Peer review policy
All manuscripts sent for publication in Vertebrata PalAsiatica are strictly and thoroughly peer-reviewed, and the peer review process is single-blind. Our editorial office first reviews the submitted manuscript whether it conforms to the publication scope of Vertebrata PalAsiatica. The manuscript that has passed the preliminary review will be submitted to the editor-in-chief, who will review whether the manuscript conforms to the publication scope and whether the content is innovative and valuable. For the manuscripts that have passed the review, the chief editor will designate a deputy chief editor to review again whether the manuscripts conform to the publication scope, as well as the innovation and value of the manuscripts, and the deputy chief editor will send the manuscripts that have passed the review to two reviewers for peer review. The editorial office will track the review progress of the manuscript, collect at least two review comments, and submit them to the deputy chief editor, who will review whether the manuscript is accepted or not. Before submitting to the deputy chief editor for approval, the author is required to make sufficient modifications (peer review again if necessary). The deputy chief editor shall check and decide whether the manuscript is accepted according to the review comments, and then submit the manuscript to the chief editor for final review. Regardless of whether a paper is accepted or rejected, the editorial office will inform the author of the evaluation results. In the case of manuscripts in which one of the authors is an editor on the editorial board of the journal, that editor will be blinded from reviewing or making decisions on the manuscript.
Originality
By submitting your manuscript to Vertebrata PalAsiatica it is understood that this is an original manuscript and is unpublished work and is not under consideration elsewhere. Plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author’s own work, in whole or in part without proper citation is not tolerated by the journal.
Open access
We adhere to the principles of knowledge sharing through licensing agreements（CC BY-NC-ND 4.0）, allowing authors to retain copyright of their published papers and granting them unrestricted use and reproduction rights, provided appropriate citation is given. The journal adopts an open access policy, and all accepted and published papers can be read, downloaded, and linked immediately and permanently for free by readers, only if they are properly cited. The author(s) will be charged article publication fees (generally 80 CNY per page, and 1000 CNY for each color figure), to support the operation of the journal.
Conflicts of interest
Vertebrata PalAsiatica policy requires that each author reveals any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition. In addition, financial competing interests, such as awards, pending patents, and ownership of stock shares/options, along with non-financial competing interests, such as advisory board members, related consulting services, and personal relationships, are also required to be disclosed by authors.
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in Vertebrata PalAsiatica are those of the authors and contributors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors, the editorial board, Science Press, or the organization to which the authors are affiliated.
