Publication Ethics

Publication ethics is an essential issue that must be considered. Forte Journal publishes scientific research manuscripts based on both theoretical and empirical reviews from various reliable sources, which went through peer review to support and implement the scientific method.

Forte Journal requires that all articles involving human subjects must adhere to the principles of research ethics. Ethical publications must be clear to enhance the quality of research.

Forte Journal adapts to fulfill ethical standards for publishers, editors, authors, and reviewers. This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Here are the ethical standards for editors, authors, and reviewers.

Editor

  1. The editorial team must be responsible for every article published in Forte Journal.
  2. Editors must assist and guide authors to follow the author guidelines.
  3. Editors may communicate and discuss with other editors in making final decisions.
  4. Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively for publication, assessing the quality of each without regard to the author's nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation. The editor must reject an assignment if there is a potential conflict of interest.
  5. The editor ensures that the documents sent to reviewers do not contain author information, and vise versa.
  6. The editor's decision must be communicated to the author along with the reviewers' suggestions and feedback, unless it contains offensive or defamatory comments.
  7. The editor and all staff must guaranty the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.

Reviewer

  1. Reviewers receive double blind review manuscripts from section editors via this journal's website (OJS) or via email.
  2. The reviewer critiques or provides feedback on any possible mistakes in the research and ethical publications.
  3. The reviewer needs to finish the work within the established deadline and inform the editor if they are unable to review the author's article.
  4. The reviewer must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript.

Author

  1. The author ensures that the material to be published has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere simultaneously.
  2. The author must ensure the originality of their research and has correctly cited the opinions of others according to the reference format.
  3. The author is not involved in plagiarism.
  4. The author must follow the criteria described in the Forte Journal writing guidelines.
  5. Authors are forbidden to publish any personal information that could make the patient's identity recognizable in the form of descriptive sections, photos, or family trees.
  6. If patient photos are essential and highly necessary as scientific information, the author has obtained written consent and clearly stated it.
  7. The author is obliged to submit data and details to the editorial team if data falsification or fabrication is suspected.