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Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

CJMS adheres to the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing, as advocated by COPE and related bodies.We requires all contributors (authors, reviewers, editors) to uphold integrity and transparency. Key principles include:

  • Authorship: Only individuals who made a significant intellectual contribution to the work may be listed as authors. All authors share responsibility for the content. Ghost or guest authorship is not permitted. Changes to the author list (additions, removals, order) after submission require written agreement from all authors and the Editor-in-Chief.
  • Originality and Plagiarism: Submissions must represent original work. Plagiarism (including self-plagiarism) is strictly prohibited. Manuscripts are screened with tools like Turnitin. All sources, ideas, and direct quotes must be properly cited. Any reuse of text beyond a short excerpt must be in quotation marks with a citation.
  • Data Integrity: Authors should present accurate data. Fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting of data constitutes misconduct. Authors should retain raw data and make it available if requested.
  • Conflict of Interest: All potential conflicts (financial, personal, academic) that could bias the work must be disclosed by authors, reviewers, and editors. This includes funding sources, affiliations, or relationships that might influence interpretation. Such disclosures will be published with the article.
  • Ethical Oversight: Research involving humans or animals must comply with ethical guidelines (e.g. Declaration of Helsinki) and have appropriate approvals. Authors should include statements of informed consent and ethical approval in the manuscript.
  • Reporting Standards: Authors should follow relevant reporting guidelines (e.g. CONSORT for clinical trials) for transparency.
  • Complaints and Appeals: A formal mechanism exists for authors to appeal editorial decisions or complain about processing. Appeals are handled by an independent editor. Misconduct allegations (e.g. plagiarism) will be investigated by the Editor-in-Chief, possibly with COPE guidance.
  • Corrections and Retractions: Errors affecting the reliability of the work will be corrected post-publication. Serious issues (like proven misconduct) may lead to retraction (see Correction and Retraction page). We follow COPE recommendations for issuing corrections and retractions to preserve the scholarly record.

By submitting to CJMS, authors agree to abide by these ethics policies. We hold all contributors accountable: ethical malpractice (e.g. plagiarism, data fabrication) will result in sanctions, including article rejection and notification of the author’s institution if needed.