Publication Ethics

Xplore Publications is committed to the integrity of the scholarly record. Our practices are guided by the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Duties of authors

• Submitted work must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
• All listed authors must have made a genuine intellectual contribution and approved the submitted version. Every author must be declared on the submission portal with a working email address.
• Sources must be properly cited; data must not be fabricated or falsified.
• Conflicts of interest and funding sources must be disclosed.

Duties of reviewers

• Review objectively, confidentially, and within the agreed time.
• Declare conflicts of interest and decline reviews where impartiality is compromised.
• Never use unpublished material from a manuscript under review.

Duties of editors

• Judge manuscripts solely on academic merit, without regard to authors' race, gender, religion, nationality, or institution.
• Keep submissions confidential before publication.
• Investigate credible allegations of misconduct and act on them, including issuing corrections or retractions where warranted.

Corrections and retractions

Where significant errors are found after publication, we publish a correction. Where research misconduct is established, the chapter is retracted, the retraction is noted on the chapter page, and the PDF is watermarked accordingly.

Reporting concerns

To report a suspected ethical issue with any of our publications, contact the editorial office with the chapter details. All reports are treated confidentially.