APJCB Statement of Transparency and Principles:
Peer Review Process: APJCB is a peer-reviewed journal. All manuscripts submitted to APJCB are reviewed by independent experts in the subject area of the manuscript. An independent reviewer is not part of APJCB’s editorial team and has no conflict of interest concerning the manuscript. Reviewers are primarily selected from among authors who have published in journals of the West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP) or are suggested by the authors and have declared no conflict of interest.
Governing Body: APJCB is governed by an editorial team comprising scientists from across Asia and the Pacific region, supported by a senior international advisory board that provides policy advice. Editorial management, editing, production, preservation, and website maintenance are outsourced to publishing professionals. The WAOCP general secretary, under the auspices of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences (Iran), manages financial matters and acts as the principal contact. WAOCP, a not-for-profit, non-governmental scientific organization, serves as a chapter of the Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP). APOCP, established in 2000, promotes cancer control in Asia and the Pacific through scientific meetings and publications, including APJCB.
Editorial Team/Contact Information: Full names, affiliations, and CVs of the editorial team and advisory board are available on the journal website. The physical address and contact information of the principal contact are also publicly available.
Copyright: All manuscripts published in APJCB are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), permitting copying, distribution, transmission, and adaptation, provided proper citation of the original work. Copyright and licensing information are clearly stated on the journal’s website and in all articles published since October 2017.
Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct: The APJCB editorial team takes reasonable steps to prevent and identify research misconduct (including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication). Authors, editors, reviewers, and staff are responsible for reporting suspected misconduct.
Ownership and Management: APJCB is owned by WAOCP, a not-for-profit, non-governmental scientific organization under the auspices of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. Journal management tasks are outsourced to third parties. Funding comes from public donations and government subsidies. WAOCP does not accept funding from the tobacco industry or industries increasing cancer risk.
Website: APJCB uses Open Journal Systems software (http://apjcb.waocp.com) to manage all aspects of submission, review, and publishing.
Journal Name: The Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology has a unique name, verified when it was assigned an ISSN. It is the official publication of the APOCP and its subsidiary, WAOCP.
Conflicts of Interest: APJCB has clear policies requiring editors, authors, and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest prior to handling or submitting a manuscript.
Access and Copyright Policy: All journal content is freely available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Revenue Sources: Journal revenue comes from publication fees charged to authors and donations (including government subsidies). WAOCP does not seek funding from sources linked to cancer risk industries.
Advertising: APJCB does not accept advertising. Any logos or names on the journal site are solely for informational purposes.
Publication Ethics: APJCB adheres to ethical standards outlined by the Council of Science Editors and COPE. It prohibits mistreatment of research subjects, falsification/fabrication of data, piracy, and plagiarism.
Protection of Human Subjects: APJCB follows the Declaration of Helsinki. Manuscripts involving human subjects must include statements on ethics approval, compliance with the Declaration, and informed consent.
Protection of Animal Subjects: Animal research must comply with institutional and national guidelines. Manuscripts must include ethics approval statements.
Authorship: APJCB requires substantial contributions from all listed authors, consistent with COPE and ICMJE definitions. Authors confirm contributions via email. Disputes are managed per COPE guidelines.
Identifiable Patient Information: Identifiable images require written consent from the patient or guardian, submitted with the manuscript.
Simultaneous Submission and Online Posting: APJCB does not consider manuscripts concurrently submitted elsewhere (excluding preprints). Posting manuscripts online before publication is not allowed.
Use of Copyrighted Material: Authors must obtain written permission to use previously published or copyrighted materials.
Corrections and Retractions: Minor errors are corrected in-place or, if needed, by notifying indexing databases. Substantive errors warrant errata. Retractions follow COPE guidelines and involve an independent committee and editorial board approval.
Article Processing Charges (APCs):
Low-income economies: $150
Middle-income economies: $200 (or $150 for select countries)
High-income economies: $300**
**Students from low/lower-middle-income countries studying in higher-income countries may pay their home country rate with proper certification.
Article Submission Charges: None.
Privacy Statement: Author and reviewer data are used solely for journal purposes and not shared with third parties.