Journal of Society for
e-Business Studies |
Research and publication ethics |
The journal adheres to the ethical guidelines for research and publication
described in Guidelines on Good Publication (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines)
and the ICMJE Guidelines (http://www.icmje.org). |
1.
Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to
conception and design, acquisition of data, and/or analysis and
interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it
critically for important intellectual content; 3) final approval of the
version to be published; and 4) agreement to be accountable for all
aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy
or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and
resolved. Every author should meet all of these four conditions. After
the initial submission of a manuscript, any changes whatsoever in
authorship (adding author(s), deleting author(s), or re-arranging the
order of authors) must be explained by a letter to the editor from the
authors concerned. This letter must be signed by all authors of the
paper. Copyright assignment must also be completed by every author.
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Corresponding author and first
author: The Journal of Society for e-Business Studies does not allow
multiple corresponding authors for one article. Only one author should
correspond with the editorial office and readers for one article. The
Journal of Society for e-Business Studies does accept notice of equal
contribution for the first author when the study was clearly performed
by co-first authors.
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Correction of authorship after
publication: Science Editing does not correct authorship after
publication unless a mistake has been made by the editorial staff.
Authorship may be changed before publication but after submission when
an authorship correction is requested by all of the authors involved
with the manuscript. |
2.
Originality, plagiarism and duplicate publication
Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under
consideration for publication elsewhere. No part of the accepted
manuscript should be duplicated in any other scientific journal without
the permission of the Editorial Board. Submitted manuscripts are
screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by Similarity
Check upon arrival. If plagiarism or duplicate publication is detected,
the manuscripts may be rejected, the authors will be announced in the
journal, and their institutions will be informed. There will also be
penalties for the authors.
A letter of permission is required for any and all material that has been
published previously. It is the responsibility of the author to request
permission from the publisher for any material that is being reproduced.
This requirement applies to text, figures, and tables. |
3.
Secondary publication
It is possible to republish manuscripts if the manuscripts satisfy the
conditions of secondary publication of the ICMJE Recommendations (http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.html). |
4.
Conflict of interest statement
The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts
of interest that could influence the authors’ interpretation of the
data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support
from or connections to companies, political pressure from interest
groups, and academically related issues. In particular, all sources of
funding applicable to the study should be explicitly stated. |
5.
Statement of human and animal right
Clinical research should be done in accordance with the Ethical Principles
for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, outlined in the Helsinki
Declaration of 1975 (revised 2013), available from: https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/.
Clinical studies that do not meet the Helsinki Declaration will not be
considered for publication. Human subjects should not be identifiable,
such that patients’ names, initials, hospital numbers, dates of birth,
or other protected healthcare information should not be disclosed. For
animal subjects, research should be performed based on the National or
Institutional Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the
ethical treatment of all experimental animals should be maintained. |
6.
Statement of informed consent and institutional review board approval
Copies of written informed consent documents should be kept for studies on
human subjects, which includes identifiable information or sensitive
information. For clinical studies of human subjects, a certificate,
agreement, or approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the
author’s institution is required. If necessary, the editor or reviewers
may request copies of these documents to resolve questions about IRB
approval and study conduct. |
7.
Process for managing research and publication misconduct
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication
misconduct such as redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism,
fraudulent or fabricated data, changes in authorship, an undisclosed
conflict of interest, ethical problems with a submitted manuscript, a
reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints
against editors, and so on, the resolution process will follow the
flowchart provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts).
The discussion and decision on the suspected cases are carried out by
the Editorial Board. |
8.
Process for handling cases requiring corrections, retractions, and
editorial expressions of concern
Cases that require editorial expressions of concern or retraction shall
follow the COPE flowcharts available from:http://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts.
If correction needs, it will follow the ICMJE Recommendation for
Corrections, Retractions, Republications and Version Control available
from: |
9.
Editorial responsibilities
The Editorial Board will continuously work to monitor and safeguard
publication ethics: guidelines for retracting articles; maintenance of
the integrity of the academic record; preclusion of business needs from
compromising intellectual and ethical standards; publishing corrections,
clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed; and excluding
plagiarism and fraudulent data. The editors maintain the following
responsibilities: responsibility and authority to reject and accept
articles; avoiding any conflict of interest with respect to articles
they reject or accept; promoting publication of corrections or
retractions when errors are found; and preservation of the anonymity of
reviewers. |