PURPOSE OF THE PUBLISHING POLICY

The purpose of WHML.ORG’s Publishing Policy is to ensure the dissemination of high-quality, reliable, and accessible scientific information in the fields of health, medical and life sciences. This policy ensures that WHML.ORG’s publishing activities are conducted transparently, impartially, and in accordance with ethical rules.

SCOPE OF THE POLICY

This Publishing Policy covers all scientific journals, research articles, reports, books, educational materials, and digital content published by WHML.ORG. In addition, all authors, editors, reviewers, and other publishing staff affiliated with WHML.ORG are required to adhere to this policy.

PUBLISHING PRINCIPLES

Scientific Excellence: WHML.ORG strives to maintain the highest scientific value and quality in its publications. The scientific validity, methodological accuracy, and innovation of published works are evaluated meticulously.

Neutrality and Objectivity: WHML.ORG adheres to the principle of neutrality and objectivity in its publications. It is essential to avoid any bias and ensure fair assessment in the publishing processes.

Ethics and Transparency: WHML.ORG is committed to ethical rules and the principle of transparency in its publishing activities. Unethical behavior and conflicts of interest between authors, editors, and reviewers are not accepted.

Accessibility: WHML.ORG supports the dissemination of scientific knowledge to a wide audience. Open access policies are adopted to increase the accessibility of publications.

PUBLISHING PROCESS

Article Submission: Authors submit their articles in accordance with the formats and guidelines specified by WHML.ORG. Submitted articles are initially subject to a preliminary evaluation by the editorial board.

Peer Review: Articles that pass the preliminary evaluation are reviewed by experts in the field. Reviewers provide feedback on the scientific value, methodology, and innovation of the articles.

Editorial Decision: Based on peer reviews, editors decide whether to accept, revise, or reject the article. Authors are informed of the editors’ decisions.

Revision and Publication: Articles that require revision are corrected by the authors and resubmitted. Accepted articles are formatted according to publishing rules and published.

ETHICAL RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

WHML.ORG IS STRICTLY COMMITTED TO ETHICAL RULES IN ITS PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES. THE ETHICAL RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND REVIEWERS MUST FOLLOW ARE STATED BELOW:

Author Responsibilities

Originality: Authors guarantee that the articles they submit are original and have not been published elsewhere.

Accuracy: Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and validity of the information in their works.

Conflict of Interest: Authors are obliged to declare whether there is any conflict of interest related to their articles.

Citation: Authors must properly cite all sources used in their work.

Editor Responsibilities

Neutrality: Editors evaluate articles objectively and impartially.

Confidentiality: Editors are responsible for maintaining confidentiality during the evaluation process.

Decision Making: Editors make fair and independent decisions based on reviewer evaluations.

Ethics Compliance: Editors are required to adhere to ethical rules and standards in the publishing processes.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Objective Evaluation: Reviewers evaluate articles objectively and impartially.

Confidentiality: Reviewers are responsible for maintaining confidentiality during the review process.

Timely Feedback: Reviewers provide timely and constructive feedback during the evaluation process.

Conflict of Interest: Reviewers are required to declare any conflict of interest related to the articles.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

WHML.ORG supports the dissemination of scientific knowledge to a wide audience and therefore adopts an open access policy. All articles and content published by WHML.ORG are freely accessible online. The open access policy promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge and enables societies to benefit from this information.

PUBLISHING RIGHTS AND LICENSING

Copyrights: WHML.ORG protects the copyrights of all published content and takes the necessary measures to prevent copyright infringement.

Licensing: WHML.ORG applies licensing policies to determine the usage rights of the published content. While the reuse of published content is permitted, attention is paid to citation and non-commercial usage conditions.

PUBLISHING QUALITY AND CONTINUITY

Regular Review: WHML.ORG regularly reviews and improves its publishing policies and processes.

Feedback Collection: WHML.ORG collects feedback from authors, editors, reviewers, and readers and uses this feedback to improve its publishing processes.

Quality Control: WHML.ORG implements a strict quality control process to ensure the scientific value and quality of published articles.