Ethics

1. Roles and Responsibilities of the Editor

1.1 The editor is responsible for setting the journal's policies, plans, guidelines, and overall management, as well as overseeing the production of the academic journal to ensure it meets the defined quality standards.

1.2 The editor is responsible for reviewing the quality, format, and completeness of each manuscript before submitting it to the peer-review process for publication in the journal.

1.3 The editor must ensure that the journal’s editorial process adheres to the specified publication timeline.

1.4 The editor is responsible for selecting qualified reviewers to assess the quality of submitted manuscripts. Reviewers must evaluate based on the significance, novelty, clarity, and alignment of the content with the journal's scope and policy.

1.5 The editor shall organize activities that promote and disseminate academic works in line with the university's mission.

1.6 The editor must check for duplication or plagiarism using plagiarism detection software. If any duplication or plagiarism exceeds 10%, the editor must suspend the review process and immediately contact the corresponding author for clarification, which will be used to determine whether to "accept" or "reject" the manuscript.

1.7 The editor must not have any conflicts of interest or vested interests with the authors or reviewers. The editor must not use the article or journal for personal business gains or present it as their own academic work.

1.8 The editor is responsible for ensuring ethical compliance in research involving human subjects. Authors may be required to have completed human research ethics training or obtained approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in accordance with international ethical standards to support the publication decision.

2. Roles and Responsibilities of Authors

2.1 Authors must prepare their academic manuscripts in accordance with the journal’s formatting and submission guidelines outlined in the section “Manuscript Preparation.”

2.2 Authors should clearly specify sources of research funding (if any) in the manuscript.

2.3 The names listed as authors in the article must be individuals who have genuinely contributed to the scholarly work.

2.4 The submitted work must be original and must not have been previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

2.5 Authors must not commit plagiarism. If the work of others is referenced or cited, it must be properly acknowledged every time it is used or quoted in the manuscript. A complete list of references must be provided at the end of the article in accordance with the required citation style.

2.6 If the academic work involves the use of animals, human participants, or volunteers, the author must ensure compliance with ethical standards concerning human or animal research. The author must present proof of completion of human research ethics training or certification from an Institutional Review Board (IRB) based on internationally recognized ethical standards.

3. Roles and Responsibilities of Reviewers

3.1 Reviewers should contribute to the improvement of manuscript quality by providing objective and constructive evaluations. The assessment must focus on academic merit, be grounded in scholarly principles and reasoning, and be free from bias, personal opinion, or conflicts of interest with the author(s).

3.2 Reviewers must immediately inform the editor if they suspect that the manuscript under review involves plagiarism or is a duplicate submission that has already been reviewed for another journal.

3.3 Reviewers must adhere to the specified review timeline and must not disclose or share any part of the manuscript with unauthorized individuals during the review process or before the article is officially published.

3.4 Reviewers must not seek personal gain from the academic work they are evaluating.