Authors must ensure that they have written a completely original study (except for reviews), and does not contain any forgery, deception or plagiarism, and if they have used other people’s books or statements, they must be properly cited, which should be listed in the pattern of references. Editors will scan each submitted manuscript with the help of Academic Misconduct Literature Check System of Science and Technology Periodicals (AMLC) which developed by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) to verify the originality of submitted manuscripts.

"Zero tolerance" should perform for academic misconduct. Once academic misconduct is disclosed before or after publication of the paper, the author will be strictly punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and warning, self-criticism, reject, withdrawal, a notice of criticism and contact to the authors' institutions will be implemented according to the severity of the circumstances. A solid system of scientific research integrity with equal emphasis on self-discipline and heteronomy will be founded based on the attitude of “no tolerance, no concession and no connivance”.