Editorial Policies

Statements and opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of the publisher, editorial staff, or any member of the Editorial Advisory Board. The publisher of ePlasty accepts no responsibility for statements made by contributors or claims made by advertisers, nor does the publication of advertisements constitute or imply endorsement. Manuscripts are accepted for publication in ePlasty with the understanding that their content, all or in part, have not been published elsewhere and will not be published elsewhere, except in abstract form or by the express consent of the Managing Editor.

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest/Disclosures

Authors are responsible for all content submitted. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of HMP Global, the editorial staff, or any member of the editorial advisory board. No claims made by authors or advertisers are guaranteed by the publisher or the editors. Authors must comply with Food and Drug Administration guidelines, human studies guidelines and animal welfare regulations of the authors’ institution.

Authors should indicate in the paper that human subjects have given informed consent for the use of images and that the authors have conformed to all appropriate institutional guidelines, including information about Institutional Review Board approval, if applicable.

A statement acknowledging financial interest in products/companies relevant to submitted research must be disclosed to the editors when the paper is submitted. Any financial interest which may be interpreted as a conflict of interest, including stock ownership, consultancies, patent-licensing relationships, and other equity interests, must be disclosed in the cover letter. If no conflicts of interest exist, then this must be stated.

Corrections and Retractions

Published articles that require a revision or correction due to editorial, production, or scientific errors will be revised accordingly and include a published notice of correction with all appropriate additional citation information as needed. Notifications will include the nature of the error or revision and will be submitted to PubMed Central for inclusion according to guidelines.

In the event an article is found to include serious errors, including cases of scientific misconduct, plagiarism, and/or unsubstantiated data, the article will be removed and a notice of retraction with reason will be posted. Articles may be republished following a retraction if all errors are corrected at the discretion of the editors.  Retraction and/or republishing notices and corresponding articles will be submitted to PubMed Central following all appropriate guidelines. 

Questions or concerns regarding content appearing in ePlasty should be submitted directly to the editor at eplastyeditor@hmpglobal.com