Publication Ethics

 

JDEAR (Journal of Digital Education and Applied Research) is a peer-reviewed international journal committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. We adhere to the guidelines and best practices set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the act of publishing (editors, authors, reviewers, and the publisher) are expected to agree upon standards of ethical behavior.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

The editor evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any 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, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications 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 withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

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. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Article Correction and Retraction Policy

JDEAR takes its responsibility to maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record effectively. Changes to articles after they have been published online may only be made under the circumstances outlined below.

1. Corrections (Errata and Corrigenda)

In cases where an error is discovered in a published article, but the integrity and validity of the research remain intact, the journal will publish a correction.

  • Erratum: An error introduced by the publisher during the production process (e.g., typographical errors, missing figures).

  • Corrigendum: An error introduced by the authors (e.g., error in data labeling, missing co-author, calculation errors).

2. Retractions

A retraction will be considered if:

  • There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error).

  • The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., redundant publication).

  • It constitutes plagiarism.

  • It reports unethical research.

The retraction notice will be linked to the original article, clearly stating the reason for the retraction and who is retracting the article (authors, editor, or publisher).

3. Expression of Concern

The Editor may issue an Expression of Concern if there is inconclusive evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors, or if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable but the authors’ institution will not investigate the case.

4. Withdrawal

Articles may be withdrawn by the authors only before publication. If an author wishes to withdraw an article after it has been accepted but before publication ("Article in Press"), a request signed by all authors must be sent to the Editor stating the reason. Articles that have been published cannot be withdrawn; they must be retracted according to the policy above.