Editorial Policies
1. Review Process
After submission, the editorial department will conduct a preliminary review of the manuscript. The editorial department will reject manuscripts that are insufficient in originality, have serious scientific or technical mistakes, lack valuable information, or are not in the scope of the journal.
Manuscripts that have passed the preliminary review will undergo peer review. The journal adopts a single-blind review system. The manuscript will be sent to two independent peer reviewers. For manuscripts that require revision after peer review, authors must respond to reviewers' every comment and submit the revised version on time. This process would be repeated until reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript or it is ultimately rejected.
For manuscripts that pass peer review, the Assistant Editors-in-Chief will conduct a re-evaluation. The final review is carried out by the Editor-in-Chief, who makes the final decision on publication and takes full responsibility for the journal's content.
2. Internal Submissions
Submissions from the journal's editorial board members, editors, and guest editors follow the same review process as other submissions. The peer review will be conducted independently of the submitting editorial board members, editors, guest editors, and their research team. In addition, editorial board members, editors, and guest editors must not participate in the review of manuscripts submitted by themselves, their family members, colleagues, or any authors with whom they have a conflict of interest.
3. Academic Misconduct Detection
The editorial department uses the Academic Misconduct Literature Check (AMLC) System by CNKI to screen all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism. The journal strictly prohibits multiple submissions, plagiarism, and any other forms of academic misconduct. If such behavior is detected, the manuscript will be rejected immediately. In severe cases, the authors will be blacklisted and reported to other journals in the field. Furthermore, if academic misconduct is discovered after an article has been officially published, the editorial department will retract the article. Any resulting consequences are the sole responsibility of the authors to address and resolve.
4. Author Appeals
Authors who disagree with the review comments may submit an appeal. The appeal must be in written form, include the manuscript ID, and provide a detailed explanation addressing each review comment. The editorial department will determine whether to accept the appeal based on the specific circumstances. Appeals can be sent to the journal's email: syndxb@126.com.
5. Special Issues
The review process outlined above also applies to submissions for special issues. Manuscripts submitted for special issues will undergo the same review and editorial process as regular submissions, and the final decision on acceptance will be made by the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief is responsible for the entire content of the journal, including special issues.
When organizing special issues, the editorial department may invite authoritative experts in the field to serve as guest editors. The responsibilities of the guest editors include assisting the editorial department with soliciting manuscripts, organizing peer reviews, and resolving any issues that arise in the publication of the special issue. The work of guest editors is supervised by the Editor-in-Chief to ensure the fairness of the manuscript review process.
6. Corrections and Retractions
If, after publication, an article is found to contain unintentional scientific errors that do not significantly affect the results and conclusions, the editorial department will publish corrections in the journal as soon as possible, detailing the changes made to the original article. If serious scientific errors are found in published articles, or if the article is suspected of academic misconduct such as plagiarism and data falsification, the editorial department will issue a statement to inform readers of the risks, initiate an investigation, and announce the final outcome, or even retract the article with a retraction statement if necessary.