Publication ethics and Malpractice Statement
This statement clarifies ethical practice of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in our journals, including the authors, the editors and the peer-reviewers. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
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Authors
1. Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
2. Data Access and Retention
Authors can be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
3. Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Similarity index of 25% and less is acceptable.
4. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
5. Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
6. Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
5. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
7. Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
8. Withdrawal of Manuscripts
Author is not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts, because the withdrawal is waste of valuable resources that editors and referees spent a It is unethical to withdraw a submitted manuscript from one journal if accepted by another journal. The withdrawal of manuscript after the manuscript is accepted for publication, author will be punished by paying US$500 per manuscript. Withdrawal of manuscript is only allowed after withdrawal penalty has been fully paid to the Publisher.
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Reviewers
- Reviewers must adhere to the timeframe given by the editor(s) for completing the reviews. Requests for extension to review the manuscripts are at the discretion of the editor(s).
- Reviewers must notify MIJ of any conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
- Reviewers must keep information pertaining to the manuscript confidential and not used for personal advantage.
- Reviewers must not discuss their views with others unless authorized by the editor(s).
- Reviewers must bring to the editor(s’) attention any information that may be reason to reject publication of a manuscript.
- Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. This include any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.
- Reviewers should alert the editor(s) of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
- Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts only for their intellectual content.
- Reviewers assists the editor(s) in the editorial decisions and through editorial communications with the author(s), may assist in the improvement of the paper.
- Reviewers should be objective in their reviews and express their views clearly with supporting arguments. Personal criticisms should be avoided.
- Reviewers who feel unqualified to review the manuscript or cannot revert to the editors with prompt reviews should notify the editor(s) to be relieved of the review duties.
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Editors
1. Accountability
MIJ is committed to develop a respected and reliable connection and network of knowledge by ensuring quality publications, the editor(s) in editorial board of this peer-reviewed journal are accountable for selecting the articles to be published. The editor(s) may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor(s) are responsible for selecting the reviewers for the reviewing process and may confer with other editorial board members or reviewers when making the decision to accept or reject manuscripts. Clear instructions must be given to the potential contributors on the submission and review process.
2. Fair play
The editor(s) should evaluate the intellectual content of the manuscripts the authors without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. The reviewing of paper(s) must be conducted with fairness, objectivity, honesty, and transparency.
3. Confidentiality
The editor(s) and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
4. Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editor(s) should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. Editor(s) must not use any unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript in their own research without written consent from the author(s).
Editors who have submitted manuscripts to MIJ, it is mandatory to adhere to our editorial independence policy. Editors must recuse themselves from the decision-making process regarding their manuscript, including handling the peer-review process and any editorial decisions related to their submission. Additionally, started from VOL 4 Issue 2, all editors submitting to MIJ are required to include the following conflict of interest statement in their manuscripts:
"The authors declare no conflict of interest related to authorship or editorial responsibility for this manuscript."
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Editorial Board
- The Editorial Board must keep information about submitted manuscripts confidential.
- The Editorial Board must disclose any conflicts of interest.
- The Editorial Board must evaluate manuscripts only for its intellectual content.
- The Editorial Board is responsible for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts.