The manuscript must be prepared and submitted in full compliance with not only national and international laws, but also must respect common standards of ethics accepted by academicians. Therefore, all parties carry the responsibility for respecting principles of ethical standards.  Bio-Peda Publication Ethics align with the best practices of industry-leading publishers such as Springer and Elsevier, and adhere to the comprehensive guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Author's Responsibilities

• Authors are strongly encouraged to secure Ethical Clearance from the appropriate authoritative body for both their research study and its subsequent publication.
• Authors must not contact persons involved in evaluation process during or before manuscript evaluation.
• Authors are responsible for carefully considering the list and order of authorship before submission and for providing the definitive list at the time of original submission.
• The names of the individuals who do not contribute to the study must not be included among authors.
• All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. No any contributing author should be omitted. No author names can be added after submission.
• Other contributors (translator, proofreader, graphic designer, programmer, product developer, data collector, surveyor, etc.) should be recognized in the acknowledgements section.
• If there is a conflict of interest regarding the study, the process under Conflict of Interest must be followed.
• The manuscript must be original. All published works by others must be properly cited and quoted, and necessary permissions must be obtained.
• The manuscript should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.
• Plagiarism and self plagiarism in all its forms are unethical and unacceptable. See: Screening for Plagiarism.
• Authors must cite publications that have substantively influenced the reported work and establish its proper context within the scholarly record.
• Information obtained privately (including but not limited to conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties) must not be used or reported without the source's explicit, written permission.
• Confidential information must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.
• Authors are required to provide their raw data as soon as possible if requested.
• Authors are responsible for obtained permissions from related individuals, organizations, etc., if necessary.
• A manuscript cannot be sent to more than one journal at a time for evaluation.
• Research involving animal or human subjects must comply with all applicable regulatory and legal standards.
• The privacy of human subjects must always be observed.
• Any financial or personal associations with third parties that may reasonably be perceived to inappropriately influence or introduce bias into the research or findings must be disclosed.
• Authors are required to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher of any errors in their published manuscript and must fully cooperate in the correction or retraction process.

Ethical appropriateness checklist

• Have you obtained official permissions for data collection/use, etc.?
• If you have used copyrighted materials, have you received copyright permissions?
• If you have used data, tools, or procedures from previously published sources, have you obtained necessary permissions from persons or institutions that can claim copyright?
• Have you cited the information from other published sources appropriately?
• Have you obtained consent letters from your participants or can you provide answers to the questions from the Editor regarding this issue?
• If you have used animals in your study, have you applied the procedures within appropriate limits?
• Have you taken necessary precautions to maintain the confidentiality and safety of the participants or other parties participated in your study?
• If there is more than one author, has each author read and agreed on the content of the submitted version?

Editor's Responsibilities

• The Editor is primarily responsible for the ultimate decision regarding the publication of all submitted articles.
• Editors take references from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors”. 
• Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making decisions.
• Editors shall ensure that the peer review process (double-blind reviewers) is fair, unbiased, and timely.
• Editors are required to select reviewers who possess the requisite expertise and must adhere to best practices to prevent the utilization of fraudulent peer reviewers.
• Editor shall review all disclosures of potential conflicts of interest and suggestions for self-citation made by reviewers specifically to assess any potential for bias.
• Editors must assess all submitted manuscripts solely based on intellectual content, without discrimination based on the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
• Editors must encourage transparency and complete, honest reporting, and must ensure that peer reviewers and authors have a clear understanding of what is expected of them.
• Editors, along with the publisher, shall establish a transparent mechanism for appeal against editorial decisions.
• Editors must not attempt to influence the journal’s ranking by artificially increasing any journal metric.
• Editors shall not require that references to that (or any other) journal’s articles be included except for genuine scholarly reasons.
• Editors must protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal and all communications with reviewers, except when agreement to disclose has been reached with the relevant author(s) and reviewers.
• In exceptional circumstances, and in consultation with the publisher, editors may share limited information with other journal editors to investigate suspected academic misconduct.
• The editors must protect reviewers’ identities.
• Material unpublished and disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the authors.
• Information or ideas obtained confidentially through peer review must not be used for personal advantage.
• All potential editorial conflicts of interest must be declared to the publisher in writing prior to the editor's appointment, and must be updated whenever new conflicts arise. The publisher may publish these declarations in the journal.
• Editors must not be involved in decisions about papers written by themselves, close associates, colleagues, friends, family members, or individuals with whom they have a conflict of interest.
• Editors should work to safeguard the integrity of the published record by reviewing and assessing reported or suspected misconduct (including research, publication, reviewer, and editorial misconduct), in conjunction with the publisher.
• Editors shall make appropriate use of the publisher’s systems for the detection of misconduct, including plagiarism.
• Editors presented with convincing evidence of misconduct should coordinate with the publisher  to arrange the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other appropriate action to the record.
• Editors are responsible for storing all records of activities related to publication.
• Editors are responsible for supporting freedom of thought.

Reviewer's Responsibilities

• Reviewers should agree to review submissions only relevant to their specific fields.
• Reviewers must not seek or access information regarding the author's identity. If such information is accessed or received, the reviewer must immediately end the evaluation process.
• The review process should be completed in total objectivity and confidentiality.
• Reviewers should identify any personal bias they may hold and account for this bias during the paper's review.
• Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Reviewers shall ensure that the peer review process is fair, unbiased, and timely.
• Reviewers must not recommend that authors include citations of the reviewer's or their associates' work for the sole purpose of inflating citation counts or enhancing visibility.
• Reviewers must not be involved in decisions about papers written by themselves, close associates, colleagues, friends, family members, or individuals with whom they have a conflict of interest.
• When reviewers identify a conflict of interest, they must immediately notify the Editor and decline to review the manuscript.
• All information and ideas contained within submitted manuscripts must be treated as confidential. Reviewers are prohibited from using or disseminating the content of any manuscript unless and until it is officially accepted and published.
• Personal characteristics such as nationality, gender, religion, political views, or commercial conflicts must not interfere with the reviewers’ decisions.
• Reviewers should have a constructive and polite attitude towards submitted work. 
• Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
• Reviewers should comply with evaluation deadlines and ethical responsibilities.

Publisher's Responsibilities

• Publisher shall guarantees and supports the complete editorial independence of the decisions made by the editors.
• Publisher shall take all necessary measures to protect Editors from exploitation and misuse of their position, as well as from plagiarism.
• Publisher shall provide editors with technical, procedural & legal support.
• Publisher shall educate researchers on publishing ethics.