Publication Ethics
Dioikisi: Journal of Accounting and Management Review (DJAMR) is an international peer-reviewed journal published by Akadexa Publisher. This statement establishes the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. DJAMR applies a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. The journal is guided by the COPE Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to maintain academic integrity, confidentiality, objectivity, transparency, and accountability.
Responsibilities of the Publisher
Akadexa Publisher, is responsible for safeguarding the integrity and independence of every stage of the publication process. The publisher is committed to ensuring that editorial decisions are based exclusively on the academic quality, originality, relevance, and contribution of manuscripts. Author fees, advertising, sponsorship, commercial relationships, or other sources of revenue must not influence editorial decisions. The publisher supports the Editorial Board in handling allegations of research or publication misconduct. When necessary, the publisher will assist with investigations, communication with authors or institutions, and the publication of corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, or other appropriate notices.
Responsibilities of Editors
1. Editorial Decisions
Editors are responsible for determining whether a submitted manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected. Decisions must be based on the manuscript’s originality, methodological quality, clarity, relevance to the journal’s scope, and contribution to accounting or management knowledge. Editors may consult reviewers and other members of the Editorial Board but remain responsible for the final editorial decision. Decisions must also comply with applicable legal requirements concerning copyright, plagiarism, defamation, confidentiality, and research ethics.
2. Fair and Impartial Evaluation
Editors must evaluate manuscripts solely on their academic content. Authors must not be discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, institutional affiliation, or political opinion.
3. Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts. Information concerning a manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, assigned reviewers, prospective reviewers, authorized editorial advisers, and the publisher. Editors must not upload unpublished manuscripts or confidential review materials to publicly accessible artificial intelligence platforms or other external services that cannot guarantee data confidentiality.
4. Conflicts of Interest
Editors must disclose any financial, professional, personal, institutional, or academic conflict of interest that could affect their impartiality. An editor with a relevant conflict must withdraw from handling the manuscript, and another qualified editor must be assigned. Unpublished information obtained from a submitted manuscript must not be used for personal research or advantage without the author’s written permission.
5. Integrity of Peer Review
Editors must select reviewers with appropriate expertise and without known conflicts of interest. They must take reasonable measures to preserve the double-blind review process and prevent manipulation of peer review. Editors must not require authors to cite articles from DJAMR or other publications unless the suggested references are directly relevant and genuinely improve the manuscript.
6. Handling Misconduct
Editors must investigate credible allegations of plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, authorship disputes, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or peer-review manipulation. All allegations must be handled fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with applicable COPE guidance. Authors must be given a reasonable opportunity to respond to the concerns raised.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Reviewers assist editors in assessing the academic quality, validity, originality, and relevance of submitted manuscripts. Constructive reviewer comments should also assist authors in improving their work.
2. Competence and Timeliness
A reviewer who does not possess sufficient expertise or cannot complete the review within the specified period must promptly notify the editor and decline the invitation.
3. Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, distribute, or discuss manuscripts with another person without prior authorization from the editor. Reviewers must not upload manuscripts or review materials to generative AI systems or external applications that may retain, process, or disclose confidential content. Responsibility for the review report must remain with the appointed reviewer.
4. Objectivity
Reviews must be conducted objectively, respectfully, and supported by clear academic reasoning. Personal criticism, insulting language, discriminatory statements, or unsupported allegations against authors are unacceptable.
5. Identification of Sources and Similarities
Reviewers should identify relevant publications that have not been appropriately cited. They must notify the editor if they become aware of substantial similarities between the submitted manuscript and another published or unpublished work. Suggested citations must be academically relevant. Reviewers must not request unnecessary citations for the purpose of increasing citations to their own publications or to a particular journal.
6. Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict arising from financial, personal, professional, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships. A reviewer with a conflict that may compromise impartiality must decline the review assignment. Information or ideas obtained during peer review must not be used for personal benefit or incorporated into the reviewer’s own research before the manuscript is published.
Responsibilities of Authors
1. Reporting Standards
Authors must provide an accurate, complete, and objective account of the research conducted. Research methods, data, analyses, and findings must be reported with sufficient clarity to allow readers to evaluate the reliability of the study. Fabricated, falsified, manipulated, or knowingly misleading statements, data, images, tables, or research results constitute serious misconduct.
2. Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit original work. Ideas, words, data, figures, and other materials obtained from other sources must be properly quoted, paraphrased, and cited. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, inappropriate text recycling, uncredited translation, and presenting another person’s work or findings as one’s own are unacceptable.
3. Multiple and Concurrent Submissions
A manuscript must not be submitted to more than one journal at the same time. Authors must not publish substantially the same research in multiple publications without legitimate justification, transparent disclosure, and appropriate cross-referencing. Fragmenting one study into several publications without sufficient scholarly justification, commonly known as salami publication, is prohibited.
4. Authorship and Contributions
Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, interpretation, or preparation of the manuscript. The corresponding author must ensure that:
- all legitimate contributors are appropriately recognized;
- no person is included as an author without a meaningful contribution;
- every author has reviewed and approved the final manuscript; and
- all authors have agreed to its submission.
Requests to add, remove, or rearrange authors after submission must be supported by a clear explanation and written agreement from all affected authors. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the integrity of the work.
5. Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors must appropriately acknowledge all publications and other sources that influenced the research. Information obtained through confidential communication, manuscript reviewing, grant assessment, or other privileged activities must not be used without explicit permission.
6. Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data, research instruments, analytical outputs, ethics approvals, or other supporting documents during editorial review or an investigation. Authors should retain research data for a reasonable period after publication, subject to legal, ethical, contractual, confidentiality, and participant-privacy requirements.
7. Research Involving Humans or Animals
Research involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable laws, institutional requirements, and recognized ethical standards. Where required, authors must provide the name of the approving ethics committee and the approval or reference number. Informed consent must be obtained from human participants when applicable, and their privacy and confidentiality must be protected.
8. Conflicts of Interest and Funding
Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research, analysis, or interpretation of results. All funding sources, grants, sponsorships, and the role of funders in the study must be stated transparently. If no conflict of interest exists, authors should provide an appropriate declaration.
9. Use of Artificial Intelligence
AI and AI-assisted technologies may not be listed as authors or co-authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, analysis, and integrity of all submitted content. The use of generative AI in producing text, images, code, analysis, or other substantive manuscript content must be disclosed transparently, including the name of the tool and the purpose for which it was used. Authors must verify AI-generated material because such tools may produce inaccurate information, fabricated references, biased content, or material that infringes third-party rights. AI tools must not be used to fabricate or manipulate data, images, citations, reviewer reports, or research findings.
10. Erros in Published Articles
When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in issuing a correction or, where necessary, retracting the article.
Research and Publication Misconduct
Research and publication misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism and inappropriate text recycling;
- data fabrication or falsification;
- manipulation of images or research results;
- duplicate or concurrent submission;
- redundant or salami publication;
- citation manipulation;
- peer-review manipulation;
- inappropriate authorship;
- undisclosed conflicts of interest;
- failure to obtain required ethical approval or informed consent; and
- misuse of confidential information.
When credible concerns arise, DJAMR will conduct a fair and confidential assessment. The journal may request explanations, original data, ethics documents, or other supporting evidence from the authors. Depending on the nature and seriousness of the case, the journal may reject the manuscript, suspend the review process, publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, retract the article, or notify the authors’ institution or other relevant authority.
Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
DJAMR is committed to preserving the accuracy of the scholarly record. Post-publication actions will be determined according to the nature and seriousness of the problem. A correction may be issued when an error does not invalidate the principal findings. An expression of concern may be issued when credible concerns require further investigation. Retraction may be considered when findings are unreliable because of major errors or misconduct, when plagiarism or redundant publication is established, or when unethical research has been reported. Retraction notices will remain publicly accessible and will identify the retracted article and the reason for the action, in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines.
Complaints and Appeals
Authors, reviewers, and readers may submit complaints or appeals concerning editorial procedures, conflicts of interest, publication ethics, or editorial decisions. Appeals must present clear reasons and relevant supporting information. Whenever possible, the appeal will be reviewed by an editor who was not directly involved in the original decision. An appeal does not guarantee that the editorial decision will be changed. Complaints and appeals may be sent to the DJAMR Editorial Office through admin@akadexapublisher.com.
This policy is based on the COPE Core Practices, COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, COPE Position Statement on Authorship and AI Tools, and the COPE Retraction Guidelines.
