Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal of Organizational Behavior is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures to prevent any publication malpractice. All parties involved—authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—must adhere to ethical behavior throughout the publication process.

This policy is based on the guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Duties of Authors

  • Originality and Plagiarism:
    Authors must ensure that their work is original and has not been plagiarized. Proper citation and acknowledgment of others' work must be given.

  • Multiple Submissions:
    Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently.

  • Authorship of the Paper:
    All individuals listed as authors must have significantly contributed to the research. Others who contributed should be acknowledged appropriately.

  • Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:
    Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the research.

  • Reporting Standards:
    Authors must present their results honestly and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.

2. Duties of Editors

  • Editorial Decisions:
    Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published based on academic merit, originality, relevance, and clarity.

  • Fair Play:
    Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual content, without regard to the author’s race, gender, institutional affiliation, or country of origin.

  • Confidentiality:
    Editors must ensure the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and not disclose any information to anyone other than the editorial staff, reviewers, and publisher.

  • Handling Misconduct:
    Editors must take reasonable steps when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted or published paper.

3. Duties of Reviewers

  • Confidentiality:
    Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.

  • Objectivity:
    Reviews must be conducted objectively and supported with clear arguments.

  • Acknowledgement of Sources:
    Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

  • Conflict of Interest:
    Reviewers must not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships.

4. Publisher’s Responsibilities

  • Ethical Oversight:
    The publisher ensures that publishing practices are transparent, fair, and ethically sound.

  • Handling Misconduct Allegations:
    The journal, in collaboration with COPE, will investigate any allegations of misconduct and take appropriate action, including retraction or correction if needed.

Journal of Organizational Behavior encourages all contributors to familiarize themselves with ethical practices and report any suspected misconduct to the editorial board.