Publisher's Policy & Ethics
Publishing Ethics
Our Roles as Publisher
cPrint Publisher does not own any journal. All the journals published by cPrint and hosted on the cPrint websites are owned by Scholarly bodies which are academic institutions, Scholarly Societies, or Associations. The journals have their independent editorial boards that receive and review submissions from authors. The journal editorial boards are also ultimately responsible for the final decision on which paper is either accepted for publication or rejected.
The Publisher’s (cPrint) role is to support the efforts of the journal editors, and the peer reviewers, in ensuring the integrity of their scholarly work. cPrint collaborates to promote best practices according to established publishing best practice standards such as by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) etc.
cPrint also works with other publishers and industry bodies to set standards for best practices ethics, errors, corrections, and retractions.
Individual journals will however have their own more elaborate or distinct ethical procedures contained in their Authors’ Guidelines. These guidelines are expected to be journal-discipline-specific, generally in line with the specific industry standard-setting bodies, such as the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), etc.
The basic publisher guidelines and policies on ethics and roles expected of all our hosted journals are as outlined below:
Editorial policy
cPrint ensures the journal’s editorial independence to be sorely responsible for deciding which of the papers submitted to their journal should be accepted for publication or rejected.
The editor may be guided by the policies of their editorial board regarding issues such as copyright, plagiarism, etc.
Peer-review policy
The editor is responsible for fair, unbiased, and timely peer review process. Research articles must typically be reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers, and where necessary the editor may seek additional opinions.
The editor shall follow best practices in selecting reviewers who have suitable expertise in the relevant field, avoiding fraudulent reviewers and biases in the review process.
Advertising policy
cPrint publisher ensures that the potential for advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue interest does not influence editorial independence and decisions.