Publication Ethics

VISIONS follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects all parties involved — authors, editors and reviewers — to meet high ethical standards.

Authors

• Submitted work must be original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere.

• All sources must be properly cited; plagiarism in any form is unacceptable.

• Everyone listed as an author must have made a significant contribution.

• Authors must disclose funding sources and any conflicts of interest.

• Data and results must be reported honestly, without fabrication or manipulation.

Editors

• Evaluate manuscripts only on their academic merit, without regard to the authors’ background, nationality or beliefs.

• Keep all submissions confidential.

• Avoid conflicts of interest in editorial decisions.

Reviewers

• Review objectively and confidentially.

• Report any suspected misconduct or overlap with published work to the editor.

Plagiarism and misconduct

All submissions are checked for similarity. Suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication or other misconduct will be investigated following COPE guidelines and may lead to rejection or retraction.

Corrections and retractions

If a significant error is found in a published article, the journal will publish a correction or, where necessary, a retraction, clearly linked to the original article.