MOJPC PUBLICATION STATEMENT, MALPRACTICE AND AI STATEMENT

 

MOJPC is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and diligently addresses any publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to MOJPC for publication as original articles affirm that their submissions are genuinely their own work and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other sources. The following ethical guidelines apply to all parties involved in the publishing process: the author, the journal editor(s), the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

 Author Responsibilities

• Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If they have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in any form constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
• Use of AI and Automated Tools: Authors must clearly disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools have been used to assist in any part of the manuscript creation. The use of these tools must comply with the journal’s ethical guidelines, and authors are responsible for the content generated by AI tools.
• Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research to more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior.
• Acknowledgment 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.
• 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. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts 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.
• Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the paper.

 Editorial Responsibilities

• Fair Play: An editor evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
• Confidentiality: The editor 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.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.
• Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
• AI in Editorial Process: Editors should disclose the use of AI and automated tools in the editorial process, ensure that these tools are used to support rather than replace human judgment, and confirm that the AI tools comply with ethical standards.

Reviewer Responsibilities

• Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author, may also assist the author in improving the paper.
• Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
• Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
• Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.
• Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.
• AI in Peer Review: Reviewers should disclose if AI or automated tools are used to assist in the review process and ensure that these tools are used to support rather than replace human judgment.

By adhering to these principles, MOJPC strives to promote the highest standards of publication ethics and to maintain the trust of the academic community and the public. These guidelines ensure that all parties involved in the publication process are aware of their responsibilities and act accordingly to maintain the integrity and quality of the research published by MOJPC.