Publication Ethics

ETHICAL STANDARDS OF THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL

(For Editors, Peer Reviewers, and Authors)

Under the bounds of ethics and morality, Editors, Peer Reviewers, and Authors have roles and responsibilities in accordance with the journal's standards as follows:

Duties of the Editor

  1. Operate within the scope, objectives, and accepted disciplines of the journal, adhering to established academic standards.
  2. Continuously and consistently improve the academic quality of the journal.
  3. Support the authors' freedom of academic expression while maintaining the integrity of academic works.
  4. Evaluate manuscripts impartially and without bias. Personal opinions unrelated to academic content must not influence the decision to accept or reject an article, unless serious issues are proven and authors fail to comply with journal standards.
  5. Maintain the confidentiality of authors and reviewers until the article is published.
  6. Publish content with academic accuracy, protect intellectual property from commercial interests, and refrain from seeking business benefits from authors, readers, or reviewers.
  7. Be willing to issue corrections to ensure clarity and accuracy, and apologize if retractions or withdrawals are necessary.
  8. Do not overturn a rejection decision unless serious issues arise during the submission or review process prior to publication.

Duties of the Author

  1. Manuscripts submitted for consideration must not have been previously published, nor be currently under review or awaiting publication elsewhere in any format.
  2. Authors must strictly comply with all journal standards and guidelines, and be willing to revise the manuscript according to reviewer and editor feedback.
  3. The submitted manuscript must have a plagiarism similarity index not exceeding 20%. The research process must contain complete academic elements with full citations. Research results must be free from data manipulation, concealment, or omission without valid explanation, and strictly free from data fabrication or falsification.
  4. The inclusion of related literature must accurately cite the works of others according to academic principles and must not infringe upon the copyright of data, content, or images.
  5. All individuals listed as co-authors must give their consent and formally acknowledge the submission to the journal.
  6. If the research involves human subjects and has received ethical approval, the certificate of human research ethics must be provided to the journal.

Duties of the Peer Reviewer

  1. Evaluate manuscripts willingly, utilizing specific academic knowledge and expertise.
  2. If a conflict of interest is identified regarding the manuscript, the reviewer must notify the Editor immediately to minimize bias in the evaluation.
  3. Reviewers must not use the assigned manuscript or its findings to produce new articles for their own benefit.
  4. Evaluate the manuscript strictly based on academic quality (both quantitative and qualitative), provide a clear final recommendation, and submit written justifications to the Editor.
  5. Complete the evaluation and return the results within the timeframe specified by the Editor.