Ethical charter of the scientific-research quarterly of national defense strategic management studies This charter is a letter of commitment that outlines some ethical limits and responsibilities related to carrying out scientific-research activities and publishing them in publications in order to prevent the occurrence of research violations knowingly or unknowingly by the authors of the articles. This charter is derived from the "Charter and Standards of Research Ethics" approved by the Vice-Chancellor of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, internationally accepted publishing standards, and experiences in the field of scientific-research publications. 1. Introduction Authors, referees, members of the editorial board and editors of publications are required to know and commit to all the principles of research ethics and related responsibilities in the field of publishing. Submitting an article by the authors, judging the articles and deciding on the acceptance or rejection of the article by the members of the editorial board and the editor means knowing and obeying these rights, and if it is found that any of these people do not adhere to these principles and responsibilities, the publications They consider any legal action their right. 2. Authors' Responsibilities Submitted articles should be in the specialized field of the journal and should be scientifically and coherently prepared according to the journal's standards. The submitted articles must be the original research of the author/authors of the article. Accuracy in research, correct reporting of data and mention of sources containing other people's research are mandatory in the article. The author(s) are responsible for the correctness and accuracy of the content of their articles. Note 1. The publication of the article does not mean that the journal approves its content. Authors do not have the right to "duplicate submission" of an article. In other words, the article or a part of it should not be published in any other journal inside or outside the country or in the process of being refereed and published. Authors are not allowed to "Overlapping Publication". The meaning of overlapping publication is to print the data and findings of previous articles with a little change in an article as a new one. The author/authors are required to use other people's materials with accurate citation and, if necessary, after obtaining written and explicit permission, use the required sources. When the same writings of another researcher are used, direct quotation methods and signs should be used, such as putting it inside quotation marks (" "). The responsible author of the article should make sure that there are names and information of all authors (after obtaining confirmation from the mentioned ones) and that there are no names other than the researchers involved in the research and preparation of the article. Note 2. Do not include the words "Gift Authorship" and remove "Ghost Authorship". The responsible author of the article is obliged to make sure that all the authors of the article read it and agree on its presentation and their place in the article. Submitting the article means that the authors have obtained the consent of all the financial or physical supporters of the article and have introduced all the financial or physical supporters of the article. The author/authors are obliged to inform the editors of the publication when there is any error or carelessness in their article, take action to correct it or withdraw the article. The author/authors are required to keep the samples and raw information used in the preparation of the article for one year after its publication in the relevant publication, in order to answer possible criticisms and questions of the readers of the publication. 3. Unethical publishing and research behavior The author/authors are obliged to avoid "Research and Publication Misconduct". If in any of the stages of submitting, refereeing, editing, or publishing an article in a journal or after that, the occurrence of one of the following cases is confirmed, it is considered unethical publishing and research behavior and the journal has the right to deal with it legally. Data falsification (Fabrication): It consists of reporting unreal content and presenting fictitious data or results as laboratory results, experimental studies and personal findings. Unreal recording of what did not happen or transferring the results of different studies are examples of this violation. Data distortion (Falsification): Data distortion means manipulation of materials, tools and research process or change and deletion of data in a way that causes the research results to differ from the real results. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the unintentional, knowing or careless use of words, ideas, phrases, claims or citations of others without proper acknowledgment and explanation and citation to the work, the owner of the work or the speaker of the idea. Scientific rent: It means that the author/authors employ another person to do the research and after the end of the research, they publish it in their own name with little interference. Unreal attribution: It means the unreal attribution of the author/authors to an institution, center or educational or research group that had no role in the original research. 4. Reviewers' Responsibilities Judges should consider the following points in reviewing the articles: Quality, content and scientific review of articles in order to improve, improve the quality and content of articles. Informing the editor of the publication about accepting or not accepting the referee (in terms of not being related to the subject area of the article with the referee's expertise) and introducing a substitute referee in case of accepting the referee. The necessity of not accepting the articles in which the interests of certain individuals, institutions and companies are obtained or personal relationships are observed in it, as well as articles that are not involved in doing, analyzing or writing it.