Version 3.0 — Last reviewed: July 10, 2025

1. Peer Review

ACTA PRESS employs a double-blind peer review process: neither authors nor reviewers are aware of each other’s identities, ensuring unbiased evaluation.

2. Originality & Prior Publication

Manuscripts must be original and unpublished, not under review or consideration elsewhere. Submissions violating this will be rejected or withdrawn.

3. Authorship & Contributions

All named authors must have significantly contributed to the research, approved the final version, and agreed to submission through their signature on the ACTA Press copyright form.

4. Plagiarism & Attribution

All content must be properly cited. ACTA Press uses similarity-detection tools and reserves the right to reject or retract based on plagiarism or redundant publication.

5. Conflict of Interest

Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the work. ACTA Press also conducts internal reviews as a safeguard.

6. Ethical Approval & Consent

Research involving humans or animals requires ethical board approval. Informed consent must be documented where applicable.

7. Data Transparency & Accessibility

Authors may be required to supply datasets and materials for editorial review or public sharing in alignment with research transparency.

8. Corrections, Retractions & Misconduct

ACTA PRESS follows COPE guidelines to address errors, misconduct, corrections, or retractions through current best practices.

9. Editorial Independence & Fairness

Decisions are solely based on scholarly merit. Discrimination or favoritism is strictly prohibited and enforced. Any author, editor, reviewer, or institution suspected of ethical misconduct will be promptly investigated. If guilty, the accused party will be permanently banned from publishing with ACTA Press.