PUBLICATION ETHICS STATEMENT

Soil and Environment Journal (SaEJ) is a peer-reviewed journal published by UNSRAT- Agriculture Faculty. This journal is available in print and online highly respects the publication ethic and avoids any type of plagiarism. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the peer-reviewers, and the publisher (Faculty of Agriculture UNSRAT). This statement is based on COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication.  The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal of SaEJ is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge.  It is a direct reflection of the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them.  Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Faculty of Agriculture UNSRAT as publisher of SaEJ takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical behavior and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.  In addition, the Faculty of Agriculture UNSRAT and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication decisions.  The editor of SaEJ is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play.  The editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality.  The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest.  Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's express written consent.