Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

JSP is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. The journal expects editors, authors, reviewers, and publisher representatives to act according to recognized standards of publication ethics, including transparency, accountability, confidentiality, fairness, editorial independence, and correction of the record when needed.

Authors must submit only original work, cite sources accurately, disclose conflicts of interest, acknowledge funding, obtain necessary permissions, follow research ethics requirements, and avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, and undisclosed use of generated or manipulated content. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, declare conflicts, review objectively, and avoid using unpublished material for personal advantage. Editors must make decisions based on scholarly merit, manage conflicts of interest, protect reviewer confidentiality, and address ethical concerns promptly.

When ethical concerns are raised before or after publication, JSP will investigate them carefully. Depending on the case, the journal may request clarification from authors, consult reviewers or editorial board members, contact institutions where appropriate, publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, retract an article, or take other appropriate editorial action.

Responsibilities of authors

• Submit original work and avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and redundant publication.
• Represent data, sources, participants, and findings honestly.
• List as authors only those who made a substantial scholarly contribution and approved the submitted version.
• Cite relevant sources accurately and provide complete reference information.
• Disclose all funding sources and any potential conflicts of interest.
• Obtain permission for copyrighted material, images, instruments, or datasets where necessary.
• Secure ethics approval and informed consent for research involving human participants when required.
• Cooperate with editors in correcting the scholarly record if errors are discovered after publication.

Responsibilities of reviewers

• Treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
• Review only manuscripts for which they have appropriate expertise and sufficient time.
• Declare conflicts of interest before accepting a review invitation.
• Provide constructive, fair, and evidence-based comments.
• Avoid personal, discriminatory, hostile, or unsupported criticism.
• Identify relevant uncited work where appropriate without coercive citation practices.
• Do not use unpublished material from a manuscript for personal or professional advantage.

Responsibilities of editors

• Evaluate submissions on scholarly merit and relevance to JSP’s aims and scope.
• Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of peer review.
• Select qualified reviewers and manage reviewer conflicts of interest.
• Make final decisions based on the manuscript, reviewer reports, ethical considerations, and journal standards.
• Recuse themselves from manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists.
• Respond to complaints, appeals, suspected misconduct, corrections, and retractions through fair procedures.
• Protect editorial independence from institutional, commercial, political, or personal pressure.