⚖️ Editorial Policies
🎯 Our Commitment to Excellence
At CSRB, our mission is to foster credible, ethical, and impactful scientific publishing. We adhere to international best practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability across every step of the publication process.
🔍 1. Scope and Focus
CSRB welcomes original research articles, review papers, and brief communications across a multidisciplinary range of scientific disciplines. All submissions must align with CSRB’s aims, scope, and ethical standards.
👥 2. Peer Review Policy
CSRB uses a double‑blind peer review process to ensure unbiased assessments.
All submitted manuscripts are evaluated by expert reviewers for originality, quality, significance, and ethical integrity.
Final publication decisions rest with the Editor‑in‑Chief or designated Associate Editor.
⚡️ 3. Authorship and Contributorship
All authors must have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the work.
CSRB applies its Authorship and Contributorship Policy to maintain integrity and accountability for published work.
🔥 4. Originality and Plagiarism
CSRB only considers original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection tools.
Cases of suspected plagiarism or duplicate publication will be investigated and addressed per CSRB policies and COPE guidelines.
⚖️ 5. Ethics and Misconduct
CSRB operates in line with the standards set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects:
Compliance with research ethics and institutional review policies for studies involving human or animal subjects.
Honesty and transparency in data and results.
Disclosure of conflicts of interest and sources of funding.
🔄 6. Revisions and Appeals
CSRB provides authors an opportunity for revision based on peer review feedback.
In cases where authors disagree with review outcomes, CSRB considers appeals following a fair and formal process.
✅ 7. Retractions and Corrections
CSRB is committed to maintaining the accuracy of the scientific record.
In instances of errors, misconduct, or publication overlap, CSRB will issue corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern, following best practices and COPE guidelines.
🌍 8. Open Access and Licensing
All CSRB articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC‑BY) license, allowing open access and facilitating global knowledge sharing. This means:
✅ Articles can be shared and adapted, as long as CSRB and the original authors are credited.
❌ CSRB does not tolerate unauthorized or misattributed use of published content.
🙌 9. Privacy and Data Protection
CSRB respects the privacy of its authors, editors, reviewers, and readers. We adhere to applicable data protection regulations and do not share personal information with third parties unless required for publication or by law.
📞 Contact and Support
For questions or clarifications about CSRB’s Editorial Policies, please contact the Editorial Office:
✉️ Email: editor@csrbjournal.org
🌐 Website: https://csrbjournal.org/
💚 At CSRB, we believe in publishing credible, impactful, and ethical scientific knowledge. Together with authors, readers, and reviewers, we work towards a future shaped by integrity, excellence, and open collaboration.