Core principles
The journal expects honesty, accountability, transparency, fairness, confidentiality, respect for participants, accurate attribution and prompt correction of the record.
Authorship & contributorship
All listed authors must meet authorship criteria, approve the manuscript and be accountable for their contributions. Ghost, guest and gift authorship are unacceptable.
Conflicts of interest
Authors, reviewers and editors must disclose financial, personal, institutional or intellectual interests that could influence judgement.
Data and image integrity
Fabrication, falsification, deceptive manipulation and selective reporting are prohibited. Original data may be requested.
Human and animal research
Appropriate ethics review, consent, welfare safeguards and legal compliance must be documented.
Plagiarism and duplicate publication
Submissions may be screened. Overlap must be cited and explained; redundant publication is not accepted.
Corrections and retractions
Material errors are corrected transparently. Unreliable or unethical work may be retracted with a linked notice.
Complaints and allegations
Send a specific, evidence-based concern to chiatechlibrary@gmail.com. The journal will preserve confidentiality where appropriate, avoid retaliation and follow a documented review process.