For the maintenance of academic integrity and ethics, all members of Journal of Guangdong University of Technology (editors, evaluation experts, and authors) must abide by the basic principles of this journal. This editorship strictly implements the peer review system, reviewing all contributions by going through a three-tier review precedure, namely, the editors' initial review, expert evaluation, and then the final review of deputy editors and editors-in-chief, guaranteeing and improving the quality of all the articles. This journal formulates this statement based on the guiding principles and criteria issued by the Committee of the Publication Ethics (COPE).