Editorial

Excerpt

Over a year ago, I took over the role as Managing Editor for Progress in Additive Manufacturing. We have seen a positive increase in receiving high-quality manuscripts. As Managing Editor, one of my key roles is to ensure that we continue to attract submissions and ensuring that the manuscripts in our system are properly vetted by a minimum of two reviewers in a blinded review process. A blind review means that the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process. It is, thus, important that authors should not indicate their affiliation within the manuscript and papers published by the authors should be cited anonymously. In addition, any funding sources and acknowledgments have to be removed. The “Instructions for Authors” link in our PIAM webpage explains the Ethical Responsibilities of Authors, and also highlights the golden rules of good scientific practice in terms of publishing standards. Members of the Editorial Board have also been asked to familiarize themselves with the Springer Nature’s Publishing Code of Conduct that sets out the specific ethical standards and expectations associated with editorial tasks. Adhering to the Publishing Code of Conduct ensures that all journals published by Springer Nature have the highest standards of editorial practice. …