Articles submitted to the Delta Journal of Science must follow the COPE (Committee of Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/) ethical criteria.
Editors Roles
Editors fairness and independence
The editors evaluate submitted manuscripts solely on their relevance to the scope and academic importance of the Delta Journal of Science, as well as the study's originality, clarity, and validity, regardless of the authors' race, religious belief, nationality, gender, cultural, political viewpoint, or institutional affiliation. Editing and publishing choices are made solely by the editor-in-chief, who has complete control over the editorial content and timeliness of publication and are not influenced by government policies or other organizations outside the Journal.
Confidentiality
Any information about a manuscript that has been submitted is kept private. Only corresponding authors, reviewers or potential reviewers, and the publisher will get information from the editorial board.
Humans and animals have been used in experiments.
Experimental work with humans, animals or harmful substances described in articles must have evidence of the approval of the relevant Ethical Committee of the Faculty where it was done, and that the subjects gave informed consent to the work. Experimental animals must be used in compliance with local or national animal welfare guidelines, and their usage should be minimized if possible, and they should not be subjected to unnecessary suffering.
Commitments of the authors
Before submitting and publishing the research, the author should be aware of important ethical difficulties such as duplicate publication, faked data, plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), authorship disputes, copyright violations, and unreported conflicts of interest.
1. Duplicate Publication
Articles must not contain previously published content (save as an abstract or as part of a lecture or thesis) or be under consideration for publication in another journal at the time of submission.
2. Data fabrication
All data in the submitted article must be clear and correct, according to the authors. The editors of the Delta Journal of Science may approach the authors for raw data to back up their claims. If the explanation is insufficient, the submission will be denied immediately, and the relevant actions will be performed.
3. Plagiarism (including self-plagiarism)
Plagiarism is not tolerated in any form, and if it is discovered, all stakeholders will be contacted. During the peer-review process, the editors will cross-reference the work to a large database of previously published articles to see if there are any similarities. Articles that have been corrected will be double-checked to confirm that they are free of plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is defined as the use of your own work (data, words, or theories) without adequate citation.
4. Authorship disagreements
The corresponding author is in charge of ensuring that the paper has been accepted for publishing in the journal.
5. Copyright agreement
The manuscript's material must be original to the writers and not plagiarized from other previously published works. If any figures, tables, or data sets from previously published content are to be reused, written permission must be sought throughout the submission process.
6. Conflicts of interest
In submitted manuscripts, all authors must declare any conflicts of interest that may exist when the interpretation of results is influenced by sources of research funding or any other form of financial support, whether directly or indirectly through the provision of equipment or materials from other people or organizations. Any potential conflicts of interest in the manuscript must be declared, and if none exist, the authors must certify that there are no conflicts of interest. If a potential conflict of interest is discovered and not declared to the journal before submission, the articles may be rejected or retracted.
The Delta Journal of Science is dedicated to a rigorous peer review procedure, as well as scientific, ethical, and quality publishing criteria.