The Ethics of Publication of LEAD follows COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. 

Publication decisions
The editors of LEAD are fully responsible for the article publication. The decisions are made based on LEAD editorial board's policies and constrained by such legal requirements against libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Confidentiality
All articles are kept in the highest confidentiality, except for those who are illegible (the editors, corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher).

Disclosure and conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own interest without the expressed written consent of the author.