Providing guidelines to authors for preparing and submitting manuscriptsProviding a clear statement of the Journals policies on authorship criteriaTreating all authors with fairness, courtesy, objectivity, honesty, and transparencyEstablishing and defining policies on conflicts of interest for all involved in the publication process, including editors, staff (e.g., editorial and sales), authors, and reviewersProtecting the confidentiality of every authors workEstablishing a system for effective and rapid peer review (see section 2.3)Making editorial decisions with reasonable speed and communicating them in a clear and constructive mannerBeing vigilant in avoiding the possibility of editors and/or referees delaying a manuscript for suspect reasonsEstablishing clear guidelines for authors regarding acceptable practices for sharing experimental materials and information, particularly those required to replicate the research, before and after publication