Editor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Sanya Kenaphoom
Publication-Ethics
Publication Ethics
Duties of authors
1.The article submission must be certified by the author as a new work that has never been presented in a proceeding form and has been published elsewhere.
2.The article submitted for publication must present a true report of the research results without misrepresentation or misrepresentation.
3.If someone else's work is used in the author's work, the author's work must be referenced and appear in the reference list at the end of the article.
4.Articles submitted for publication must comply with the format specified in the recommendation of the journal's original thesis submission, otherwise the editors will not be considered for such articles.
5.The article whose author's name appears must be the person who took part in the actual research and the editorial team will consider the feasibility of the article.
6.The article must include the source of funding supporting this research in the acknowledgment.
7.The authors must specify conflicts of interest (if any).
Duties of editors
1.Journal editors are responsible for reviewing the format, completeness, and quality of articles before starting a qualified evaluation process for publication in the journal they are responsible for.
2.The editor will not disclose any information during the article evaluation period and the publication of that journal to any person unrelated, whether it is the author's information or the article's reviewer.
3.Editors will be the preliminary assessors in the decision to select articles for the publishing process and consider publishing articles that have passed the article evaluation process based on the evaluation results of experts based on importance, recency, clarity and consistency. of the content and the policy of the journal are important.
4.Editors will not publish articles that have been published elsewhere either in the form of journals or articles after their presentation at a full academic conference (Proceeding).
5.Editors will not reject the publication of articles that do not meet the requirements until there is evidence to prove those suspicions.
6.The editors will not have any conflicts of interest with the authors, the evaluators and the management team.
7.Editors will check Plagiarism in articles using credible programs and if there is clear evidence or confirmation of plagiarism of others' work, the editors will contact the main author for clarification and if there is no editorial clarification. will refuse to publish that article.
Duties of reviewers
1.The article reviewer will not disclose information about the article and author but other unrelated persons throughout the evaluation period (Confidentiality).
2.The article evaluator must not have conflicts of interest with the author, such as being a co-author or others that will prevent the evaluator from assessing and giving recommendations independently.
3.Article assessors will evaluate articles in their field of expertise, consider the content of the articles and assess the articles, considering the importance, recency, clarity, and consistency of the content without using uninformed personal opinions. The academic support came as a criterion for judging articles.
4.The assessor can suggest important research findings and corresponding to the article in case the author does not refer to the article evaluation.
5.If the assessor finds that an article is similar or duplicates the work of others with clear evidence, the assessor can reject the publication and notify the editor.
Process for handling complaints against editors submitted to the Publication Ethics Committee
1. Complaints from authors, readers, or reviewers may be forwarded to the Publication Ethics Committee for consideration.
2. Complaints to journal editors must be made in writing directly to the editor. The first step is to make a written complaint directly to the journal editor. If the complaint is not resolved satisfactorily, the complaint can be forwarded to the editor’s home committee or any reviewers.
3. Only complaints that have passed the journal complaints process can be forwarded to the Publication Ethics Committee, and all relevant documentation must be attached.
4. The Publication Ethics Committee will accept complaints within 6 months after the journal has considered the complaint.
5. The Publication Ethics Committee will not consider complaints about the content of the editor’s decision to publish an article (but will consider the process) or comments about the content of the editorial.
6. The Publication Ethics Committee will not consider events that occurred prior to the publication of this ethical standard document.
Guidelines when a complaint is forwarded to the editorial board:
1. The complainant submits the complaint to the journal’s editorial staff.
2. The journal’s editorial staff will verify the complaint based on the following points: Then forward to the College's Research Ethics Committee or the accredited institution. 2.1 Complaint against a member of the journal's editorial board. 2.2 Complaint within the scope of the journal's editorial board. 2.3 Complaint that is not resolved after being forwarded to the journal for consideration according to the process. 3. The complainant must submit all relevant documents, including documents related to the complaint to the journal that the journal acknowledges the complaint, in order to reassure the journal's editorial board. 4. The chairman of the journal's ethics committee informs the journal's editor of the complaint forwarded to the ethics committee. 5. Various situations that may occur: The editor does not cooperate. In this case, the chairman of the journal's ethics committee will inform the complainant and the journal owner. The editor responds to the complaint with the following points:
5.1 The chairman of the journal's ethics committee and one representative nominated by a member of the Publication Ethics Committee Council jointly consider and decide that the journal has handled the complaint satisfactorily and has informed the complainant and the editor.
5.2 The chairman of the journal's ethics committee and one representative nominated by a member of the journal's ethics committee jointly decide that further investigation is necessary and has informed the complainant and the journal editor. And submit a report of the action to the relevant subcommittee of the journal ethics committee. - The subcommittee that considers and decides on the complaint should consist of a chairperson and at least 3 members of the Publication Ethics Committee, of which 2 members must not be editors, and none of the members of the subcommittee are members of the same publishing house (or parent company) as the editor who is complained about.
6. If the chairperson is in the same publishing house (or parent company) as the editor who is complained about, the chairperson will appoint a vice-chairperson with appropriate qualifications to oversee the documents instead.
7. When a complaint is sent to the subcommittee, the subcommittee may:
7.1 Withdraw the complaint and inform the complainant and the editor of the reasons.
7.2 Conclude that it is a violation of the prescribed regulations.
8. When the subcommittee concludes that it is a violation of the prescribed regulations, it must submit a report to the Publication Ethics Committee, explaining the nature of the violation and providing recommendations on what to do. The journal ethics committee will consider the report, which may be revised. After that, it will inform the complainant, the editor, and the owner of the publishing house (journal) of the recommendations. Finally, these may include:
8.1 The editor shall apologize to the complainant for the complaint received.
8.2 The editor shall publish the statement received from the journal's Ethics Committee in his journal.
8.3 The journal shall make improvements to its procedures.
8.4 The editor shall resign from the Ethics Committee for a period of time or take any other action that the journal's Ethics Committee deems appropriate in the circumstances.
Appeal Procedure
The complainant may appeal against the recommendations of the journal's Ethics Committee by requesting the details of the contact persons from the Editorial Office and the journal's Ethics Committee.