Journal Author’s Responsibilities

To affirm that the manuscript submitted is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere.
To participate in the journal’s peer-review process. authors will have the opportunity to suggest peer reviewers for their submissions, and to alert the journal editor if they believe particular scholars would not be appropriate peer reviewers for the manuscript in question.
To confirm that the work submitted is original and to acknowledge and cite content drawn or reproduced from other sources. Authors should obtain all permissions necessary when reproducing content drawn from other sources.
To notify promptly the journal editor or journal publisher if/when a significant error in the publication is identified. Authors should work with the journal editor and journal publisher to publish an erratum, addendum, or retraction where this action is deemed appropriate and necessary.
To formally inform the editors if they wish to withdraw an article from consideration for any reason.