All CDB’s journals committed to the publication ethical standards, as described by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct and aims to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines.
Redundant (duplicate) publication
Definition: When a published work (or substantial sections from a published work) is/are published more than once (in the same or another language) without adequate acknowledgment of the source/cross-referencing/justification, or When the same (or substantially overlapping) data is presented in more than one publication without adequate cross-referencing/justification, particularly when this is done in such a way that reviewers/readers are unlikely to realise that most or all the findings have been published before.
Plagiarism
Definition: plagiarism is basically intended to deceive the reader's own scientific contribution. Plagiarism of ideas and words (stealing others ideas, data, texts). CDB committed to publishing only original material.
Fabricated data
Definition: Manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This includes manipulating images (e.g. micrographs, gels, and radiological images), removing outliers or “inconvenient” results, changing, adding or omitting data points, etc.
Citation Manipulation
Definition: Citation manipulation or excessive self-citation is adding citations from the journal with the purpose of increasing citation rates and the journal impact. Or excessively self-cite author’s previous work.
Sanctions
In the event that there are documented violations of any of the above mentioned policies the following sanctions will be applied: