Journal of Modern Studies in Management & Organization (JMSMO) is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and research integrity. The journal follows the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects all individuals involved in the publication process, including authors, the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, reviewers, and the publisher/managing director, to observe the principles of academic integrity, transparency, confidentiality, editorial independence, and professional responsibility.
JMSMO is committed to ethical research and publication practices throughout all stages of manuscript submission, initial assessment, peer review, editorial decision-making, publication, and post-publication corrections. The journal seeks to provide a fair, transparent, and scholarly environment for the publication of research in management, organizational studies, organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, and related fields.
Research and publication ethics are fundamental principles of JMSMO. The journal believes that the integrity of the scholarly record can only be maintained when all participants in the publication process properly fulfill their ethical and professional responsibilities.
JMSMO follows the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and recognized international standards concerning research integrity and publication ethics.
This policy defines the responsibilities of authors, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, reviewers, and the publisher/managing director, and also describes the procedures for handling suspected or confirmed research misconduct and unethical publication practices.
Research involving human participants, personal data, identifiable information, or human biological materials must be conducted in accordance with recognized principles of research ethics.
Where applicable, authors are required to provide information regarding research ethics approval in the manuscript. Where available, this information should include the name of the approving ethics committee, the ethics approval number or code, and other relevant information.
Research involving human participants must comply with recognized international ethical principles, including the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments, or comparable ethical standards.
If a study did not require formal ethics approval or was granted an exemption from obtaining ethics approval, the authors must clearly explain the reason for such exemption or the basis for not requiring approval.
Where concerns arise regarding compliance with research ethics principles, JMSMO will investigate the matter in accordance with relevant COPE guidelines and procedures.
When research involves human participants, authors are required to report information concerning research ethics approval, informed consent, and other relevant ethical considerations in the appropriate section of the manuscript and in accordance with the journal's author guidelines.
The following types of manuscripts generally do not require formal research ethics approval, provided that they do not contain personal or identifiable information about individuals:
For manuscripts that include information, images, data, or other materials relating to identifiable individuals, authors are required to:
Whenever there is a reasonable possibility that an individual could be identified, authors must confirm that appropriate consent for publication of the information relating to that individual has been obtained.
Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions and consents for the research use and publication of personal information, images, audio or video files, or other materials relating to individuals.
Although JMSMO primarily publishes research related to management and organizational studies, manuscripts that, where relevant, involve research using animals must comply with recognized international standards concerning animal welfare and applicable ethical regulations.
Such research must have a clear scientific justification and comply with appropriate ethical requirements concerning the housing, care, treatment, and use of animals.
When evaluating such manuscripts, the journal will take compliance with relevant ethical standards for animal research into consideration.
Authors have full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and scientific integrity of their research and must observe ethical principles throughout the research, writing, submission, revision, and post-publication stages.
Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript:
Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal or republication of content that has already been published constitutes a violation of publication ethics.
Previous publication of a work or a substantial part of it in another language may also constitute Duplicate Publication when it is undertaken without transparent disclosure and without obtaining the necessary permissions.
Authors must report their research findings accurately, transparently, and without manipulation.
Authors must not:
The manuscript should provide, to a reasonable extent and in proportion to the nature of the research, sufficient methodological details and relevant sources to enable researchers to evaluate or reproduce the research.
All individuals listed as authors must have made a meaningful scholarly contribution to the research, including contributions to the research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation of results, or preparation of the manuscript.
Authors must:
Adding individuals who have not made a meaningful scholarly contribution or excluding individuals who have made substantial contributions is inconsistent with responsible authorship practices.
Authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that may affect the design of the research, analysis or interpretation of results, or publication of the manuscript.
Conflicts of interest may include:
Any relevant financial or organizational support must also be disclosed in the manuscript.
Authors must respect the journal's Double-Blind Peer Review process.
Authors must not:
Authors must properly identify and cite all ideas, data, findings, methods, and texts derived from the work of others.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
JMSMO will investigate suspected cases of plagiarism in accordance with publication ethics standards and relevant COPE guidelines.
The following are among the forms of research misconduct or unethical publication practices:
Fabrication refers to creating, inventing, or reporting data, observations, results, or other research information that did not actually exist.
Falsification includes manipulating, altering, deleting, or selectively presenting research data, methods, or results in a manner that may make the research findings inaccurate or misleading.
Plagiarism is the use of the ideas, words, structure, data, findings, or other intellectual contributions of others without appropriate acknowledgment and attribution.
These include attributing authorship to individuals who have not made a meaningful scholarly contribution, excluding individuals who qualify for authorship, or having research conducted by another person and presenting it under one's own name.
Authors must not inaccurately state their affiliation with a university, institution, research center, or organization, particularly where that organization has no legitimate role or relationship with the research.
Duplicate submission refers to submitting the same manuscript, or a manuscript with substantially similar content, simultaneously to more than one journal, or submitting work that has already been published.
Publishing a substantial portion of previously reported data, findings, or content with only minor changes and presenting it as a new article constitutes overlapping or duplicate publication.
Any action intended to improperly influence reviewers, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, or other individuals involved in the publication process constitutes unethical publication behavior.
Such actions include, but are not limited to:
JMSMO is committed to protecting the independence, impartiality, and confidentiality of the peer-review and editorial decision-making processes.
The Editor-in-Chief of JMSMO has primary responsibility for scientific and editorial decisions concerning submitted manuscripts and must perform these responsibilities with independence, impartiality, transparency, and academic integrity.
The Editor-in-Chief should make decisions concerning manuscript acceptance, rejection, or revision requests solely on the basis of relevant scholarly criteria, including:
Editorial decisions must not be influenced by personal, financial, organizational, political, or other irrelevant considerations.
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related information.
Information concerning a manuscript should only be shared with individuals who need it for evaluation, peer review, or scholarly decision-making.
Submitted manuscripts and their contents must not be used for personal research or other purposes without appropriate authorization.
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for selecting qualified and independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
Reviewers should be selected on the basis of scholarly competence and must not have conflicts of interest that could compromise the impartiality of the peer-review process.
The Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, and reviewers must not participate in decisions concerning manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest.
Conflicts of interest may include:
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for appropriately addressing allegations or concerns relating to publication ethics and research integrity, including:
Such matters will be investigated in accordance with relevant COPE guidelines.
Members of the JMSMO Editorial Board play an important role in maintaining the journal's scientific quality and ethical integrity.
Editorial Board members are expected to:
The Publisher/Managing Director and License Holder of JMSMO, as responsible for the publication and administration of the journal, has a supportive and safeguarding role in maintaining the integrity of the publication process.
The Publisher/Managing Director is responsible for the following:
Ensuring the scientific independence of the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board and refraining from interfering in scientific evaluation and editorial decision-making.
Providing the necessary infrastructure and administrative support for:
The Publisher/Managing Director must not interfere with the scientific decisions of the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board concerning the acceptance, revision, or rejection of manuscripts.
Scientific evaluation and editorial decisions fall within the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief and appropriate editorial and peer-review processes.
The Publisher/Managing Director should protect the professional and intellectual rights of:
The Publisher/Managing Director supports the journal's open-access policy and efforts to expand access to and dissemination of published scholarly content.
Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the scientific quality and integrity of published research.
Reviewers should provide accurate, constructive, and scientifically grounded evaluations that contribute to improving the quality of the manuscript.
Reviewers should accept only manuscripts that fall within their area of expertise.
A reviewer should inform the Editor-in-Chief and decline the review if there is:
A review report should be:
A review report must not contain discriminatory, personal, racial, religious, or other non-scientific judgments.
Manuscripts submitted for peer review are confidential documents.
Reviewers must not:
Reviewers must immediately inform the Editor-in-Chief if authors attempt to:
Reviewers should complete their evaluations within the timeframe specified by the journal and promptly inform the Editor-in-Chief if additional time is required.
JMSMO is committed to taking allegations, concerns, or reports concerning research misconduct and unethical publication practices seriously, fairly, and in accordance with relevant COPE guidelines.
The purpose of this process is to protect research integrity, the rights of authors, reviewers, and readers, and the integrity of the scholarly record.
When a potential ethical concern is identified or reported:
If the concern requires further investigation, the corresponding author will be informed of the matter and given a reasonable opportunity to provide an explanation and relevant supporting documentation.
If the response is insufficient or credible evidence of misconduct exists, the matter may be referred to the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board for further consideration.
The decision will take into account:
In cases of serious suspected or confirmed misconduct, JMSMO may refer the matter to the university, research institution, organization with which the author is affiliated, or other relevant authorities for further investigation.
If it is established that an author or another person associated with the manuscript has attempted to improperly influence peer review or editorial decision-making, JMSMO may take one or more of the following actions:
Where an ethical problem is correctable, the journal may:
In cases of serious misconduct, including:
the journal may reject the manuscript or halt its publication process.
JMSMO is committed to correcting the scholarly record where necessary when errors or ethical concerns are identified after publication.
When a post-publication error does not undermine the fundamental validity or integrity of the article, the journal may publish a formal correction.
Where appropriate, the correction will:
When serious scientific or ethical problems undermine the validity or integrity of a published article, JMSMO may retract the article.
Possible reasons for retraction include:
Retraction procedures will be conducted in accordance with relevant COPE guidelines.
A retraction notice should:
Where there are serious concerns about the integrity of a published article, but the investigation has not yet been completed or a definitive conclusion cannot yet be reached, JMSMO may publish an Expression of Concern to inform readers.
JMSMO maintains appropriate records relating to the publication process and editorial decision-making, where necessary, including:
Confidential information concerning authors and reviewers will be protected in accordance with the journal's confidentiality and peer-review policies.
JMSMO is committed to ensuring that scientific and editorial decisions are made independently of financial considerations.
No financial factor, including publication charges if introduced in the future, institutional support, or other economic considerations, should influence:
JMSMO has a separate policy governing the use of artificial intelligence in research and scholarly publishing.
Authors, reviewers, editors, and other individuals involved in the publication process are required to comply with the requirements set out in the journal's Artificial Intelligence Policy.
The use of artificial intelligence must not compromise:
This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement should be read together with the JMSMO “Peer-Review Policy,” “Complaints and Appeals Policy,” “Artificial Intelligence Policy,” and other relevant journal policies.