title: Statement on Publication Ethics for Editors and Publishers.
abstract: The digitization and related developments in journal editing and publishing necessitate increasing the awareness of all stakeholders of science communication in the emerging global problems and possible solutions. Journal editors and publishers are frequently encountered with the fast-growing problems of authorship, conflicts of interest, peer review, research misconduct, unethical citations, and inappropriate journal impact metrics. While the number of erroneous and unethical research papers and wasteful, or 'predatory', journals is increasing exponentially, responsible editors are urged to 'clean' the literature by correcting or retracting related articles. Indexers are advised to implement measures for accepting truly influential and ethical journals and delisting sources with predatory publishing practices. Updating knowledge and skills of authors, editors and publishers, developing and endorsing recommendations of global editorial associations, and (re)drafting journal instructions can be viewed as potential tools for improving ethics of academic journals. The aim of this Statement is to increase awareness of all stakeholders of science communication of the emerging ethical issues in journal editing and publishing and initiate a campaign of upgrading and enforcing related journal instructions.
authors: Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK. a.gasparyan@gmail.com.
authors: Armen Yuri
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-6018
authors: AY
authors: Gasparyan
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Biology and Microbiology, South Kazakhstan State Pharmaceutical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
authors: Marlen
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2511-6918
authors: M
authors: Yessirkepov
authors: Department of Marketing and Trade Deals, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation.
authors: Alexander A
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8505-7345
authors: AA
authors: Voronov
authors: Russian Regional Chapter of the European Association of Science Editors, Moscow, Russian Federation.|Journal of Economy and Entrepreneurship; Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors: Sergey V
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1217-5468
authors: SV
authors: Gorin
authors: Department of Economics and Organization of Production, Tyumen State Oil and Gas University, Tyumen, Russian Federation.
authors: Anna M
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3893-6392
authors: AM
authors: Koroleva
authors: Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.|Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors: George D
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-6176
authors: GD
authors: Kitas
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review / Q000941:ethics; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics*; D015871:Scientific Misconduct
keywords: Editorial Policies; Guidelines; Periodicals as Topic; Publication Ethics; Scientific Associations