Publication Ethics

All manuscripts submitted to Auctores journals undergo an initial editorial assessment to confirm that they fit the journal's scope and meet basic standards of scholarly presentation. Suitable submissions are sent for peer review by researchers with relevant expertise.

Reviewers are asked to provide an independent, constructive assessment of the work's methodology, originality, clarity, and significance. Reviewer identities are kept confidential to the authors unless a journal's stated policy says otherwise. Editors may seek additional specialist advice when a manuscript raises complex ethical, safety, or societal questions.

Authors are responsible for presenting an accurate account of their work and for retaining appropriate records that support the reported results. Fabrication, falsification, deceptive image manipulation, plagiarism, and other forms of research misconduct are not acceptable.

Concerns may be investigated during review or after publication. Depending on the evidence and timing, the journal may request clarification, reject the manuscript, publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, or retract the article. We follow established publication-ethics guidance when handling these cases.

Submissions must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. Authors should cite earlier work clearly, including their own publications, and explain the relationship between a new submission and any related article, conference paper, thesis, or preprint.

Text, ideas, figures, and data taken from another source must be appropriately attributed. Auctores may use similarity-detection tools and editorial review to identify problematic overlap. Redundant publication, undisclosed salami slicing, or simultaneous submission may lead to rejection or post-publication action.

Authorship should be reserved for people who made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, data acquisition or analysis, or interpretation; helped draft or critically revise the manuscript; approved the final version; and accepted responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Individuals who supported the research but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged with their permission. All authors must approve the submitted manuscript and agree to any proposed change to the author list. Auctores may request documentation when authorship is disputed.

Authors retain copyright in articles published by Auctores and grant the publisher the right to publish and identify the article as the original version of record. Articles are generally made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce material they do not own, including photographs, substantial quotations, tables, figures, and other copyrighted content. Permission details should be supplied during submission where applicable.

A conflict of interest is any relationship or circumstance that could reasonably be perceived to influence the design, conduct, interpretation, or assessment of research. Conflicts can be financial, professional, personal, academic, or ideological.

Authors should disclose all relevant interests and funding, including support related to publication. Editors and reviewers must also decline assignments when they cannot provide an impartial assessment. Declaring a conflict does not automatically prevent publication or review; transparency allows readers and editors to judge its significance.

The published record should be corrected when a material error affects the understanding of an article. Minor errors may be corrected directly, while substantial errors or ethical concerns may require a formal correction, an expression of concern, or retraction.

A retracted article remains identifiable on the journal website with a clear notice so that readers and indexing services are not misled. Removal from the online record is reserved for exceptional circumstances, such as legal requirements or a serious risk of harm.