Commitment

Desert Research Association expects honesty, transparency, and accountability from everyone involved in publication. These principles guide authors, editors, and reviewers.

Authors

• Submit only original work that you are entitled to publish
• Cite sources accurately; do not fabricate, falsify, or selectively distort findings
• List as co-authors only those who made a substantial scholarly contribution
• Disclose funding, competing interests, and relevant approvals for human or animal research
• Notify the journal promptly if a significant error is discovered after submission or publication

Plagiarism and redundant publication

Plagiarism—including unattributed copying, improper paraphrasing, and undisclosed reuse of one’s own published text—is unacceptable. Manuscripts may be screened with similarity tools. Serious breaches can lead to rejection, retraction, or notification of institutions.

Conflicts of interest

Authors, editors, and reviewers must declare financial or personal relationships that could reasonably be seen to influence judgment. Recusal is required when a conflict cannot be managed through disclosure alone.

Editors and reviewers

Editorial decisions rest on scholarly merit, not on an author’s identity, institution, or geography. Reviewers should be objective, timely, and confidential, and should decline invitations outside their competence or when conflicted.

Corrections and retractions

When published work contains material errors or ethical breaches, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction according to the severity of the issue.

Complaints

Concerns about editorial process or ethics can be raised with the editorial office. Complaints are reviewed carefully and as promptly as circumstances allow.