For journals, the following publication policies are applied by Bentham Science.
COPYRIGHT
Authors who publish in Bentham Science print & online journals will transfer copyright to their work
to Bentham Science Publishers. Submission of a manuscript to the respective journals implies that all
authors have read and agreed to the content of the Copyright Letter or the Terms and Conditions. It is a
condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not
be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and by submitting
the article for publication the authors agree that the publishers have the legal right to take
appropriate action against the authors, if plagiarism or fabricated information is discovered. By
submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright of their article is transferred to the
publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication. Once submitted to the journal, the
author will not withdraw their manuscript at any stage prior to publication.
It is mandatory that a signed copyright letter also be submitted along with the manuscript by the author
to whom correspondence is to be addressed. The article should not contain any such material or
information that maybe unlawful, defamatory, fabricated, plagiarized, or which would, if published, in
any way whatsoever, violate the terms and conditions as laid down in the copyright agreement. For more
details, please visit Rights and
Permissions
PERMISSION TO REUSE BENTHAM CONTENT
Bentham Science has collaborated with the Copyright Clearance Center to meet our customer's licensing,
besides rights & permission needs.
The Copyright Clearance Center's RightsLink® service makes it faster and easier to secure permission from
Bentham Science's journal titles. Visit Journals by
Title and locate the desired content. Then go to the article's abstract and click on "Rights and
Permissions" to open the RightsLink's page. If authors can't find the content they are looking for or
can't get the rights they need, please contact us at [email protected]
Third-Party Permissions
Authors are responsible for managing the inclusion of third-party content as an author/editor of a
work.
We refer to 'third party content' as any work that authors haven't developed themselves and have
copied
or adapted from other sources. Text, figures, photographs, tables, screenshots, and other items may
be
included.
Unless the figure is in the public domain (copyright-free) or permitted for use under Creative
Commons or
other open licenses, the author must get permission from the copyright holder(s).
Published/reproduced material should not be included unless written permission has been obtained from
the
copyright holder, which should be forwarded to the Editorial Office in case of acceptance of the
article
for publication.
Open Access Articles
Articles are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public
License (CC-BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode),
which permits unrestricted distribution and reproduction in any medium, ensuring that the work is
properly cited. For more details, please visit Open
Access Policy
ARCHIVING POLICIES
Self-Archiving
Following are the important features of the self-archiving policy of Bentham Science journals:
Authors can deposit the first draft of a submitted article on their personal websites or
their institution's repositories for personal use, internal institutional use, or for permitted
scholarly posting only.
Authors may deposit the ACCEPTED VERSION of the peer-reviewed article on
their personal websites, their institution's repository or the non-commercial repositories, PMC
and
arXiv, after 12 MONTHS of publication on the journal website. For personal use,
internal institutional use, or for permitted scholarly posting only.
In case of (b) above, an acknowledgement must be given to the original source of
publication
and a link must be inserted to the published article on the journal's/publisher's website. The
link
to the original source of publication should be provided by inserting the DOI number of the
article
in the following sentence: "The published manuscript is available at EurekaSelect via https://www.eurekaselect.com/openurl/content.php?genre=article&doi=insert
DOI
If the research is funded by NIH, Wellcome Trust or any other Open Access Mandate,
authors
are allowed the archiving of published versions of manuscripts in the nominated institutional
repositories, after the mandatory embargo period. Authors should first contact the Editorial
Office
of the journal for information about depositing a copy of the manuscript to a repository.
Consistent
with the copyright agreement, Bentham Science does not allow archiving of FINAL PUBLISHED
VERSION of
manuscripts unless under an Open Access mandate as above. Archiving, under any of the above
mentioned Open Access mandates, is done under the terms of the Creative Commons License CC
BY-NC-ND
4.0 - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.
There is no embargo on the archiving of articles published under the OPEN ACCESS
PLUS category. Authors are allowed deposition of such articles on institutional,
non-commercial repositories and personal websites immediately after publication on the journal
website. This is done under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Public
License CC-BY 4.0.
In case of any form of archiving, an acknowledgement must be given to the original
source of
publication and a link must be inserted to the published article on the journal's/publisher's
website. The link to the original source of publication should be provided by inserting the DOI
number of the article in the following sentence: "The published manuscript is available at
EurekaSelect via https://www.eurekaselect.com/openurl/content.php?genre=article&doi=insert
DOI
LONG-TERM ARCHIVING OF BENTHAM SCIENCE CONTENT
To ensure permanent access to our publications, Bentham Science has an agreement with Portico to have a
long-term preservation of the content published in its journals.
PEER REVIEW
Bentham Science Publishers follows the double-blind peer review procedure for
submissions
of all manuscripts to its journals.
All submitted articles are subjected to an extensive peer review in consultation with members of the
journal’s editorial board and independent external referees (usually three reviewers). All
manuscripts/chapters are assessed rapidly and the decision based on all the peer reviewers' comments,
taken
by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, is then conveyed to the author(s).
Submissions from the Editor-in-Chief/Co-Editor/Editorial Board Members will undergo independent peer
review and will be submitted to another Editor for his decision on acceptance. For further details,
please visit complete guidelines at: https://benthamscience.com/pages/peer-reviews
Copyediting and Proofs
Articles must be written in good English in a clear and correct style in order to maintain uniformity
throughout the text. Articles submitted are copyedited before they are published.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Financial contributions and any potential conflict of interest must be clearly acknowledged under the
heading ‘Conflict of Interest’. Authors must list the source(s) of funding for the study. This should be
done for each author. For more details, please visit: Conflict Of Interest
Confidentiality
Bentham Science Publishers maintains the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript and its content. The
editors are advised not to disclose any information on submitted manuscripts before their publication.
The peer review of a manuscript is a confidential process. Bentham follows a double-blind peer review
process where the identities of both the reviewer and author are kept undisclosed to each other,
ensuring anonymity and maintaining confidentiality throughout the entire review procedure.
Reviewers should keep the whole process completely confidential. They should consult the EIC/senior
editor and take permission before consulting another colleague for help in the peer-review of the
submitted manuscript.
Reviewers should not disclose any information whatsoever to anyone before the publication of the
manuscript.
PLAGIARISM PREVENTION
Plagiarism means copying or paraphrasing another writer's content, be it a text, a result or an
observation, and stating it as one's own, without citing a reference to the original source. Therefore,
authors should acknowledge and cite references to the work of other scientists in their manuscripts. The
author should ensure that all the sources are authentic and that there is no discrepancy in the content
of the manuscript.
Bentham Science is vigilant in checking and identifying the primary sources of the data within the
content by using the iThenticate software to
detect instances of overlapping and similarity of text in
submitted manuscripts. iThenticate software
verifies the content against a database of periodicals,
materials on the Internet, and a comprehensive article database. The software generates a similarity
report in percentage that matches the article in process and the published material. This similarity is
further scrutinized for suspected plagiarism according to the publisher's Editorial Policies. The
generated report comprises the overall percentage of the content reused.
The Credibility of Sources- Acknowledgements
The study of an author has to be original. If there are credible sources of the content referred to
in the manuscript, the author needs to cite all of them. Authors are advised to use iThenticate
before submitting a manuscript to ensure that there are no instances of plagiarism. Authors are
required to provide proper consent from the individuals and contributions of other authors should be
acknowledged.
Bentham Science has different editorial policies for authors who have more than one publication.
Following those policies, the authors need to specify the sources of the submission in their recent
work. For further details, please visit the following link of Editorial Policies for Concurrent
Publication/Simultaneous Submission at https://benthamscience.com/pages/editorial-policies-main
Bentham Science strictly follows COPE guidelines to detect plagiarism. For clearer insight, authors
may refer to the flowcharts provided by COPE by clicking here or visiting the COPE website.
FABRICATING AND STATING FALSE INFORMATION
To ensure the scholarly integrity of every article, Bentham Science will publish post-publication
notices. The authors of the published articles, or those who have submitted the manuscripts with false
information, or fabricated the supporting data or images, will be liable for sanctions, and their papers
will be retracted. For further details, please visit complete guidelines at:
https://benthamscience.com/fabricating-stating-false-information
PREPRINT POLICY
A preprint is an early version of an article that has not yet been accepted for publication in a
journal.
Articles submitted to a journal which have not been published and will not be simultaneously
submitted
elsewhere for publication can be considered for publication. Preprints are usually deposited on the
author's own web page in an institutional repository, or on a preprint server. However, they are not
considered as ahead-of-print or early access publications.
Preprint archiving on any recognised, non-profit preprint server is entirely supported and encouraged
by
the BSP. Preprints deposited in designated preprint repositories at the same time as, or before,
submission to a journal are not considered as prior, citable publications by the BSP Journals.
ERRATA OR A CORRIGENDA AND CORRECTIONS IN PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Authors and readers are encouraged to notify the Editor-in-Chief if they find errors in published
content,
authors’ names and affiliations or if they have reasons for concern over the legitimacy of a
publication. In
such cases the journal will publish an ERRATUM or a CORRIGENDUM, in consultation with Editor-in-Chief
and
authors of the article, and/or replace or retract the article.
ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL
Articles in Press (articles that have been accepted for publication or published as E-pub Ahead of
Schedule
but which have not been formally published with volume/issue/page information) that include errors, or
are
determined to violate the publishing ethics guidelines such as multiple submission, fake claims of
authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data or the like, may be “Withdrawn” from the journal.
Withdrawal
means that the article files are removed and replaced with a PDF stating that the article has been
withdrawn
from the journal in accordance with BSP Editorial Policies.
ARTICLE RETRACTION
If any manuscripts are published, having certain assigned information of volume/issue/page number, and it
is
found that there are infringements of professional ethical codes in their content, such as plagiarism,
excess similarity with some other article, fraudulent use of data, etc., then such manuscripts are
retracted.
A retraction note entitled “Retraction: [article title]” (for example Retraction: ABC experiment
involving XYZ species) is published in the paginated part of the next scheduled issue of the journal
and
is also listed in the table of contents.
The retraction note is approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the concerned journal.
A link to the original article is displayed in the online (electronic) version.
A screen containing the note of retraction appears before the electronic version of the article
present
on the website. On the screen, a link for the complete article is present, i.e. to access the
retracted
article.
The link/webpage of the original article remains unchanged, however a watermark is shaded on its
downloadable PDF document, in order to explicitly give the message that the article was retracted.
Further details are available at:
https://benthamscience.com/research-misconduct
CONCURRENT PUBLICATION/SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSION
It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to the Bentham journal have not been
published
and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and
by
submitting the article for publication the authors agree that the publishers have the legal right to
take
appropriate action against the authors, if plagiarism or fabricated information is discovered.
Abstracts and posters of conferences, results presented at meetings (for example, to inform investigators
or
participants about findings), results databases (data without interpretation, discussion, context or
conclusions in the form of tables and text to describe data/information where this is not easily
presented
in tabular form) are not considered prior publication.
Authors who wish to publish translations of the articles that have been published elsewhere should ensure
that they have appropriate permission(s), indicate clearly that the material has been translated and
re-published, and indicate clearly the original source of the material. The Editor-in-Chief may request
copies of related publications if he/she is concerned about overlap and possible redundancy.
APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS
Generally, the editorial decisions are not reverted. However, authors who think that their manuscript was
rejected due to a misunderstanding or mistake may seek an explanation for the decision. Appeals must
give sound reasoning and compelling evidence against the criticism raised in the rejection letter. A
difference of opinion as to the interest, novelty, or suitability of the manuscript for the journal will
not be considered as an appeal. The EIC and other relevant editors will consider the appeal and the
decision thereafter taken by the journal will be deemed final. Acceptance of the manuscript is not
guaranteed even if the journal agrees to reconsider the manuscript, and the reconsideration process may
involve previous or new reviewers or editors and substantive revision.
Authors who wish to make a complaint should refer them to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal concerned.
Complaints to the Publisher may be emailed to [email protected]
HANDLING POST-PUBLICATION MATTERS:
To maintain the integrity of scientific research, Bentham Science carries out investigations regarding
the concerns raised by authors and/or readers. However, authors are always provided a chance to respond
to all complaints/comments. We may require reviewers to go over the original data and consult with
experts involved, in order to solve and conclude the investigation.
Post Publication Discussions may be published online after review and are usually accompanied by a
response from the original authors. For more details, please visit: Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections.
DISCLAIMER
Responsibility for the content published by Bentham Science Publishers in any of its journals,
including any opinions expressed therein, rests exclusively with the author(s) of such content. To the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, BSP (on its own behalf, and on behalf of its staff and
members
of its editorial board) disclaims responsibility for any and all injury and/or damage (whether financial
or
otherwise) to persons or property, resulting directly or indirectly from any ideas, methods,
instructions or
products (including errors in the same) referred to in the content of any of BSP’s journals. Any dispute
arising, including any claim shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, as
applied in the Emirate of Sharjah.
