Publication Ethics
The publisher of Scope Journal Of Research in Economics and Social Science (JRES) follows strict ethical standards for publication to ensure high-quality scientific publications and public trust in research findings. Our publication ethics policy is primarily based on the “Code of Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publication.
JRES also adheres to the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing” published jointly by COPE, the Directory of Open Access Journals, the Association of Open Access Scholarly Publishers, and the World Association of Medical Editors.
The ethical standards summarized below provide guidance for editors, reviewers, and authors contributing to JRES. For more detailed information on ethical issues, please see the COPE guidelines.
Ethical Guidelines for Editors
Editorial Process
Editors should strive to ensure that peer review in their journals is fair, unbiased, and timely, and provide authors with information about the ongoing review and publication processes.
Editorial Decision
The editor's decision to accept or reject a paper for publication should be based on the quality, importance and originality of the paper, the validity of the research, and its relevance to the scope of the journal. Manuscripts should be evaluated without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by the editor or any editorial board member for their own research purposes or their personal advantage in any way .
Ethical Guidelines for Reviewers
Accountability
Peer reviewers play a key role in ensuring the integrity and quality of scientific publications. They should conduct their reviews in an ethical and responsible manner . Review reports should be prepared by the reviewers themselves, unless they have permission from the journal editor to involve others. Reviewers should refrain from suggesting to authors that they include quotations from their work (or the work of their colleagues), unless there is a legitimate reason. All suggestions should be based on legitimate academic or technological criteria.
Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments. They should refrain from making unfair negative comments or introducing unjustified criticism of competing works mentioned in the manuscript.
Competing interests
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have competing or conflicting interests. Competing or conflicting interests may be personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political, or religious. If reviewers are currently employed by one of the authors at the same institution or have been mentors, close collaborators, or joint grantholders, they should not agree to review.
Promptness
Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the manuscript or knows that prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers should respect the confidentiality of the peer review process and refrain from using information obtained during the peer review process for your own or anyone else's advantage, or to harm or discredit others.
Suspicion of ethical violations
If reviewers discover any irregularities regarding research and publication ethics (e.g. plagiarism), they should notify the journal editor. They should cooperate , confidentially, with the journal team and not investigate on their own.
For more detailed information on ethical issues related to peer review, please see the “COPE Ethical
Ethical Guidelines for Authors
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the research. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Significant contributions mean;
- significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, or interpretation of the reported research,
- drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
The corresponding author should verify that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication. Those who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the “Acknowledgements” section.
Originality and acknowledgement of sources
Manuscripts must be original works, and authors must cite the work, words, ideas, or images of others used in the manuscript. All sources used must be properly cited. Reuse of text copied from another source must be properly cited. Quotations and citations must be made in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Reporting standards
Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed, especially with regard to data collection and analysis and interpretation. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. Studies should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is one of the most important threats to the quality of scientific publications and academic integrity, and is unacceptable in any way at JRES. Plagiarism can occur in many forms, from presenting someone else's work as their own, to copying or paraphrasing parts of another's study without proper attribution, or using research data collected or produced by others without proper permission and attribution.
JRES editors use Turnitin and/or Grammarly software to check manuscripts for plagiarism and duplication of text. If editors suspect plagiarism during the peer review process, they follow the path set out in the COPE guidelines. If plagiarism is confirmed, the manuscript will be rejected.
JRES tolerates a maximum of 20% for the plagiarism level, which has also been confirmed in the Peer Review Process, Editorial Office Assessment point.
Data Fabrication
Practices such as falsifying or manipulating data, manipulating images and other visual objects, intentionally selecting analysis tools or methods to support certain conclusions are unethical behaviors and are strictly prohibited at JRES.
Article Retraction
Articles published in JRES must remain available and intact. However, in exceptional circumstances involving plagiarism, data fabrication, and redundant publication or inadvertent data errors, articles may need to be retracted, deleted, or replaced to protect the integrity of the literature. The need for retraction will be determined by the Editor-in-Chief, but can be initiated, in cases of flawed data or conclusions, at the author's request.
To retract an article, a retraction notice will be published. This retraction notice will :
- include the title and author of the article, the reason for withdrawal and who withdrew the article;
- published online and linked to the online version of the article.
Data Availability
We encourage authors to make the research data on which their manuscripts are based openly available, either by depositing it in a public repository or by uploading the data and files as supplementary materials along with the submission. You can find a research data repository to deposit your data at www.re3data.org.
Multiple, repeated, or concurrent publication
Manuscripts that have been published or are under review in other journals should not be submitted to JRES. Submitting the same paper to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. If a paper has been published in a language other than English, it may be submitted provided that this is clearly and correctly stated. Papers that are based on a thesis or an extended version of a paper presented at a conference may be submitted.
Ethics Oversight
JRES adheres to the “Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research” published by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). We encourage authors who will submit their manuscripts to JPN to adopt these ethical guidelines and apply them in the research process.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Authors should include a statement disclosing any financial or other substantive conflicting, or competing, interests that may be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support should be disclosed.
