• The editor reviews received articles in a specialized and professional manner, without considering the nationality, gender, religion, national, racial, and political issues, position, and organizational affiliation of the authors.
• The editor conducts the initial review of the received articles as soon as possible.
• The Editor-in-Chief is obliged to select the reviewers of each article according to the specialized and research area of the article and has full authority in determining the reviewers of each article.
• The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board decide on the articles based on the opinion of the reviewers however the ultimate responsibility for rejection or acceptance of the articles remains reserved for the editor, and the editor has the right to make a final decision about the acceptance or rejection of an article.
• Readers and authors can report errors and possible errors in published articles to the editor, and the editor will welcome these reports, and the results will be announced and heard by the audience
• Keeping the articles received confidential until publication is the responsibility of the editor, and the editor should provide the content of the received articles in the refereeing and evaluation stage only to the authors, reviewers and editors.
• The Editor or Editorial Board is not allowed to use the contents of the journal articles in their personal research before publication unless the author/authors have obtained permission to use the articles of the article.

• Referees should attach their comments and corrective explanations to the article and submit along with the arbitration form.
• If the article is not respected in the professional area of the referee, it is necessary to return the article to the journal.
• It is necessary to observe the principle of impartiality and fairness in reviewing and evaluating the quality of the article by the referee.
• If the reviewer feels that the article under review is in conflict with one of his articles published or in the process of publication, he or she should immediately return the article to the journal and inform the journal of the circumstances of the conflict in interests or possible bias.
• It is necessary to observe the principles of confidentiality of the content and information in the article by the referee, and the content of the article should not be shown to another person or discussed.
• It is necessary for the referees to submit their opinions to the journal in a timely manner so that the editorial board can make a decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the article.

• Authors should refrain from submitting similar articles resulting from the same research project in a way that authors divide their research results into more specific results and write a separate article for each result (salami publications).
• Authors must know that the use of fabricated data and data falsification are examples of research misconduct.
• Using all or part of someone else's research findings or published/unpublished ideas without citing the source (referencing) and obtaining permission from the intellectual property owner when necessary, constitutes intellectual theft and is considered research misconduct.
• Authors, when using a figure, table, questionnaire, or a significant portion of the text or translation of a published text by others, must obtain written permission from the copyright owner of the original text in addition to placing the text used in quotation marks and citing the source.
• Authors should cite the exact text and mention the source when using a partial section of text or a published translation by others.
• Authors must cite the source if they use text or a translation of text published by others in the form of paraphrasing, summarizing, drawing conclusions, or interpreting ideas. Of course, paraphrasing should not be done in a way that contradicts the original authors' intentions and the overall spirit of their writing.
• Authors should act according to scientific standards in reference to other research works, and any unnecessary references to themselves or others are intended to increase the number of incorrect referrals.
• Authors should be aware that submitting articles to more than one journal is prohibited and considered a research violation.
• If the authors decide to send a manuscript under consideration for publication in one journal to another publication, they must cancel the manuscript in writing to the first journal no later than notification of acceptance of manuscript for publication in the first journal.
• Authors need to be aware that the journal is not allowed to publish articles previously published in another journal (republishing).
• If the abstract of the article has already been presented in the congress or seminar in oral form or poster, the authors can submit the full text to the journal and should inform the journal about this.
• Presentation and presentation of the report of potential conflicts of interest and national sponsors is the responsibility of the corresponding author.
• All authors must be eligible for authorship. The names of other colleagues should be mentioned in the Appreciation and Appreciation section.
• The order of authors' names is determined by the degree of participation of individuals and through their collective consensus. Therefore, the authors of the article in a letter (Author's Commitment Form) sign their written consent based on the order of the authors' names and transfer the copy right to the journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Observing this requirement is mandatory if the file is not submitted, the article will be removed from the review process.

• Presenting a research idea, designing a study, collecting data, or analyzing and interpreting data;
• Collaboration in writing the initial handwritten draft or reviewing and critically reviewing in a way that the text undergoes changes and evolution in terms of scientific content;
• Review and approve the final handwritten version before publication; and
• To be able to take responsibility for accountability in all aspects of conducting research in design, execution, and publication of the article in a way that can address all questions raised regarding the accuracy of the research content and its writing.

• If a handwritten submission is suspected of scientific theft (generally or partially), it will be rejected. If scientific theft is identified after publication, the journal will adhere to COPE guidelines on retractions, corrections, and expressions.
• Refusal to accept the submission of any new articles from the author or authors violating the rules for a minimum of 2 years;
• Refusal to send articles for review or participate in the editorial board of the journal for authors in violation for a minimum of 3 years;
• If violations are evident in the submitted manuscript, the journal may go beyond the stated restrictions.

• If the error occurred in the published article by the author/authors (Corrigendum).

• If the error occurred in the article published by the journal (erratum).