The International Journal of Language and Linguistics is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics, adhering to the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publication process—authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—are expected to conform to the following ethical principles:
1. Duties of Authors
- Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure their works are entirely original. If the work or words of others are used, an appropriate citation or quotation is required. Plagiarism in all its forms is unethical and unacceptable.
- Multiple Submissions: Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is prohibited.
- Authorship Criteria: Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors.
- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest.
- Data Access and Retention: Authors should be prepared to provide raw data related to their manuscript upon request.
- Fundamental Errors: If an author discovers a significant error in their published work, they must notify the journal editor promptly.
2. Duties of Editors
- Publication Decisions: Editors are responsible for deciding which articles should be published.
- Fair Play: Manuscripts must be evaluated solely on their intellectual content without regard to personal biases.
- Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript.
- Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research.
- Involvement in Investigations: Editors should take responsive measures when ethical complaints are presented concerning a manuscript.
3. Duties of Reviewers
- Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
- Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, with clear supporting arguments.
- Promptness: Reviewers who feel unqualified to review the research should notify the editor.
- Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors.
- Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's own research.
By adhering to these ethical guidelines, the International Journal of Language and Linguistics ensures the integrity and quality of its scholarly publications.
For further details, please refer to the journal's Publication Ethics page.
