Publication Ethics Statement

The journal follows the recommendations and core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices ) regarding ethical policies and dealing with misconduct. Misconduct includes falsifying data, plagiarizing others' works, double-publication, citation manipulation, data falsification, inappropriate author attribution, and breach of confidentiality. All participants in the publication process—authors, reviewers, and editors—are expected to adhere to these ethical standards to ensure the credibility and quality of scholarly research.

Fabrication and Falsification of Data

Fabrication of data implies presentation of fake data for research that was not actually carried out and falsification of data involves presentation of manipulated data for research that was actually conducted. Authors of manuscripts or published papers discovered to have been involved in falsification and fabrication of data could be punished as well as the publication of their work could be removed.

In the case of study on patients, volunteers, students, and/or any individual or group that may be identifiable, the author must have ethics committee approval and informed consent of the participants. Each case will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief, and in all cases the author (or reviewer) will be contacted directly.

Corrections and Retractions Policy

For any errors in published articles, the issue will be examined by the publisher and consultations will be made with the editors and the institution of the author. If there is evidence that misconduct took place, it may be necessary to retract the article in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines.

Modification of Citations

Authors whose work contains references that are designed to improve the quantity and quality of citations for authors' works or articles that are published in a particular journal may be sanctioned. Also, it is highly unethical for editors and reviewers to request authors' references be added to increase the number of citations for their work, or their associate, or the journal they are affiliated.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research is committed to ethical principles and these are interwoven in the publishing process. As a result, clear rules and regulations have been communicated to editors and reviewers which support the ethical expectations associated with IJHSDR .

The Journal also complies with the Committee on Publication Ethics Guidelines for Peer Reviewers (https://publicationethics.org/files/Ethical_Guidelines_For_Peer_Reviewers_2.pdf) which provides a comprehensive guide to the ethics of peer review.

Important information on ethical issues (COPE’s guidelines https://publicationethics.org/guidance) that might be helpful for authors as well as editors. For example:

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research follows the Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY – 4.0  international License and author/s must agree on the terms under this license in order to have their manuscript published in the IJHSDR.

The IJHSDR has provided clear guidelines on copyright for authors, reviewers and editors on the website and expects authors and editors to follow these guidelines very carefully.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research expects that not only the corresponding author, but all the authors involved in the manuscript are responsible and should be involved in all communication associated with their manuscript submitted to the journal. All authors must acknowledge and confirm the originality of the data and manuscript as well as agree to the copyright contract provided by International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research. Author/s must confirm that the manuscript is original and has not been published previously or is under consideration by any other journal.
It is the authors’ responsibility to seek permission and approval from other journals if they use any information including data or materials that have been published in any other journal. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the paper and the authors being banned from future submission to the
International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research. Moreover, author/s are required to acknowledge if they have received any funds or financial aid or assistance from any other contributor who is not part of the list of authors.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research takes the reviewing process very seriously and it is kept confidential, so that submitted material is not shared with any third party. Also, we strongly recommend that author/s keep all information related to their manuscript secure until the final manuscript is approved for publication.

Manuscripts will be reviewed with due respect for authors’ and reviewers’ confidentiality. Our editors have been instructed to not disclose information about manuscripts (including their receipt, content, status in the reviewing process, criticism by reviewers, or ultimate fate) to anyone other than the authors and reviewers. Manuscripts sent for review are privileged communications. Therefore, reviewers and members of the editorial staff must respect the authors’ rights by not publicly discussing the authors’ work or appropriating their ideas before the manuscript is published. Reviewers may not make copies of the manuscript for their files and will not share it with others, except with the editor’s permission. Reviewers should return or destroy copies of manuscripts after submitting reviews.

The Editor-in-Chief and editorial board exists to maintain and supervise the integrity and quality of not only each individual manuscript but also the process of review. Editorial board members work closely with our reviewers to make sure author/s are given full and completed review feedback on a timely basis to comply with our quality assurance.