The journal is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in publication as outlined by international guidelines, including the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to adhere to these principles, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness throughout the publication process.
✅ Reviewers
Analytical and Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Equations sincerely acknowledges the dedication and expertise of its esteemed reviewers. These distinguished scholars and researchers play a crucial role in maintaining the journal’s academic integrity by thoroughly evaluating submitted manuscripts. Their insightful feedback and constructive assessments are instrumental in refining and enhancing the quality of the published research.
✅ Authorship
Authors are required to meet the authorship criteria outlined in the COPE guidelines on authorship and author responsibilities. Any modifications to the list of authors after submission or during the peer review process must be formally communicated to the editorial office and must comply with COPE’s guidelines on authorship changes.
✅ Plagiarism
Analytical and Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Equations is dedicated to publishing original research that provides novel insights and unique contributions. All submitted manuscripts undergo rigorous screening to ensure they do not contain plagiarized content, including self-plagiarism. To uphold academic integrity, submissions are thoroughly checked using iThenticate for text similarity and cross-referencing. If plagiarism is detected, the manuscript may be rejected immediately without proceeding to the peer-review stage.
✅ Principles of Transparency
- Study Design and Ethical Approval: All research must be well-founded, carefully structured, and ethically reviewed. Failure to meet these fundamental standards may be considered research misconduct. Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of their scientific content and bibliographic details in their submissions.
- Data Analysis: All data should be analyzed using appropriate methods. While incorrect analysis may not always be considered misconduct, data fabrication and falsification are clear violations of ethical research standards.
- Data Availability: Authors must provide a data availability statement, clarifying how readers can access the data supporting the study’s conclusions. If data cannot be shared, a valid justification must be provided. The corresponding author should ensure that relevant data is available upon request.
- Human and Animal Studies: For research involving human participants or animal subjects, manuscripts must include a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained. Furthermore, all studies must have received formal approval from a recognized ethics committee.
- Conflicts of Interest: Any potential conflict of interest, whether personal, financial, academic, political, or commercial, must be disclosed, as it may influence the objectivity of authors, reviewers, and editors. Financial conflicts may include employment, research funding, stock ownership, honoraria, or consultancy fees.
✅ Policy on Research Misconduct
Maintaining scientific integrity is a top priority for the journal. We take proactive measures to prevent and address research misconduct, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification. If misconduct is suspected in a submitted manuscript, the editor will contact the corresponding author for clarification. In severe cases, the matter will be referred to the Publication Committee, which may impose sanctions such as restrictions on future submissions. If a published article is found to involve serious ethical violations, a formal retraction notice will be issued, and the online version will be marked as "retracted" with the retraction date clearly displayed.
✅ Investigating Research Misconduct
Any identified misconduct will be subject to a thorough investigation, which may lead to sanctions, manuscript rejection, or retraction. The journal upholds ethical standards through rigorous editorial oversight and peer review processes.
- Plagiarism: Using someone else’s work without proper attribution, including self-plagiarism, is strictly prohibited. All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism, and violations may result in rejection or retraction.
- Data Fabrication & Falsification: Fabrication refers to inventing data or results, while falsification involves manipulating or altering research findings. Both are serious ethical breaches.
- Duplicate Submission: Submitting the same work to multiple journals without proper disclosure is considered misconduct.
- Citation Manipulation: Including excessive citations solely to artificially boost citation metrics is unethical and unacceptable.
- Simultaneous Submission: Authors must not submit the same manuscript to multiple journals at the same time.
- Redundant Publication: Publishing the same research findings across multiple papers without valid justification is considered unethical.
- Improper Authorship Attribution: All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the research and approved the final manuscript. Contributions from all individuals, including students and technical staff, should be properly acknowledged.
✅ Complaints and Appeals
We recognize the importance of fair editorial decisions and support well-founded appeals. Authors wishing to challenge a decision must provide a clear justification, including any relevant new data or information that was not previously considered. While editorial decisions are generally final, authors may submit an appeal with a detailed explanation of their concerns and supporting evidence. The Editorial Board will carefully review the appeal, but its final decision is binding and cannot be contested further.
✅ Corrections and Retractions
- Corrections: If a published article contains errors that affect its interpretation but do not invalidate the overall findings, a correction (Erratum) will be issued. Corrections are transparently linked to the original article and properly indexed to ensure readers have access to the revised information while maintaining the integrity of the research record.
- Retractions: In cases where serious errors, ethical violations, or research misconduct compromise the validity or integrity of a study, a retraction may be necessary. Retractions are conducted in accordance with COPE retraction guidelines and are clearly marked and linked to the original article. The retracted article remains accessible in the public domain but is prominently labeled as "retracted" along with the retraction date to ensure full transparency.
✅ Archiving and Self-Archiving
This journal employs various platforms to guarantee the long-term preservation of its published content.:
Additionally, authors are allowed to self-archive the accepted manuscript, either in its published PDF format or on their personal websites and relevant repositories.
✅ Advertising Policy
This journal upholds a strict no-advertising policy and does not accept or publish any advertisements.
✅ Ownership and Management
The publisher and proprietor of this work is Damghan University.
