Publication Ethics
Navangkasatthasāsana Review

Roles and Responsibilities of Authors

     1. Authors must not submit manuscripts that have been previously published, nor submit the same or substantially similar manuscripts concurrently to other journals.
     2. Authors must adhere to research ethics and must not plagiarize, infringe upon, or misappropriate the work of others.
     3. Authors must prepare manuscripts in accordance with the journal’s “Instructions for Authors.”
     4. All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the preparation of the manuscript or to the conduct of the research.
     5. Authors must properly cite all sources, images, tables, or other materials used in their articles by clearly indicating the source in order to prevent copyright infringement. (In the event of any legal claims, responsibility rests solely with the author; the journal bears no responsibility.)
     6. Authors must verify the accuracy of all references and should cite only those sources that are necessary and appropriate; excessive or unnecessary citations should be avoided.
     7. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with comments and recommendations from reviewers and the editorial board within the specified timeframe.
     8. Authors must disclose all sources of research funding (if any) and declare any conflicts of interest (if any).
     9. Authors must not report inaccurate or misleading information, including fabrication, falsification, distortion, data manipulation, or selective reporting of data to support predetermined conclusions.
     10. Authors should not cite retracted publications, except where the cited content is directly related to the retraction process itself; in such cases, the reference must clearly indicate that the cited work has been retracted.

Roles and Responsibilities of Editors

     1. Editors are responsible for evaluating the quality of manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal and for selecting articles for publication only after completion of the peer-review process. Decisions should be based primarily on the clarity of the manuscript and its consistency with the journal’s aims and scope. Published articles should demonstrate scholarly merit by presenting perspectives, theoretical concepts derived from experience, literature synthesis, or research, with an emphasis on proposing new theoretical insights and/or conceptual models that enhance understanding and contribute to significant academic inquiry.
     2. Editors must maintain confidentiality and must not disclose information about authors or reviewers to individuals who are not directly involved in the editorial and review process during the evaluation period.     
     3. Editors must not publish manuscripts that have been previously published elsewhere. They must rigorously check for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism-detection software to ensure that published articles are free from plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected, the editorial process must be suspended immediately, and the corresponding author must be contacted for clarification in order to determine whether the manuscript should be accepted or rejected.
     4. Editors must have no conflicts of interest with authors or reviewers.
     5. Editors must not use any part or all of a submitted manuscript for their own work.
     6. Editors are responsible for publishing research that employs sound and appropriate research methodologies and yields reliable results, using the quality and credibility of the research findings as key criteria for publication decisions.
     7. If editors determine that a manuscript involves plagiarism, data fabrication, or falsification warranting retraction, and the author refuses to withdraw the article, the editor has the authority to retract the article without the author’s consent. This action is considered both the right and the responsibility of the editor in safeguarding the integrity of the journal.

Roles and Responsibilities of Reviewers

     1. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and must not disclose any information about manuscripts under review to individuals who are not involved in the review process during the evaluation period.
     2. Upon receiving a manuscript, if reviewers become aware of any potential conflicts of interest with the author(s) that may compromise their ability to provide independent and objective feedback, they should inform the journal editor and decline to review the manuscript.
     3. Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts within their areas of expertise, considering the significance of the content to the relevant field, the quality and rigor of the analysis, and the overall scholarly contribution. Reviewers should also identify important and relevant studies that the author has not cited and include such observations in their review. Personal opinions unsupported by evidence should not be used as criteria for evaluating manuscripts.
     4. Reviewers must not use any part or all of the manuscript for their own work.
     5. If reviewers identify substantial similarity or overlap between the submitted manuscript and other published works, they must notify the editor promptly.

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Translated and adapted from:
https://publicationethics.org/