Publication Ethics

InJODACSIT is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The following duties apply to all parties involved in the publishing process.

Duties of Authors

  • Submit only original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • Cite all sources properly; plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication and falsification are unacceptable.
  • List as authors only those who made a significant contribution, and obtain their approval of the final version.
  • Disclose any conflict of interest and all sources of funding.
  • For research involving human participants or animals, state the ethical clearance number and issuing committee, or a statement of informed consent, in the manuscript.
  • Disclose any use of generative AI tools as described in the AI Policy.
  • Promptly notify the editor of any significant error found after publication and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article.

Duties of Editors

  • Evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual content, without regard to race, gender, religion, nationality, institution or political views of the authors.
  • Keep all information about submitted manuscripts confidential.
  • Do not use unpublished material in their own research without written consent of the author.
  • Recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest; manuscripts authored by editorial team members are handled by another editor and reviewed under the same double-blind process.

Duties of Reviewers

  • Assist the editor in decision-making and help authors improve their manuscripts.
  • Treat manuscripts as confidential documents and do not upload them to public AI tools.
  • Review objectively, support comments with arguments, and point out relevant published work not cited.
  • Decline the invitation if they have a conflict of interest or cannot complete the review on time.

Handling of Misconduct

Allegations of misconduct (plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, authorship disputes, citation manipulation) can be sent to the editor through the Contact page. The editor will investigate following the COPE flowcharts. Depending on the outcome, the journal may reject the manuscript, publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, or retract the article. Retracted articles remain online, clearly marked as retracted, with a retraction notice explaining the reason.