Publication Ethics

Educational Development, Pedagogy, Humanities and Research (EDUPHORA) is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing.

All parties involved in the publication process, including editors, reviewers, authors, and the publisher, are expected to uphold ethical principles throughout the submission, peer-review, editorial decision, and publication processes.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works and have not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all data, information, citations, and references presented in their manuscripts.

All individuals who have made significant contributions to the research should be appropriately listed as authors. Individuals who have not made significant contributions should not be included as authors.

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or other conflicts of interest that could potentially influence the interpretation of their research.

Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for evaluating manuscripts fairly and objectively based on their academic merit, originality, relevance, methodological quality, and suitability for the journal. Editorial decisions must not be influenced by the authors' nationality, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, political views, or institutional affiliation.

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information regarding manuscripts to individuals who are not directly involved in the publication process.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and academically sound evaluations. Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and must not use unpublished information obtained through the review process for personal or professional advantage.

Reviewers should decline a review assignment if they have a conflict of interest or lack sufficient expertise to evaluate the manuscript.

Research Misconduct

EDUPHORA does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, citation manipulation, or other forms of academic misconduct.

When potential misconduct is identified, the Editorial Team may request clarification, supporting documentation, or further investigation. Depending on the severity of the issue, a manuscript may be rejected, withdrawn, corrected, or retracted.

Corrections and Retractions

If significant errors or ethical problems are identified after publication, EDUPHORA may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction when necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.