Guidelines for Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief holds key responsibilities toward the authors who contribute content, the peer reviewers who assess manuscripts, the journal’s readers, the scientific community, and the journal’s owners or publishers. The nature of these responsibilities is shaped by the relationship between the editor and the publisher.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
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- Provide clear guidelines for authors on how to prepare and submit manuscripts.
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- Communicate the journal’s editorial policies and standards, particularly regarding authorship criteria.
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- Ensure all authors are treated with fairness, courtesy, objectivity, honesty, and transparency.
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- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding each author’s work.
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- Establish an efficient and prompt peer-review system.
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- Make constructive editorial decisions on time with clear communication.
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- Vigilantly avoid any potential for editors to delay manuscripts for questionable reasons.
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- Set clear guidelines for authors on acceptable practices for sharing experimental materials and information, especially those needed to replicate the research, both before and after publication.
