Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

 

JAMRIS is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, and responsibility in scholarly publishing. The journal is committed to applying publication ethics standards consistent with the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher are expected to act in good faith and in accordance with accepted academic and editorial standards.

Authors must submit only original work. Manuscripts must not contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabricated references, manipulated citations, or unacknowledged reuse of text, images, data, or other materials. All sources must be properly cited.

Manuscripts submitted to JAMRIS must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. Duplicate submission, duplicate publication, and redundant publication are considered unethical publishing practices and may result in rejection, withdrawal, or other editorial action.

The journal may use plagiarism detection tools and editorial assessment to verify originality. Where plagiarism, substantial overlap, or other forms of unethical reuse are identified, the journal reserves the right to investigate the matter and take appropriate action.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of the data, methods, analyses, and results presented in their manuscripts. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, selectively misrepresented, or inappropriately manipulated.

Authors should retain the underlying data supporting the reported findings and be prepared to provide relevant materials, data, code, protocols, or methodological clarification if requested by the editors during review or after publication.

Where possible, authors are encouraged to make data and supporting materials available in an appropriate repository or by other suitable means. If data, code, or other materials cannot be shared because of legal, ethical, privacy, security, or confidentiality restrictions, authors should clearly explain the reason for that limitation.

Research involving human participants, personal data, animals, biological materials, or other ethically sensitive procedures must comply with applicable legal, institutional, and disciplinary standards.

Where ethical approval is required, authors must confirm that the study received approval from a competent ethics committee, institutional review board, or equivalent body and should provide the name of the approving body and approval reference where applicable.

For studies involving human participants, authors must ensure that informed consent was obtained where required and that privacy, dignity, and confidentiality were appropriately protected. Identifiable personal information should not be published unless publication is ethically justified and explicit consent has been obtained.

For studies involving animals, authors must confirm that the research was conducted in accordance with applicable welfare and ethical standards.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all content submitted to the journal, including text, figures, tables, images, datasets, software, and supplementary files, is either original or used lawfully with appropriate permission, attribution, and acknowledgement.

Any suspected infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights may result in editorial investigation, a request for clarification or documentation, rejection of the manuscript, or post-publication corrective action.

The journal takes seriously all reasonable allegations of research or publication misconduct, whether identified before or after publication. Misconduct may include, but is not limited to, plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, image manipulation, authorship misrepresentation, unethical research practices, citation manipulation, and other deceptive or irresponsible conduct.

All allegations will be assessed in a fair, confidential, and evidence-based manner. The journal may request explanations, source files, raw data, ethics documentation, authorship clarification, or other supporting information as necessary. Where appropriate, the journal may also contact the authors’ institutions or other relevant bodies.

If misconduct is confirmed or strongly supported by the available evidence, the journal may take appropriate action, including rejection, withdrawal of a manuscript, publication of a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or other editorial measures proportionate to the case.

 

Authors are expected to present their work honestly, disclose relevant information during submission, cooperate with editorial queries, and notify the journal promptly if they discover a significant error in their submitted or published work.

Authors are expected to cooperate fully with the editorial office both during peer review and after publication if questions arise regarding the accuracy, integrity, or ethical aspects of their work.

Editors and reviewers are expected to act in accordance with the journal’s Peer Review Policy, Conflicts of Interest Policy, and other relevant editorial policies.

The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Where significant concerns arise after publication, the journal will review the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies.

Detailed information on authorship, conflicts of interest, peer review, complaints, appeals, and post-publication corrections is provided in the relevant sections of the journal’s policies