Our commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards in academic publishing.

Ethical Standards

YellowMark Publishing adheres to the highest ethical standards as outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows international best practices in scholarly publishing.

Author Responsibilities

  • Originality: Ensure all work is original and properly cite all sources
  • Data Integrity: Present accurate data and avoid fabrication or falsification
  • Authorship: Include only contributors who meet authorship criteria
  • Conflicts of Interest: Disclose all potential conflicts of interest
  • Ethics Approval: Obtain necessary ethics approvals for human or animal research

Editorial Responsibilities

Fair Review

Ensure unbiased evaluation based on scientific merit, regardless of author background or institutional affiliation.

Confidentiality

Maintain strict confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and reviewer identities.

Timeliness

Process manuscripts efficiently and communicate decisions promptly to authors.

Transparency

Provide clear guidelines and transparent decision-making processes.

Research Misconduct

Zero Tolerance Policy

We have a zero-tolerance policy for research misconduct, including:

  • Plagiarism and self-plagiarism
  • Data fabrication or falsification
  • Duplicate or redundant publication
  • Authorship disputes and gift authorship
  • Conflicts of interest not disclosed

Complaint Procedures

If you suspect research misconduct or have ethical concerns:

  1. Contact our editorial office with detailed information
  2. Provide supporting evidence and documentation
  3. We will investigate all complaints thoroughly and confidentially
  4. Appropriate actions will be taken based on findings

We support open access publishing to ensure research findings are widely available. Authors retain copyright while granting appropriate licensing for distribution.