UNIMAS Journal Publication Ethics Policy

This policy serves the purpose of ensuring the best publishing practices for everyone involved in the scholarly publishing process. The UNIMAS Journal Editorial Committee is responsible for reviewing and amending this policy from time to time as deemed fit and reasonable, on the basis of changes in the regulations, laws and other related policies.

Core entities involved in the scholarly publishing process, such as UNIMAS Publisher, journal editors and board members, authors and reviewers involved in the scholarly publishing process, are responsible for promoting integrity in scientific publishing. It is necessary to agree upon the standards of ethical behaviour for all stakeholders involved in the publishing of journal articles.

This policy includes the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, publication ethics, biosecurity, animal/human use and research permits, disclosure and conflict of interest, reporting research funding, peer-review process, editorial independence, copyright issues, authorship, publication misconduct/fraud/plagiarism, article retraction, clarification or correction, etc.

This policy also provides a framework for action in the rare event that ethical issues or misconduct are encountered. UNIMAS Publisher appoints a journal ethics advisor and panels to investigate any suspected publication misconduct and provides solutions to these cases if allegations of misconduct are brought to its attention by the Chief Editor.

The publication ethics and malpractice statements are made with reference to the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The full document of the policy can be downloaded here:
UNIMAS Journal Publication Ethics Policy

This policy was approved by the UNIMAS SENATE on 19 July 2018. This policy is subject to amendment and revision from time to time based on regulations and rules and as the university deems fit.

References:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (2017). Core Practices. Available at:
https://publicationethics.org/core-practiceshttps://publicationethics.org/resources/code-conduct

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (2016). COPE’s Core Practices. Ethical Oversight Flowcharts. Available at: https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20English%20flowcharts_9Nov2016.pdf

Council of Science Editors (2018). White Paper on Publication Ethics. Available at: https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/resource-library/editorial-policies/white-paper-on-publication-ethics/

European Science Foundation (2011). The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (Revised Edition). Available at: https://www.allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ALLEA-European-Code-of-Conduct-for-Research-Integrity-2017.pdf

Natural Research Journals’ Policies on publishing ethics. Available at: 
https://www.nature.com/authors/policies/publication.html

Science Journals: editorial policies. Available at: 
http://www.sciencemag.org/authors/science-journals-editorial-policies