Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

            Journal of Political Science Critique emphasizes publication ethics and set the following principle and ethic for all parties involved. 

Authors

  1. The submitted manuscript should not be published by any other publication or be considered by any other publication at the same time.
  2. If the submitted manuscript contains quotations, paraphrasing, or summarizing from other people’s work, the manuscript should be properly cited, either in-text or in the reference section. Above all, the manuscript must not be plagiarized work.
  3. The submitted manuscripts must be prepared according to the provided guideline.
  4. If the submitted manuscript involves the use of animals, participants, volunteers or contains sensitive information about the informant, the author must strictly adhere to applicable law and regulation. A letter of consent or approval from the relevant institution must be present when conducting research and human research ethics certification must be included in the manuscript when submitted.
  5. The author must assign the copyright of the submitted manuscript to the Journal of Political Science Critique before publication and agree not to submit the same manuscript to any other publisher after it was accepted.
  6. The author must be an actual participant in the research or study discussed in the manuscript.

Editors and Editorial boards

  1. The editor and editorial board must conduct a preliminary review of all received manuscripts to determine whether they meet the journal’s criteria and scope. Additionally, the manuscripts must undergo a quality control process prior to publication.
  2. The editor and editorial board must review all received manuscripts without biased or prejudice against authors’ ethnicity, religion, gender, political view, and affiliated institution.
  3. The editor and editorial board should be disinterested in financial gain or claiming the manuscripts as their own when dealing with authors and reviewers.
  4. The editor and editorial board must not obstruct, alter, or intervene in information exchanging between authors and reviewers.
  5. The editor and editorial board must strictly follow the journal’s procedure.

Reviewers

  1. Reviewers should be disinterested when dealing with authors. The review must based on the quality of the manuscripts, academic principle, and reason, without biased or prejudice against the authors.
  2. Reviewers must be subject matter experts in the field regarding the manuscripts.
  3. Reviewers must not seek any gain from the manuscripts they review; using any portion of the information in the manuscripts for personal gain is prohibited without the authors’ written consent and editorial board approval.
  4. If reviewers discover that the manuscript contains plagiarized work, they must notify the editor immediately with the evidence included.
  5. Reviewers must review the manuscripts within a time frame appointed by the journal and must not reveal the contents of the manuscripts to others

 

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Journal of Political Science Critique (PSC) recognizes and emphasizes the importance of publication ethics by adhering to the international standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). To maintain the highest standards of research integrity, PSC encourage authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders to report any suspected ethical violations to our editorial board. All reports are investigated thoroughly following COPE guidelines including plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, authorship disputes, and undisclosed conflicts of interest. The process ensures fair evaluation, with all parties given an opportunity to respond to allegations. Depending on the investigation's findings, PSC may take actions such as requesting corrections or retractions, contacting authors' institutions, or barring authors from future submissions. Throughout this process, PSC strive to maintain transparency while protecting individual privacy. If you have any concerns or questions about reporting potential misconduct or PSC investigation process, please don't hesitate to contact the editorial board.