Ethics of the Journal

All papers submitted for publication are given equal attention regardless of the writers’ color, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, citizenship, age, political philosophy, or status.

• It is the responsibility of the author to send original papers and to ensure that the manuscript is not currently being considered by another journal at the time of submission.
• Any attempt to impersonate another individual/identity fraud is considered a significant breach of conduct by HEART publishing team. Further, authors should not give out their log in information for any journal’s submission system, nor should they ask or enable anyone else to submit on their behalf.

• It is important for the authors to think about the subject matter as well as the origin of the photographs they use. HEART Publishing has the right to suggest that authors find alternate photos or other ways to represent the same results before the final edition is published if the submitted photographs are potentially insulting to the journal’s readership or breach copyright.

• Data or outcomes must not be fabricated, falsified, or misrepresented by authors. In all parts of their work, they should aim to be impartial, unbiased, and truthful.
• To enable readers to fully understand and evaluate the work, HEART Publishing demands complete and accurate reporting of research.
• Without explicit approval from the subject, researchers should not publish or disclose identifiable individual data gathered during research

• All authors must declare any financial support/fund they receive for their research to HEART Publishing.
• Authors must properly acknowledge the work of others (whether published or unpublished).

• References must be current, relevant, and easy to find.
• Authors should make sure that citations provide value and aren’t biased in favor of a specific person, group, or organization. Only sources used in the text should be cited, and the citations should back up the points they relate to.
• Plagiarism should be avoided and will lead to the rejection of the submitted manuscript.

• When authors publish chunks of the same work in many journals, this is known as text recycling. Authors should always be clear and cite any re-used text in the paper, adhering to all applicable copyright and licensing requirements.