Editorial Policies

The Greenfort International Journal of Applied Medical Science maintains editorial policies aligned with international standards for scholarly publishing, including the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Editorial Office Structure

The journal’s editorial office includes a team of qualified professionals such as:

• Managing Editor
• Section Editors / Editorial Board Members
• Technical and Production Staff
• Administrative Coordinators

This team works collectively to ensure an efficient, transparent, and ethical publication process.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Office

1. Peer Review Management
   The editorial office oversees the entire peer-review process to ensure manuscripts are evaluated fairly, independently, and without delay. Reviewers are provided with clear guidance, and authors receive constructive feedback aimed at improving the quality of their work.
2. Quality and Timeliness
   The team ensures timely processing of submissions while maintaining high editorial and production standards. Compilation issues, production workflows, and editorial timelines are closely monitored.
3. Manuscript Preparation
   Editorial staff ensure that accepted manuscripts are professionally edited, proofread, and formatted according to the journal’s style and international publishing standards.
4. Integrity and Compliance
   Editors ensure that all editorial decisions follow the journal’s policies and adhere to COPE’s Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Editorial Ethics and Independence

The journal maintains strict separation between commercial considerations and editorial decision-making. All editorial decisions are made solely based on the scholarly merit, originality, and relevance of the submission.

The editorial team also monitors:

• citation trends,
• readership and usage statistics,
• submission patterns,

to support strategic editorial development and improve the journal’s visibility and reach.

Adherence to COPE Guidelines

All editors follow the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, ensuring:

• transparent decision-making,
• fair peer-review practices,
• avoidance of conflicts of interest,
• ethical handling of corrections, retractions, and complaints.

COPE guidelines:
http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors.pdf