Editorial Policies

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing

SRC Publishers is committed to following the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing as outlined by recognized scholarly publishing organizations.

1. Editorial Independence

SRC Publishers maintains complete editorial independence for all its journals. Editorial decisions are made based on the quality, originality, importance, and relevance of the submitted work.

2. Editorial Responsibility

Each journal published by SRC Publishers is managed by an Editor-in-Chief and/or editorial board members who are responsible for overseeing the journal’s editorial operations.

The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the editorial content of the journal, including research articles, reviews, editorials, opinions, commentaries, and other scholarly content.

3. Independent Editorial Decision-Making

Editorial decisions are not influenced by commercial interests, advertising, sponsors, institutional policies, or organizational interests of SRC Publishers.

Any combined offering, promotion, or packaging of SRC Publishers journals does not affect the independence of editorial decision-making.

4. Editorial Boards

Each SRC Publishers journal may have its own Editor-in-Chief and editorial board. Editorial board members provide expert guidance and support in maintaining the academic quality and ethical standards of the journal.

5. Freedom of Academic Expression

Authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial staff are free to express responsible scholarly opinions, even when such views may differ from the policies, interests, or opinions of SRC Publishers.

6. Reader and Editorial Input

SRC Publishers welcomes input from Editors-in-Chief, editorial board members, reviewers, authors, internal editorial staff, and readers regarding editorial matters and journal development.

7. Conflict of Interest Disclosure

All authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to operate without conflict of interest. Any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest must be disclosed in accordance with the SRC Publishers Conflict of Interest Policy.

8. Commitment to Best Practice

SRC Publishers strives to uphold transparency, ethical publishing practices, editorial independence, and academic integrity across all its journals.