WNJMS expects authorship to reflect substantial contributions to the work and requires all listed authors to accept responsibility for the work attributed to them. Authorship and contributorship should be transparent and consistent with applicable scholarly publishing standards.

• All individuals listed as authors should have made appropriate contributions to the research and manuscript.
• All authors should approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication.
• Individuals who contributed to the work but do not qualify for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.
• Changes to authorship after submission should be appropriately justified and agreed upon by the relevant authors.

WNJMS provides mechanisms for authors and other stakeholders to raise concerns about editorial decisions, publication processes, or ethical matters.

Complaints and appeals are considered fairly and objectively. Where appropriate, the journal may seek additional information from editors, reviewers, authors, institutions, or other relevant parties before reaching a decision.

WNJMS does not tolerate research misconduct. Suspected misconduct may include fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate manipulation of data or images, unethical research practices, or other forms of serious breach of scholarly integrity.

• Allegations will be assessed appropriately and may be referred to the relevant institution or authority.
• The journal may request clarification, supporting documentation, original data, or other evidence where necessary.
• Appropriate corrective action may be taken when misconduct is established.

Authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publication process should disclose relationships or interests that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, the research or editorial decision-making process.

Disclosures should be complete, accurate, and made at the appropriate stage of the publication process.

WNJMS encourages appropriate transparency in research reporting and supports responsible practices that enable readers and researchers to understand, evaluate, and where appropriate reproduce published findings.

Authors should provide sufficient methodological information and, where applicable, make relevant data or materials available in accordance with ethical, legal, privacy, and institutional requirements.

Research involving human participants, animals, personal data, or other ethically sensitive subjects should comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional requirements.

Where required, authors should provide evidence of appropriate ethical approval or oversight and should clearly describe relevant ethical considerations in the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts do not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Permission should be obtained where copyrighted material is reproduced or otherwise used in circumstances requiring permission.

Authors should also comply with the journal's applicable copyright, licensing, and open-access requirements.

WNJMS provides open access to its published scholarly content in accordance with the journal's open-access policy.

The journal's applicable publication-fee and open-access arrangements are communicated transparently to authors and readers.

Copyright and licensing arrangements for articles published by WNJMS are governed by the journal's applicable publication and licensing policies.

Authors and readers should consult the journal's current copyright and licensing information for the specific terms applicable to published content.

WNJMS recognizes the importance of scholarly discussion after publication. Appropriate comments, questions, corrections, and concerns relating to published work may be considered by the journal.

Where substantive concerns are identified, the journal may investigate the matter and take appropriate corrective action.

WNJMS is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the published scholarly record. When errors or serious concerns are identified, the journal may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions as appropriate.

• Minor or substantive errors may be corrected when appropriate.
• Serious problems affecting the reliability or integrity of published work may require retraction.
• Corrective notices should clearly identify the affected publication and explain the reason for the action.

WNJMS expects all submitted and published work to meet accepted standards of academic and scholarly integrity. Plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate text-reuse, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of misconduct are unacceptable.

• Submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism or other forms of inappropriate text reuse.
• Authors are responsible for appropriately acknowledging and citing the work of others.
• Suspected breaches may be investigated in accordance with the journal's procedures and applicable ethical guidance.