Publication Ethics

There are three parties that should consider the ethical policy of JSEAHR. 

ETHICAL POLICY FOR AUTHORS

It is entirely the responsibility of the author to ensure that any manuscript submitted to JSEAHR includes: assurance of originality, acknowledged assistance from co-authors and editors, requisite citations, and is completely free from plagiarism. Authors must understand that plagiarism takes many forms, including inappropriate paraphrasing, which may lead to a misinterpretation of the original source. Additionally, authors must use discretion when knowingly publishing information that may result in harm to those named in their academic work. Information of this kind cannot be published without explicit, written permission from those persons to whom the information pertains.

JSEAHR uses a very strict code of conduct on how to disseminate knowledge. It is always with an editorial deep awareness that all published manuscripts must meet the very high, qualified academic standard to protect the integrity of the Journal and the author. Additionally, as part of the worldwide networks of open journals, JSEAHR is also committed to providing free issues with highly qualified publications.

All authors who use doctrinal and desk research should ensure that their references provide diverse and balanced information to take a neutral position when proposing an argument. Authors who use empirical data should provide enough and rich information in order to help them develop analysis and propositions. Authors must also declare that their manuscript is original and cite all references properly.

GIFT AUTHORSHIP RESTRICTION

JSEAHR has applied a maximum limit of authorship to 3 authors for one article to prevent gift authorship (listing someone as an author even though they did not contribute meaningfully). This rule is also aimed at preventing authorship inflation, where papers have many authors, which can distort academic credit, affect promotion and funding, and weaken the meaning of authorship.

A maximum limit encourages more accurate representation of work and contribution because each author should be able to take responsibility for the integrity of the article.

However, JSEAHR still allows more than the usual limit if the authors come from different expertise or academic backgrounds and support interdisciplinary studies and collaborative international projects.

ETHICAL POLICY FOR EDITORS

EDITOR In CHIEF is responsible for determining which articles should or should not be published. Before this stage of publication, she/he must also be responsible for determining which submissions to the JSEAHR should be sent to a reviewer for further assessment and which other submissions should be declined because they do not meet a minimum standard of manuscript draft.    

EDITORS should be accountable and responsible for everything published in the JSEAHR. To ensure that editors can achieve all ethical standards, they must operate under the standard of a double-blind review process to ensure the quality of the manuscript and decide whether the manuscript will be accepted or rejected solely based on its originality, quality, and prospect for knowledge dissemination for readers. Editors are prohibited from applying a discriminatory policy by giving priority or discouraging certain authors based on their religion, beliefs, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or any form of personal background.

All editorial board members are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of all authors. They may not reveal all unpublished manuscripts to a third party without any explicit consent from the authors. 

The ethics policy may also require Editors to re-check manuscripts before making a decision. Editors are often asked to communicate with reviewers and authors to clarify and enrich the substance of manuscripts. This communication will not reduce the authority of editors to accept or decline the manuscripts. 

ETHICAL POLICY FOR REVIEWERS

All reviewers must be aware that they are only mandated to review substance, not manuscript layout or language spelling. The layout will be completed by a copy editor, while language spelling and grammatical errors will be checked by a copy editor or language proofreader. 

All reviewers cannot disclose the confidentiality of the author's information. They are also restricted from disclosing the confidentiality of the declined manuscripts to a third party without explicit consent from the authors. They may still explain the standard of review and the reasons for declining or accepting a certain submission anonymously to the third party. 

All reviewers can decline the offer from the editorial office to review the manuscript if they think there will be a potential conflict of interest between the reviewer and the author. They can also decline the offer to review the manuscript if they believe their review work will not help authors to enrich the substance of the manuscript.