Ethics & disclosures

The journal is committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity in the content published.

This journal has a Conflict of Interest policy in place.

The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and subscribes to its principles on dealing with misconduct, thereby committing to investigate allegations of misconduct to ensure the integrity of research. 

The journal may use plagiarism detection software to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the (COPE) guidelines on plagiarism will be followed. 

Content published in this journal is peer-reviewed (Double Blind).