The authors shall ensure that their work is original, has not been previously published and submitted only to this journal. The authors shall also ensure work does not infringe any rights of others, as well as privacy rights and intellectual property rights are followed. Submitting the same results to more than one journal is unethical.
The authors are encouraged to familiarize with the ethics and policy of the journal when preparing articles for submission. Make sure research is conducted honestly, accurately and without making up or altering data or images (“fabrication” of data).
Reproducing text from other papers without properly crediting the source (plagiarism -copying text or results from other sources) and self-plagiarism (duplicating substantial parts of authors' own published work without giving the appropriate references) is not acceptable. Authors should acknowledge the work of others used in their research and cite the source if material is taken from other sources.
The authorship of the paper shall be accurately represented, ensuring that all authors participated in the actual work and that all who participated are credited and have given consent for publication.
The review process is fair, unbiased and timely.
The handling editor checks that the paper adheres to the requirements described in the journal’s Author Guidelines. The Reviewer assesses the paper, considering its scope, originality and merits.
The handling editor sends a decision email to the author, including any relevant reviewer comments. If the article is rejected or sent back for either major or minor revision, the handling editor includes constructive comments from reviewers to help the author improve the article.
The editorial board will not accept papers substantially written by generative AI.
Transparency of any personal, financial, or professional interests that might affect the research must be followed.
Submissions that do not meet indicated standards will not be considered for publication.
“Geophysics News in Azerbaijan” scientific and technical journal adheres to the ethics policies and guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).