Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal of Economics and Governance

The Journal of Economics and Governance is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractices. The statement below is based on the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Duties of Editors

  • Publication Decisions: The editor-in-chief is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal will be published based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, and reviewers’ comments.

  • Fair Play: Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their academic merit without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

  • Confidentiality: The editor and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purposes without the author’s explicit written consent.

2. Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

  • Promptness: Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments.

  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

  • Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

3. Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed and its significance. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior.

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

  • Multiple Submissions: An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.

  • Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.

4. Publisher’s Responsibilities

The Journal of Economics and Governance, as the publisher, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of the publishing process seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. The publisher ensures that editorial decisions are not influenced by commercial interests and supports the editors and reviewers in handling ethical issues appropriately.