About the Journal

AIMS AND SCOPE

Science Letters aims to foster the growth of fundamental and applied science and technology research activities among scientists and engineers and to provide a medium for mutual communication between academia and industry on the one hand, and the world scientific community on the other.

The Journal welcomes original research articles; research notes or short communications, and topical or interpretative review articles (previously unpublished) in all established areas as follows: 

  • Material Science and Technology
  • Environmental Science and Technology
  • Chemical Sciences and Technology
  • Food Science and Technology
  • Biological Science and Technology

ETHICS STATEMENT

Science Letters is committed to maintaining the highest standard and integrity of the manuscript that is being published. Publication ethics and ethical research practices involved all parties, including the publisher, editors, authors and reviewers. Science Letters in general is exercising the code of conduct which is in line with codes stated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (http://publicationethics.org).

Editors

Editors should:

  • maintain and promote consistent ethical policies for their journals.
  • oversee and act to enforce those policies as needed fairly and consistently.
  • ensure the confidentiality of the review process.
  • exercise the highest standards of personal integrity in their work as editor of the journal, recognising and planning for instances where they could have a competing interest or the appearance of a competing interest.
  • work with authors, reviewers, and Editorial Board members as necessary to ensure they are sufficiently advised regarding their journals’ ethics and publishing policies and that the journal’s stewardship on ethical matters is fair, unbiased, and timely.

Authors

Authors should ensure that:

  • their work is original and written by them.
  • their work has not been previously published and has been submitted only to the journal.
  • where material is taken from other sources (including their own published writing), the source is cited, and where appropriate, permission is obtained.
  • their work does not infringe on any rights of others, including privacy rights and intellectual property rights.
  • their data is true and not manipulated.
  • their data is their own, or they have permission to use data reproduced in their paper.
  • any real or apparent conflicting or competing interest is clearly stated on submission of their paper (this would include funding assistance).
  • they adhere to all research ethics guidelines of their discipline, particularly where human or animal subjects are involved.
  • they contact the Editor to identify and correct any material errors upon discovery, whether prior or after publication of their work
  • authorship of the paper is accurately represented, including ensuring that all individuals credited as authors participated in the actual authorship of the work and that all who participated are credited and have given consent for publication.

Reviewers

Reviewers must:

  • maintain the confidentiality of the review process.
  • immediately alert the Editor –In – Chief of any real or potential competing interest that could affect the impartiality of their reviewing and decline to review where appropriate.
  • conduct themselves fairly and impartially.