The editorial office of Petroleum Geology and Recovery Efficiency worked out this publication ethics of Petroleum Geology and Recovery Efficiency based on its actual situation, while referring publication ethics made by COPE, so as to enhance the professional ethics for authors, reviewers and editors, improve the quality of publications, and prevent the academic misconduct.

1. Publication Ethics for Authors

The manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration; publications are not allowed to be published repeatedly.

See to it that the manuscript must be the original work without academic dishonourable behaviour such as plagiarism, plagiary or data falsification, etc. The contents of the manuscript do not contain confidential information.

The content of the manuscript is scientific, accurate and concise.

All named authors meet the journal’s requirements for authorship; do not add or remove authors at will.

Objectively assess the research results of other people, and make proper quoting in the manuscript.

Include fund information relevant to the study; do not include any fund information irrelevant to the study.

Respect the advices of the reviewers; in case of any objection, appeal to the editorial office.

2. Publication Ethics for Reviewers

Reviewers must be familiar with the research frontiers and development trends of their discipline, have high theoretical and academic level, and have made outstanding research achievements in relevant fields

Review the manuscript within time limit and give specific comments; in case of failure to finish review on time for some reason, timely inform the editorial office.

Make a fair, honest, and unbiased assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript, and refrain from making unfair negative, demeaning or offensive comments or including unjustified criticisms.

Respect the author’s research results and keep the manuscripts confidential; do not use or reveal the author’s research results without permission.

If you find any potential competing, or conflicting interests with the author or the organization, you should not agree to review the manuscript.

3. Publication Ethics for Editors

Register the manuscript, submit the manuscript to reviewers as soon as possible, timely inform authors of the review results by emails. edit the manuscript and publish the manuscript, and make sure every manuscript is fairly, openly and impartially dealt with.

In editing and publishing the manuscript, the attention should be paid to publishing norms.

Respect the author's research results and keep the manuscripts confidential; do not use or reveal the author’s research results without permission.

Respect the advices of the reviewers; in case of any objection, the author may submit an appeal.

Encourage open and frank discussion and debate that underpin the pursuit of knowledge inherent in research and academic work.

Adopt Double-blind Review; keep confidential the personal information of the authors and the reviewers.

If you find any potential competing, or conflicting interests with the author or the organization, you should not agree to involve in the edition of the manuscript.

The editorial office of Petroleum Geology and Recovery Efficiency