Publication Ethics and Malpractice

The Journal of Economy and Enterprise Studies (JEES) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. We follow the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expect all journal participants, including editors, authors, and reviewers, to adhere to these ethical standards. This statement outlines the expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication process.

1. Responsibilities of journal editor(s):

  • Fair Play: Editors should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
  • Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.
  • Decision-Making: Editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, and the reviewers’ comments.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors must not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the author.

2. Responsibilities of author(s):

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited.
  • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
  • 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.

3. Responsibilities of peer reviewer(s):

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the paper.
  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
  • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

Adherence to these ethical guidelines is essential to ensure a high-quality scientific publication, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas. JEES takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.