Ethical Guidelines

IJAPT follows internationally recognized publication-ethics standards for authors, reviewers, and editors.

Author responsibilities

• Submit only original, unpublished work
• Disclose all funding sources and conflicts of interest
• Ensure all listed authors have materially contributed to the work
• Obtain informed consent / ethics board approval for human or animal subjects research

Reviewer responsibilities

• Evaluate manuscripts objectively and confidentially
• Disclose conflicts of interest before accepting a review
• Provide constructive, evidence-based feedback

Editor responsibilities

• Make publication decisions based solely on merit and scope fit
• Maintain reviewer and author confidentiality
• Investigate and act on ethics concerns raised at any stage, including post-publication