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Concurrent or secondary publication is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. Examples include: translations or a manuscript that is intended for a different group of readers. Results should be presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation (including image based manipulation). Authors should adhere to discipline-specific rules for acquiring, selecting and processing data.No data, text, or theories by others are presented as if they were the author’s own (‘plagiarism’). Proper acknowledgements to other works must be given (this includes material that is closely copied (near verbatim), summarized and/or paraphrased), quotation marks (to indicate words taken from another source) are used for verbatim copying of material, and permissions secured for material that is copyrighted.</p> <p><span class="underline">Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.</span></p> <p><strong>Authors should make sure they have permissions for the use of software, questionnaires/(web) surveys and scales in their studies (if appropriate).</strong><strong>Research articles and non-research articles (e.g. Opinion, Review, and Commentary articles) must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive and inappropriate self-citation or coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite is strongly discouraged.</strong><strong>Authors should avoid untrue statements about an entity (who can be an individual person or a company) or descriptions of their behavior or actions that could potentially be seen as personal attacks or allegations about that person. </strong><strong>Research that may be misapplied to pose a threat to public health or national security should be clearly identified in the manuscript (e.g. dual use of research). Examples include creation of harmful consequences of biological agents or toxins, disruption of immunity of vaccines, unusual hazards in the use of chemicals, weaponization of research/technology (amongst others).</strong><strong>Authors are strongly advised to ensure the author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors are all correct at submission. Adding and/or deleting authors during the revision stages is generally not permitted, but in some cases may be warranted. Reasons for changes in authorship should be explained in detail. Please note that changes to authorship cannot be made after acceptance of a manuscript. [<span class="underline">See also Authorship principles</span>. -> Link to other module.]</strong></p> <p> Upon request authors should be prepared to send relevant documentation or data in order to verify the validity of the results presented. This could be in the form of raw data, samples, records, etc. Sensitive information in the form of confidential or proprietary data is excluded.</p> <p>*All of the above are guidelines and authors need to make sure to respect third parties rights such as copyright and/or moral rights.</p> <p>If there is suspicion of misbehavior or alleged fraud the Journal and/or Publisher will carry out an investigation following COPE guidelines.  If, after investigation, there are valid concerns, the author(s) concerned will be contacted under their given e-mail address and given an opportunity to address the issue. Depending on the situation, this may result in the Journal’s and/or Publisher’s implementation of the following measures, including, but not limited to:</p> <p>If the manuscript is still under consideration, it may be rejected and returned to the author. If the article has already been published online, depending on the nature and severity of the infraction: an erratum/correction may be placed with the article an editorial expression of concern may be placed with the article or in severe cases retraction of the article may occur</p> <p>The reason will be given in the published erratum/correction, editorial expression of concern or retraction note. Please note that retraction means that the article is <span class="underline">maintained on the platform</span>, watermarked “retracted” and the explanation for the retraction is provided in a note linked to the watermarked article.</p> <p>The author’s institution may be informed. A notice of suspected transgression of ethical standards in the peer review system may be included as part of the author’s and article’s bibliographic record.</p> <p><em>Fundamental errors</em></p> <p><strong>Authors have an obligation to correct mistakes once they discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article. T</strong>he author(s) is/are requested to contact the journal and explain in what sense the error is impacting the article. A decision on how to correct the literature will depend on the nature of the error. This may be a correction or retraction. The retraction note should provide transparency which parts of the article are impacted by the error.</p> <p><em>Suggesting / excluding<strong> </strong>reviewers</em></p> <p>Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way. It is strongly recommended to suggest a mix of reviewers from different countries and different institutions. When suggesting reviewers, the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer, or, if this is not possible to include other means of verifying the identity such as a link to a personal homepage, a link to the publication record or a researcher or author ID in the submission letter. Please note that the Journal may not use the suggestions, but suggestions are appreciated and may help facilitate the peer review process.</p></div> </article> </div> </div> <aside class="sidebar l-with-sidebar__sidebar" style="--with-sidebar--basis: 454px"> <div data-title="Untitled" class="block" id="id-49261" data-type="local/menuBox" lang="en"> <nav class="c-box" aria-labelledby="title-49261"> <h2 id="title-49261" class="c-box__heading" aria-level="2"> <a href="/gp/editorial-policies" data-track="click" data-track-action="click - /gp/editorial-policies - Editorial Policies" data-track-category="menu links" data-track-label="gp/editorial-policies/ethical-responsibilities-of-authors"> Editorial Policies </a> </h2> <ul class="c-box-links"> <li class="c-box-links__item"> <a href="/gp/editorial-policies/appeals-and-complaints" data-track="click" data-track-action="click - /gp/editorial-policies/appeals-and-complaints - Appeals and Complaints" data-track-category="menu item" data-track-label="gp/editorial-policies/ethical-responsibilities-of-authors"> <span class="u-display-flex u-align-items-center"> Appeals and Complaints </span> </a> </li> <li class="c-box-links__item"> <a href="/gp/editorial-policies/authorship-principles" data-track="click" data-track-action="click - 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