Ethics & Malpractice
JLPIS follows the Core Practices and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editors, authors and reviewers are all expected to meet the standards below.
Authors
- Submit only original work, and cite all sources properly.
- Do not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at a time.
- List as authors only those who made a substantial contribution.
- Disclose funding sources and any conflicts of interest.
- Disclose any use of generative AI tools in research or writing. AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
- Report significant errors in published work to the editors promptly.
Reviewers
- Treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
- Give objective, constructive and timely reviews.
- Declare conflicts of interest and decline reviews where one exists.
- Do not upload manuscripts to AI tools or use unpublished material for their own work.
Editors
- Judge manuscripts only on their academic merit and relevance.
- Keep the review process confidential and free of bias.
- Recuse themselves from manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest.
Misconduct, corrections and retractions
Allegations of plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication or other misconduct are investigated following COPE flowcharts. Depending on the outcome, the journal may publish a correction, an expression of concern or a retraction. Retracted articles remain visible with a clear retraction notice.
Complaints
Complaints about the journal’s editorial processes can be sent to editor@jlpis.org. They will be acknowledged within seven days.