1.  Publication and authorship:

Originality and plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and, if a lengthy text from another source it is used, it should be appropriately cited or quoted. All data in the article must be real and authentic. Works based on fraudulent data is unacceptable and will not be published. Authors should ensure the correctness and authenticity of the data. Data, text, figures or ideas originated by other researchers should be properly acknowledged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Concurrent publication

The authors must guarantee: (1) that the article has not been published elsewhere; (2) it is not being considered for publication elsewhere; and (3) that it has been submitted with the full knowledge and approval of the institution or organization given as the affiliation of the authors. Submission of multi-authored manuscripts implies the consent of each of the authors.

2.  Author’s responsibilities:

Participation in peer review process

All authors should agree to participate in peer review process of an article and make plausible revisions as recommended by reviewers and the editorial members of GEOREVIEW. Refusal to do the revision without reasonable causes may result in rejection of the submitted article. All authors are needed to correct any mistakes and retraction of incorrect information will be required.

Authorship with multiple authors

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the reported study. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. All co-authors should sign a copyright transfer form before the final publication can take place. 

Reference list

All articles submitted should have a relevant reference list of articles.  Authors should acknowledge the works that influenced their studies. If the author is using information gathered privately, such information should be used only after proper permission from the source is obtained.

Financial Support

The author should mention clearly the financial support obtained in doing the work.

3.  Reviewer’s responsibility:

All the submitted articles will be single-blind peer-reviewed by at least 2 external reviewers. All reviewers should be academically qualified to review an article, should use an adequate language and deliver their review in a timely manner. The reviewer should try to be fair and impartial in reviewing a submission.  Any selected expert who have any conflict of interest with the research author, who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and recuse himself from the review process. In any case the reviewer should refrain from using disclosure of any information relevant to the work to other parties.

4.  Editorial responsibilities:

The editor-in-chief or associate editors of GEOREVIEW have the authority to make final decision in the acceptance and rejection of a submitted article after the reviewing process. The editor-in-chief or any member of the editorial board should not have any conflict of interest with respect to the article under consideration. Anonymity of reviewers should be maintained during the review process.

5.  Publishing ethics issues:

Monitoring of the publishing ethics will be maintained by the editor-in-chief and the editorial board. Guidelines for retraction of an article as discussed above should be followed. The editor-in-chief with the editorial board should maintain high levels of intellectual and ethical standards. The editor-in-chief should be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies as appropriate and ensure that plagiarism and fraudulent data are not tolerated. 

6.  Artcle Processing Charges (APC):

The authors are not charged for submission or publication of articles.