AAI is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. Authors, reviewers and editors are expected to follow the principles below.
Authors
- Submit only original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
- Properly cite all sources and avoid any form of plagiarism.
- List as authors only those who made significant contributions to the work.
- Disclose any conflicts of interest and sources of funding.
- Promptly notify the editor of any significant error found in their published work.
Reviewers
- Treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
- Provide objective, constructive and timely reviews.
- Declare any conflict of interest and decline to review where one exists.
Editors
- Evaluate manuscripts solely on their academic merit.
- Keep information about submissions confidential.
- Recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists.
Misconduct
Allegations of misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication or duplicate publication, will be investigated by the editorial team, and appropriate action, including retraction, may be taken.