Ethical Procedures and Guidelines

1. Peer Review

ACTA PRESS employs a double‑blind peer review process: neither authors nor reviewers are aware of each other’s
identities, ensuring unbiased evaluation

2. Originality & Prior Publication

Manuscripts must be original and unpublished, not under review or consideration elsewhere. Submissions violating
this will be rejected or withdrawn.

3. Authorship & Contributions

All named authors must have significantly contributed to the research, approved the final version, and agreed to
submission through their signature on the ACTA Press copyright form.

4. Plagiarism & Attribution

All content must be properly cited. ACTA Press uses similarity-detection tools and reserves the right to reject or
retract based on plagiarism or redundant publication.

5. Conflict of Interest

Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the work.
ACTA Press also conducts our own internal reviews as a safeguard.

6. Ethical Approval & Consent

Research involving humans or animals requires ethical board approval. Informed consent must be documented
where applicable.

7. Data Transparency & Accessibility

Authors may be required to supply datasets and materials for editorial review or public sharing in alignment with
research transparency.

8. Corrections, Retractions & Misconduct

ACTA PRESS follows COPE guidelines to address errors, misconduct, corrections, or retractions through current
best practices.

9. Editorial Independence & Fairness

Decisions are solely based on scholarly merit. Discrimination or favoritism is strictly prohibited and enforced. Any
author, editor, reviewer or institution suspected of ethical misconduct will be promptly investigated. If guilty, the
accused party will be permanently banned from publishing with ACTA Press.

ACTA Press is your sincere friend and publishing colleague. For further information, questions, or concerns, please
Don’t hesitate to contact: journals@actapress.com.

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