PEMS

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement (PEMS)

International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews (IJSASR)
ISSN: 2985-2730 (Online) • DOI Prefix: 10.60027
Publisher: Dr. Ken Institute of Academic Development and Promotion

 

  1. Commitment to Publication Ethics

IJSASR is committed to the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in academic publishing.

The journal follows the ethical principles and best practices of:

This statement defines the ethical duties of editors, authors, reviewers, and the publisher.
Last updated: November 2025

 

  1. Editorial Responsibilities

Editors and editorial board members must:

  • Ensure a fair, unbiased, and transparent double-blind peer-review process.
  • Keep all submissions and communications confidential.
  • Use plagiarism detection tools to identify unethical practices.
  • Avoid handling manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist.
  • Make decisions based solely on academic merit, originality, and relevance.
  • Publish corrections, clarifications, or retractions when needed.
  • Ensure research involving humans or animals has valid ethical approval and follows international standards.

 

  1. Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors submitting to IJSASR must:

  • Submit original, unpublished work not under review elsewhere.
  • Properly cite all sources and acknowledge contributions.
  • Disclose funding sources and all potential conflicts of interest.
  • Provide evidence of ethics committee approval (e.g., IRB) for studies involving humans or animals, and confirm informed consent where applicable.
  • Ensure data are accurate, verifiable, and available on reasonable request.
  • Avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, redundant publication, and citation manipulation.
  • Use self-citation only when scholarly justified.
  • Inform the editor promptly if significant errors are found in their published work and cooperate in issuing corrections or retractions.

 

  1. Reviewers’ Responsibilities

Reviewers for IJSASR must:

  • Treat manuscripts as confidential and not share or use them for personal benefit.
  • Provide objective, constructive, and timely reviews.
  • Decline reviews when conflicts of interest or lack of expertise exist.
  • Report suspected plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or other ethical concerns to the editors.
  • Not use ideas or data from unpublished manuscripts for personal or professional advantage.

 

  1. Publisher’s Responsibilities

The Dr. Ken Institute of Academic Development and Promotion, as publisher, ensures:

  • The integrity and transparency of the publication process.
  • Full support to the editorial board in handling ethical concerns, following COPE flowcharts:
    https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts
  • Long-term digital preservation and accessibility of content via:
    • Thai Journal Online (ThaiJo)
    • Crossref DOI registration
  • Compliance with an open access policy under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license:
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
  • Implementation of corrections or retractions when required.

 

  1. Key Publication Ethics Policies

6.1 Plagiarism

  • All manuscripts are checked with plagiarism detection tools (e.g., CopyCatch) within ~24 hours of submission.
  • The acceptable similarity index is below 25% (excluding references, common phrases, tables, figures, standard methods).
  • Manuscripts exceeding this may be returned for revision or rejected.
  • Proven plagiarism, fabrication, or duplication after publication will result in retraction or correction, in line with COPE:
    https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

6.2 Authorship

  • Authorship is limited to those who made significant intellectual contributions to the study.
  • Others (e.g., technical help, language editing, general supervision) should be listed in Acknowledgments, not as authors.

6.3 Conflicts of Interest

All authors, reviewers, and editors must declare any personal, financial, or institutional conflicts that could influence research or editorial decisions (e.g., funding, employment, consultancies, close relationships, competing interests).

6.4 AI-Generated Content

  • Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) cannot be authors.
  • If used (for text editing, summarization, language polishing, or data assistance), authors must declare:
    • Name and version of the tool
    • Purpose and extent of use
    • Confirmation of human oversight and full responsibility
  • Undisclosed AI use may lead to rejection or retraction.

6.5 Retraction and Correction

Articles may be retracted for:

  • Proven misconduct or plagiarism
  • Data fabrication or falsification
  • Major errors affecting conclusions
  • Serious undisclosed conflicts of interest

Retraction notices will be clearly labeled, linked to the original article, state the reason, and remain permanently accessible.
Minor errors not affecting conclusions will be corrected by Errata/Corrections.

6.6 Misconduct Handling

All allegations of ethical misconduct are handled according to COPE flowcharts:
https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts

Investigations are:

  • Confidential
  • Fair and unbiased
  • Fully documented

6.7 Data Availability and Research Transparency

IJSASR supports transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility in research.

Authors must include a Data Availability Statement (DAS), for example:

  • “The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.”
  • “All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.”
  • “The data supporting the findings of this study are available in [repository name] at [DOI/URL].”
  • “Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed.”

If data cannot be shared, authors must provide a valid reason (e.g., confidentiality, ethics, data protection).

IJSASR follows COPE guidance on data sharing and reproducibility:
https://publicationethics.org/guidance?f%5B0%5D=topics%3A27

 

  1. Compliance with International Standards

IJSASR complies with:

These frameworks ensure ethical, responsible, and internationally aligned publishing practices.

 

  1. Digital Preservation Policy

All published content is permanently archived through:

  • Thai Journal Online (ThaiJo)
  • Crossref DOI registration

This guarantees long-term access, citation integrity, and durable digital preservation.

 

  1. Open Access Statement

IJSASR is an open-access journal:

This supports global knowledge dissemination and non-commercial use with proper attribution.

 

  1. Contact Information

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International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews (IJSASR)
Publisher: Dr. Ken Institute of Academic Development and Promotion

Email: dr.keninstitute@gmail.com
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