Publication Ethics

SUWA: Journal of Education and Counseling is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractice. This statement is based on the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publishing process—editors, reviewers, and authors—are expected to adhere to the following ethical standards:

1. Duties of Authors

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. Plagiarism in any form is unethical and unacceptable.

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

  • Authorship: All individuals who have made significant contributions to the manuscript must be listed as co-authors. Others who have contributed should be acknowledged properly.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that may influence their research.

  • Data Integrity: Authors should present accurate data. Falsification or fabrication of data is unethical.

  • Corrections: If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies after publication, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in issuing a correction or retraction.

2. Duties of Editors

  • Fair Evaluation: Editors evaluate manuscripts solely based on academic merit, without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, or political views.

  • Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and publisher.

  • Decision Making: Editors are responsible for deciding which articles should be published, based on the reviewers’ comments and the importance of the manuscript.

  • Conflict of Interest: Editors must not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without written consent from the author.

3. Duties of Reviewers

  • Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat manuscripts received for review as confidential documents.

  • Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively and constructively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.

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

  • Timeliness: Reviewers should respond promptly and notify the editor if they are unable to complete the review in the given time.

  • Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should not review manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or institutions.

4. Publication Malpractice

SUWA: Journal of Education and Counseling will take appropriate measures when ethical misconduct is identified. This includes retraction of the manuscript, notification to authors’ institutions, and possible banning of future submissions.