ASJBCCR Editorial Board Guidelines

Editorial Board Guidelines

The Editorial Board of the Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports supports the scientific quality, ethical standards, peer-review integrity, and academic development of the journal.

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Editorial Mission

Supporting scientific quality and responsible publishing

The Editorial Board plays a central role in maintaining the scholarly direction, peer-review quality, and publication integrity of ASJBCCR. Board members provide subject expertise, support editorial assessment, recommend qualified reviewers, and advise on journal development.

Editorial Board members also serve as ambassadors of academic excellence by promoting responsible research communication, supporting ethical publishing practices, and helping the journal advance biomedical and clinical knowledge.

Editorial Board Structure

Roles and responsibilities

Editorial responsibilities may vary by manuscript type, subject area, and editorial assignment, but all roles support the quality and integrity of the journal.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief provides academic leadership and is responsible for the editorial direction, scholarly quality, and integrity of the journal.

  • Defines journal scope, editorial priorities, and policy direction.
  • Oversees editorial quality and publication standards.
  • Supports fair, timely, and ethical peer review.
  • Makes or guides final editorial decisions where appropriate.
  • Represents the journal within the academic and clinical community.
  • Advises on journal development, special initiatives, and scholarly strategy.

Associate Editors

Associate Editors assist in manuscript assessment, peer-review coordination, and editorial recommendations within their areas of expertise.

  • Evaluate manuscript suitability for peer review.
  • Recommend qualified reviewers and assess review quality.
  • Provide editorial recommendations based on manuscript merit.
  • Identify ethical concerns during manuscript assessment.
  • Support thematic collections, special issues, and editorial initiatives.
  • Promote quality, transparency, and scholarly relevance.

Editorial Board Members

Editorial Board Members contribute subject expertise and support the journal’s scientific development and peer-review standards.

  • Provide expert peer review when invited.
  • Recommend reviewers with relevant subject expertise.
  • Advise on journal policies, scope, and content development.
  • Promote the journal among appropriate scholarly networks.
  • Encourage high-quality submissions within the journal scope.
  • Support responsible editorial practice and research integrity.

Guest Editors

Guest Editors may be invited to support special issues or thematic article collections in focused areas of clinical and biomedical research.

  • Develop scholarly themes aligned with the journal scope.
  • Invite qualified authors and contributors where appropriate.
  • Support peer review under journal editorial policies.
  • Maintain fairness, confidentiality, and editorial integrity.
  • Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief and editorial office.
  • Ensure that special issue content meets journal standards.
Ethical Standards

Editorial responsibilities and publication ethics

Editorial Board members are expected to support objective, confidential, transparent, and ethical handling of submitted manuscripts.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts, reviewer comments, editorial discussions, and author communications should be treated as confidential editorial material.

Conflict of Interest

Editors and board members should disclose conflicts and avoid handling manuscripts where impartiality may be affected.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions should be based on scholarly merit, ethical compliance, relevance, and scientific quality.

Peer-Review Integrity

Board members should support fair reviewer selection, constructive feedback, and objective evaluation of submitted work.

Research Integrity

Potential concerns involving plagiarism, duplicate submission, image issues, data integrity, authorship, or patient consent should be escalated appropriately.

Respectful Communication

Editorial communication should be professional, constructive, and respectful toward authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial office staff.

Ethics-first editorial practice:

Board members should help protect the integrity of the scholarly record through careful assessment, confidentiality, transparency, and responsible editorial judgment.

Editorial Workflow

How board members support manuscript handling

Editorial involvement may vary depending on subject expertise, availability, and manuscript complexity.

1

Initial Assessment

Review scope, relevance, completeness, and basic ethical compliance.

2

Reviewer Guidance

Recommend qualified reviewers with appropriate subject expertise.

3

Review Evaluation

Assess reviewer feedback for quality, fairness, and usefulness.

4

Editorial Advice

Provide recommendations on revision, acceptance, or rejection.

5

Journal Development

Support topic development, standards, special issues, and scholarly growth.

Board Contribution

Professional value of editorial service

Editorial Board membership is a scholarly service role that contributes to the advancement of research quality, peer review, and scientific communication.

Academic Leadership

Board service supports professional visibility and demonstrates contribution to responsible scholarly publishing.

Research Awareness

Editors engage with emerging clinical and biomedical work and help shape standards in their areas of expertise.

Global Collaboration

Editorial service connects experts across institutions, disciplines, regions, and clinical research communities.

Special Initiatives

Board members may contribute ideas for special issues, invited content, thematic collections, and editorial priorities.

Quality Improvement

Editorial guidance helps strengthen peer review, manuscript quality, author experience, and journal development.

Scientific Service

Board participation supports the broader scientific community by helping disseminate reliable clinical knowledge.

Commitment to Excellence

Building a responsible and respected editorial community

ASJBCCR recognizes the important contributions of its Editorial Board members in supporting scientific quality, peer-review integrity, research ethics, and responsible publication practices.

Through collaboration among editors, reviewers, authors, and the editorial office, the journal aims to advance biomedical and clinical knowledge while maintaining trust in the scholarly record.

Interested in contributing to ASJBCCR?

Researchers and clinicians interested in editorial collaboration may contact Asploro with their academic profile, expertise, institutional affiliation, and publication record.

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