Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics Policy

The Journal of Sustainable Research in Humanities (JSRHS) is committed to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards throughout all stages of scholarly publishing. The Journal seeks to ensure integrity, editorial independence, transparency, and fairness in the evaluation, editorial decision-making, and publication processes.

The Journal is guided by internationally recognized principles and practices of publication ethics, including the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as appropriate to the nature and disciplines covered by the Journal.

  1. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are required to:

  1. Submit original work that has not been previously published in full in any journal or other scholarly publication.
  2. Ensure that the manuscript is not simultaneously submitted to more than one journal.
  3. Maintain accuracy and integrity in the presentation of data, findings, and references.
  4. Properly and accurately acknowledge and cite all sources used in the research.
  5. Disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.
  6. List authors based on their actual and substantial scholarly contributions to the work.
  7. Obtain the approval of all authors for the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication.
  8. Disclose all sources of research funding, where applicable.
  9. Comply with applicable ethical requirements relating to research participants, where relevant.
  10. Cooperate with the Journal in providing clarification, supporting documentation, or data when requested in relation to the integrity or reliability of the research.
  1. Responsibilities of the Editorial Board

The Editorial Board is committed to:

  1. Evaluating manuscripts on the basis of scholarly quality, originality, methodological soundness, and relevance to the scope of the Journal.
  2. Ensuring that authors are not discriminated against on the basis of gender, nationality, institutional affiliation, or any other consideration unrelated to scholarly quality.
  3. Maintaining the independence and integrity of editorial decision-making.
  4. Treating submitted manuscripts and their contents as confidential and not using unpublished material for personal or research purposes before publication.
  5. Selecting qualified and appropriate reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject of the manuscript.
  6. Handling complaints and suspected cases of research misconduct in accordance with appropriate professional procedures.
  7. Disclosing any conflict of interest that may affect an editorial decision and refraining from participating in the decision-making process when such a conflict exists.
  1. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are required to:

  1. Treat manuscripts received for review as strictly confidential.
  2. Evaluate manuscripts objectively, independently, and constructively.
  3. Refrain from using information, data, or ideas contained in a manuscript for personal or research purposes.
  4. Disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.
  5. Decline the review assignment if they do not have sufficient expertise to evaluate the manuscript or are unable to complete the review within the specified timeframe.
  6. Inform the Editorial Board of any substantial similarity, suspected plagiarism, or duplicate publication identified during the review process.
  7. Refrain from contacting authors directly regarding the manuscript without authorization from the Editorial Board.
  1. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any personal, professional, financial, academic, or institutional relationship that could reasonably be perceived as affecting the integrity or impartiality of the evaluation or editorial decision.

An editor or reviewer must not participate in the evaluation or decision-making process w