Publication Ethics Statement

RESEARCH INTEGRITY · RESPONSIBLE PUBLISHING

Publication Ethics Statement

Journal of Science, Mathematics and Educational Innovation is committed to maintaining integrity, transparency, responsibility, and academic standards throughout the scholarly publication process.

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ETHICAL STATEMENT

Commitment to Publication Integrity

Ethical publishing requires responsible conduct from all parties involved in scholarly communication. Authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher each have an important role in maintaining the credibility and integrity of the publication process.

JSMEI expects manuscripts, editorial decisions, peer-review activities, and published articles to be handled according to principles of academic honesty, confidentiality, transparency, fairness, and accountability.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities in the Publication Process

4 Key Roles
01 AUTHORS
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Authors

Authors are responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and ethical preparation of submitted scholarly work.

Submit original scholarly work.

Provide accurate and reliable research information.

Acknowledge relevant sources appropriately.

Disclose relevant conflicts of interest.

Ensure appropriate authorship attribution.

02 EDITORS
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Editors

Editors are responsible for ensuring fair, confidential, independent, and academically appropriate editorial decisions.

Evaluate manuscripts fairly and objectively.

Protect confidentiality during editorial handling.

Avoid inappropriate conflicts of interest.

Select suitable reviewers based on expertise.

Maintain editorial independence.

03 REVIEWERS
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Reviewers

Reviewers support editorial decision-making through confidential, objective, constructive, and scholarly evaluation.

Maintain manuscript confidentiality.

Provide objective academic assessment.

Provide constructive reviewer comments.

Declare potential conflicts of interest.

Avoid inappropriate use of unpublished material.

04 PUBLISHER
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Publisher

The publisher supports responsible journal management, editorial independence, publication integrity, and preservation of the scholarly record.

Support ethical journal management.

Respect editorial independence.

Support corrections when necessary.

Maintain publication transparency.

Support preservation of published records.

RESEARCH INTEGRITY

Core Publication Ethics Principles

01
ORIGINALITY

Original Work

Submitted manuscripts should represent original scholarly work and appropriately acknowledge the work of others.

02
AUTHORSHIP

Responsible Authorship

Authorship should reflect meaningful scholarly contribution to the work.

03
DATA

Research Integrity

Data, analysis, results, and reporting should be accurate and responsibly presented.

04
TRANSPARENCY

Conflict Disclosure

Relevant financial, professional, or other conflicts should be disclosed when applicable.

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CONFIDENTIALITY

Confidential Review

Manuscripts and review information should be handled confidentially during editorial evaluation.

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ACCOUNTABILITY

Scholarly Responsibility

All parties should respond responsibly when ethical concerns or publication errors are identified.

PUBLICATION CONDUCT

Practices That Require Ethical Attention

01
Plagiarism

Use of another person's work or ideas without appropriate acknowledgment.

02
Data Fabrication

Creation or manipulation of research data or findings in a misleading manner.

03
Duplicate Submission

Submitting the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one publication venue.

04
Improper Authorship

Inclusion or exclusion of individuals in ways that do not reflect genuine scholarly contribution.

05
Undisclosed Conflict

Failure to disclose relevant interests that may affect scholarly judgment.

06
Review Manipulation

Attempts to improperly influence the peer-review or editorial decision process.

POST-PUBLICATION RESPONSIBILITY

Corrections and Scholarly Record

MAINTAINING THE RECORD

Responding to Errors and Ethical Concerns

When significant errors or ethical concerns are identified in published material, JSMEI may take appropriate editorial action according to the nature and seriousness of the issue.

01 Correction For errors requiring formal clarification.
02 Editorial Notice Where additional information is needed.
03 Retraction Where serious problems affect the published record.
ETHICS THROUGHOUT PUBLICATION

Integrity Across the Journal Workflow

01SUBMISSION Author Responsibility
02SCREENING Editorial Integrity
03REVIEW Reviewer Ethics
04DECISION Editorial Independence
05PUBLICATION Scholarly Record
JSMEI PUBLICATION ETHICS

Integrity Is a Shared Responsibility

Ethical scholarly publishing depends on responsible conduct by authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher throughout the entire publication process.

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