Publication Ethics for Pulse

Pulse adheres to the following ethical standards for authors, editors, and reviewers in order to ensure that our publication is of the highest quality and that all people receive proper credit for their ideas, artistic creations, and scholarly work.

Authors

1. Manuscripts submitted to pulse must be the author’s original work, and must not have been previously published elsewhere or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
2. All researchers that worked on the manuscript must be listed as co-authors.
3. All quotations must be properly cited according to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Notes-Bibliography Format). Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use any copyright materials and will be held legally responsible in the case of copyright infringement.
4. All information and data presented in the manuscript must be accurate to the best knowledge of the author(s).
5. In the case of research with human subjects, authors must present evidence to Pulse demonstrating that their work was approved by a research ethics committee.
6. Any sources of research funding must be mentioned in an acknowledgements section.

Editors

1. Editors must decide whether to publish or decline to publish a manuscript based on the evaluations of all three reviewers.
2. Editors must ensure that the double-blind review process is followed. They must ensure that authors’ and reviewers' identities are never revealed to each other.
3. Editors must not discuss any manuscript under consideration with anyone that is not directly involved in the evaluation process.
4. If there is a conflict of interest between the editor and any of the authors or reviewers of a given manuscript, the editor must recuse themselves.
5. If the editor discovers any evidence of misconduct on the part of the author(s), such as plagiarism or data manipulation, they must decline to publish the manuscript.

Reviewers

1. Reviewers must agree to review only manuscripts that fall within their area of expertise.
2. Reviewers may not review manuscripts if they have a personal connection to the work’s authors or if they were somehow involved in the research process.
3. Reviewers must not discuss manuscripts under review with anyone that is not directly involved in the evaluation process.
4. Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively and accurately, without bias. They must not allow their personal views to affect their assessment of a manuscript.
5. Reviewers must report to Pulse if they realize that a manuscript, or part thereof, has been published elsewhere, or if they discover any evidence of author misconduct, such as plagiarism or data manipulation. Reviewers must also report to Pulse if they believe that the research presented in the manuscript was not conducted in an ethical manner.