Meridian Research Press is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity in scholarly publishing.
Meridian Research Press follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics to ensure trust, transparency, and accountability in academic research. All stakeholders, including authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher, share responsibility for upholding ethical standards.
Authors must ensure that their submissions are original works and have not been published elsewhere. Proper acknowledgment of sources and contributions is required. Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, is unacceptable.
All manuscripts undergo a fair, unbiased, and confidential peer review process. Reviewers are expected to evaluate submissions objectively, maintain confidentiality, and disclose any conflicts of interest that may affect their review.
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence the research or its evaluation. Transparency in conflicts of interest supports the integrity of scholarly communication.
Fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of data constitutes serious research misconduct. If concerns arise regarding data integrity or ethical compliance, investigations may be conducted in accordance with established academic standards.
Meridian Research Press is committed to correcting the scholarly record when necessary. Errors that affect the interpretation of data may lead to corrections, while serious breaches of ethical standards may result in article retraction.
Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit and relevance to the journal’s scope. The publisher does not interfere with editorial judgments or peer review outcomes.