EiC's Responsibilities
The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) is the head of the journal and is a highly experienced scientist with a broad vision within the discipline of the fields covered in the journal. The EiC’s primary duty is to safeguard the journal's integrity and ensure the highest standards of peer review and editorial excellence.
The EiC is responsible for:
- Defining the journal's Aims and Scope and evolving the mission to meet the changing needs of the research community.
- Maintaining full authority over the journal’s editorial content and ensuring that editorial decisions are based solely on scientific merit, without interference from the publisher or commercial influence.
- Performing the final audit of all accepted manuscripts to ensure they meet the journal’s standards before publication.
- Leading the journal to publish two issues annually.
- Suggesting topics for Special Issues.
- Acting as a global ambassador to promote the journal, increase its reputation and visibility, and develop strategies for increasing submissions and readership.
- Handling allegations of scientific misbehavior and research misconduct in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.
The Editor-in-Chief position is an honorary role with an initial term of two years, renewable upon mutual agreement.
To recognize their significant contribution of time and expertise, the EiC is granted a full APC waiver for their own research. However, to ensure total transparency and impartiality, any manuscript submitted by the EiC is subject to the journal’s standard rigorous peer-review process, managed entirely by an independent Associate Editor or Guest Editor from outside the EiC's institution.
