RESPONSIBLE PUBLISHING

Publication Ethics & Policies

JQRP is committed to maintaining integrity, transparency, fairness, accountability, and responsible scholarly communication throughout the publishing process.

Our commitment: JURIS QUANTUM RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS seeks to ensure that scholarly publishing is conducted in accordance with principles of research integrity, transparency, responsible authorship, fair peer review, and ethical academic communication.

These principles apply to authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and other participants involved in the publication process of JQRP publications.

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Publication Ethics

JQRP is committed to promoting ethical and responsible scholarly publishing. Manuscripts and other scholarly contributions should represent original academic work and should be prepared and submitted in accordance with accepted standards of research integrity.

The publisher, editors, reviewers, and authors share responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record.

  • Research should be conducted and reported responsibly.
  • Submitted work should be original and appropriately acknowledge sources.
  • Publication decisions should be based on scholarly considerations.
  • Confidentiality should be maintained during peer review.
  • Potential ethical concerns should be addressed transparently and appropriately.
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Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical presentation of their submitted work.

  • Authors should submit original work.
  • Sources and contributions of other scholars should be appropriately acknowledged.
  • All individuals who made substantive contributions should receive appropriate authorship recognition.
  • All authors should approve the final manuscript before submission or publication.
  • Authors should disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
  • Authors should cooperate with reasonable requests for clarification or correction of the scholarly record.
03

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers contribute to the quality and integrity of scholarly publishing by providing objective and constructive assessments of submitted manuscripts.

  • Reviews should be objective, fair, and academically constructive.
  • Reviewers should maintain confidentiality concerning submitted manuscripts.
  • Reviewers should identify relevant scholarly work that has not been adequately cited where appropriate.
  • Reviewers should disclose potential conflicts of interest.
  • Reviewers should decline assignments where they cannot provide an impartial assessment.
04

Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for managing the editorial process fairly and maintaining appropriate standards of academic integrity.

  • Editorial decisions should be based on scholarly merit, relevance, and the applicable editorial criteria.
  • Editors should maintain confidentiality concerning submitted manuscripts.
  • Editors should manage conflicts of interest appropriately.
  • Editors should ensure that peer review is conducted appropriately.
  • Editors should respond appropriately to credible concerns regarding research or publication misconduct.
05

Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication

JQRP does not support plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, unauthorized duplication, or other forms of academic misconduct.

Submitted manuscripts may be examined for textual similarity and other indicators of potential academic misconduct. Where concerns arise, the matter may be investigated in accordance with applicable editorial procedures.

Authors should ensure that quotations, paraphrased material, data, ideas, and other scholarly contributions derived from external sources are appropriately acknowledged and cited.
06

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publication process should disclose circumstances that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their scholarly or editorial judgment.

Where a conflict could compromise impartiality, appropriate steps may be taken, including reassignment of editorial or review responsibilities.

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Research and Publication Misconduct

Concerns relating to fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, authorship disputes, duplicate publication, manipulation of the peer-review process, or other forms of publication misconduct may be considered by the appropriate editorial authority.

Where necessary, JQRP may request supporting information or documentation and may take appropriate corrective action based on the circumstances of the case.

08

Corrections, Retractions and Updates

JQRP recognizes the importance of maintaining an accurate scholarly record.

Where a material error is identified after publication, appropriate editorial action may include a correction, clarification, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and significance of the issue.

Editorial actions will be documented as appropriate to maintain transparency in the scholarly record.

09

Complaints and Appeals

Authors and other participants may raise legitimate concerns regarding editorial or publication processes through the appropriate communication channels.

Complaints and appeals should provide sufficient information to enable the matter to be reviewed fairly and appropriately.

JQRP seeks to address legitimate concerns in a timely, transparent, and professional manner.

Responsibilities Across the Publishing Process

Authors

Originality, accurate reporting, appropriate attribution, authorship transparency, and disclosure of relevant conflicts.

Reviewers

Confidential, objective, constructive, and impartial evaluation of submitted scholarly work.

Editors

Fair editorial decision-making, confidentiality, appropriate peer review, and management of ethical concerns.

Questions Regarding Publication Ethics?

For questions or concerns relating to publication ethics, scholarly integrity, or publication practices, please contact JURIS QUANTUM RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS.

Email: operations@jurisquantum.com