confidentiality and respect for privacy.
For research involving animals, authors must clearly state that ethical approval was obtained and that animals were treated in accordance with approved welfare standards. Unnecessary suffering must be avoided, and the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) should be followed.
Manuscripts that do not meet these ethical requirements will not be considered for publication.