Cerevisia: Belgian Journal of Brewing and Biotechnology is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and responsible scholarly communication. The journal expects all authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial staff to act with integrity, transparency, and fairness throughout the publication process.

Author Responsibilities

Authors must submit original work that has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. All sources, data, methods, and contributions must be accurately presented and properly acknowledged. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not contain plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified results, duplicate publication, or misleading claims.

Editorial Responsibilities

The editors are responsible for evaluating submitted manuscripts based on academic merit, relevance to the journal’s scope, originality, methodological quality, and clarity. Editorial decisions are made without discrimination based on nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, political belief, or personal background. Editors must maintain confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers are expected to provide fair, constructive, and timely evaluations. They must treat manuscripts as confidential documents and must not use unpublished information for personal advantage. Reviewers should disclose any conflict of interest and decline review assignments when they cannot provide an impartial assessment.

Research Integrity

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, image manipulation, unethical authorship practices, duplicate submission, or redundant publication. Any suspected misconduct may be investigated by the editorial team, and appropriate action may be taken according to the seriousness of the case.

Corrections and Retractions

If significant errors, ethical concerns, or unreliable findings are identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction where appropriate. Authors are expected to cooperate with the editorial office in resolving any post-publication concerns.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence the research, review, or editorial decision-making process. Where conflicts exist, appropriate steps will be taken to ensure fair handling of the manuscript.

Publication Malpractice

Any form of publication malpractice, including plagiarism, fabricated results, false authorship claims, undisclosed conflicts of interest, unethical research practices, or intentional misrepresentation, is considered unacceptable. The journal reserves the right to reject, correct, retract, or otherwise act on manuscripts or published articles where malpractice is identified.