Publication Ethic

The Journal of Innovative Communication Research (JICR) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity throughout all stages of the editorial and publishing process. These ethical guidelines are based on internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and are intended to ensure the integrity, credibility, transparency, and quality of scholarly publications in the field of communication and related disciplines.

Responsibilities of Authors

1. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works and have not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.

Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and other forms of academic misconduct are strictly prohibited.

All ideas, statements, data, and works derived from other sources must be properly acknowledged and cited in accordance with accepted academic citation standards.

The similarity index of submitted manuscripts must not exceed 30%.

2. Authorship

All individuals listed as authors must have made substantial contributions to the research, analysis, interpretation, or preparation of the manuscript.

The order of authors should appropriately reflect their respective contributions to the work.

Gift authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted.

Any changes to authorship after manuscript submission must be approved by all authors and communicated to the editor with a clear justification.

3. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any potential conflict of interest that may influence the research, interpretation of findings, or publication process.

Any financial support, institutional affiliation, sponsorship, or other sources of research funding must be clearly acknowledged.

Relevant personal, professional, or financial relationships that could affect the objectivity of the research must also be disclosed.

4. Research and Data Integrity

Authors are responsible for ensuring that research data, information, and findings presented in the manuscript are accurate, complete, and verifiable.

Fabrication, falsification, manipulation, selective reporting, or misrepresentation of research data is strictly prohibited.

For research involving communication participants, respondents, interviewees, media content, or digital communities, authors must ensure that data are collected and presented ethically.

Authors should retain relevant research materials and raw data for verification when reasonably required.

5. Ethical Treatment of Research Participants

Research involving human participants must be conducted in accordance with applicable ethical principles and institutional requirements.

Authors must respect participants' privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and rights.

Where applicable, informed consent must be obtained from participants before data collection.

Personal information, sensitive data, photographs, recordings, or identifiable information must not be disclosed without appropriate permission or ethical justification.

Responsibilities of Editors

1. Editorial Decisions

Editors are responsible for making publication decisions based on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and alignment of manuscripts with the scope of JICR.

Editorial decisions must be fair, objective, transparent, and independent of commercial, political, institutional, or personal interests.

Editors must not discriminate against authors based on nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, institutional affiliation, academic position, or other personal characteristics.

2. Confidentiality

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of all information related to submitted manuscripts.

Manuscript information may only be shared with authorized individuals involved in the editorial and peer-review process.

Editors must not use unpublished information, ideas, data, or findings from submitted manuscripts for personal research or professional advantage.

3. Conflict of Interest

Editors must disclose and appropriately manage any potential conflict of interest involving authors, reviewers, institutions, or manuscripts.

Editors should withdraw from handling manuscripts when personal, professional, financial, or academic relationships may compromise their impartiality.

In such circumstances, editorial responsibility should be delegated to another qualified editor.

4. Fair Peer-Review Process

Editors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts undergo an appropriate and impartial peer-review process.

Reviewers should be selected based on their expertise and relevance to the manuscript's subject matter.

Editors must ensure that reviewer comments are constructive, professional, and relevant to the academic quality of the manuscript.

5. Corrections and Retractions

Editors are responsible for publishing corrections when significant errors are identified in published articles.

Articles may be retracted when serious errors, research misconduct, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or other major ethical violations are confirmed.

Corrections and retractions must be handled transparently, with clear explanations provided to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

1. Expertise and Objectivity

Reviewers should only accept manuscripts that fall within their area of academic or professional expertise.

Reviews must be conducted objectively, critically, constructively, and without personal, institutional, ideological, or other forms of bias.

Reviewers should decline an assignment if they do not possess sufficient expertise or do not have adequate time to complete the review properly.

2. Confidentiality

Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of all information contained in submitted manuscripts.

Unpublished ideas, data, arguments, research findings, or other materials must not be used for personal research, publication, or professional advantage.

Manuscripts must not be shared or discussed with other individuals without permission from the editor.

3. Conflict of Interest

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict of interest that may affect their ability to provide an impartial assessment.

Potential conflicts may include personal relationships, professional affiliations, collaboration with the authors, academic competition, financial interests, or other circumstances that could influence the review.

Reviewers should decline the assignment when such conflicts may compromise their objectivity.

4. Timeliness and Professionalism

Reviewers should complete evaluations within the timeframe agreed upon with the journal.

If additional time is required, reviewers should promptly inform the editor.

Reviewer comments must be constructive, relevant, academically justified, and respectful.

Personal criticism, offensive language, discriminatory remarks, or inappropriate comments directed toward authors are not acceptable.

Responsibilities of the Publisher

1. Publication Standards

The publisher is responsible for supporting the journal in maintaining high standards of academic publishing and publication ethics.

The publisher provides appropriate systems, infrastructure, and platforms to support the integrity, transparency, and efficiency of the publication process.

The publisher supports the journal in maintaining the quality, consistency, and accessibility of published content.

2. Access and Preservation

The publisher ensures that published articles are accessible in accordance with the journal's open-access and publication policies.

Appropriate measures should be taken to support long-term digital preservation and archiving of published articles.

The publisher supports the continued availability and integrity of the scholarly record.

3. Business and Publication Ethics

The publisher conducts publication-related business practices in an ethical, transparent, and accountable manner.

Commercial interests must not compromise editorial independence, peer-review integrity, or publication quality.

Any publication fees, article processing charges, or other applicable costs must be clearly communicated to authors.

The publisher must not engage in misleading, deceptive, or predatory publishing practices.

4. Support for Editorial Independence

The publisher respects the editorial independence of the journal and its editorial team.

Editorial decisions must be based on academic and ethical considerations rather than commercial, political, or personal interests.

The publisher should provide appropriate support for editors in addressing complaints, ethical concerns, corrections, retractions, and allegations of publication misconduct.