Publication Ethics
JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, research integrity, and editorial transparency. The journal follows internationally recognized principles and guidelines in scholarly publishing, research ethics, and editorial practice.
Responsibilities of Authors
Authors are responsible for submitting original, accurate, and ethically conducted research. Authors must ensure that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, is not under consideration by another journal, and properly acknowledges all sources, contributors, funding, and potential conflicts of interest.
Responsibilities of Editors
Editors are responsible for ensuring a fair, confidential, and unbiased editorial process. Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, disclose conflicts of interest, and avoid using unpublished manuscript content for personal or professional advantage.
Research Involving Human Subjects
All research involving human participants must:
- Obtain approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or ethics committee
- Provide the ethics approval number in the manuscript, when applicable
- Obtain informed consent from participants or their legal guardians
- Protect participant confidentiality, privacy, and anonymity
- Comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable local regulations
Research Involving Animals
Studies involving animals must:
- Comply with institutional and national guidelines for humane treatment
- Report ethics committee approval, when applicable
- Follow the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research
Plagiarism
All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software before editorial decision-making or peer review. The acceptable similarity threshold is 15% overall, with no single source exceeding 3%.
Manuscripts exceeding these thresholds may be returned for revision, rejected, or investigated further if plagiarism or unethical text reuse is suspected.
Duplicate and Redundant Publication
Authors must not:
- Submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously
- Publish substantially similar content in multiple venues without proper disclosure
- Reuse previously published data, text, or figures without citation and permission where required
Authors must disclose any related prior publications, preprints, conference papers, or submissions that may overlap with the manuscript.
Fabrication, Falsification, and Citation Manipulation
Fabricating data, results, or citations—or falsifying, manipulating, or selectively reporting data to misrepresent findings—constitutes serious misconduct and may result in rejection, correction, retraction, or notification of relevant institutions.
Authorship
Authorship must be based on ICMJE criteria:
| 1 | Substantial contributions to conception, design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation |
| 2 | Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content |
| 3 | Final approval of the version to be published |
| 4 | Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work |
All listed authors must meet all four criteria. Contributors who do not meet these criteria should be acknowledged separately.
Changes to authorship after submission require written consent from all authors and approval by the editor.
Conflicts of Interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or professional relationships that may influence the research, review process, or editorial decision. When conflicts exist, appropriate steps will be taken to ensure impartial evaluation.
Funding Disclosure
Authors must disclose all sources of funding and institutional support, including the funder's role in study design, data collection, analysis, writing, or publication decisions.
Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
The journal may issue corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern when errors, ethical violations, unreliable findings, or publication misconduct are identified after publication. Retraction and correction decisions are guided by publication ethics standards and are made transparently.
Complaints and Appeals
Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders may submit complaints or appeals regarding editorial decisions, publication processes, or ethical concerns. Complaints and appeals are reviewed fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with the journal’s editorial procedures.
Data Integrity and Research Accuracy
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the data presented in their manuscripts. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, selectively reported, or manipulated. Authors may be required to provide supporting data or documentation when ethical or accuracy concerns arise.
