Ethical principles
PUBLICATION ETHICS
Scientific Journal of International University of Tourism and Hospitality
"Bulletin of the International University of Tourism and Hospitality"
The editorial board of the scientific journal NJSC "International University of Tourism and Hospitality" "Bulletin of the International University of Tourism and Hospitality" adheres to the principles and norms of Publication Ethics in their professional activities. This publication ethics policy is developed in accordance with the international publication ethical norms of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the ethical principles of publication of Scopus journals (Elsevier), and the Academic Honesty Code of NJSC "International University of Tourism and Hospitality". The publication ethics policy defines the norms, principles, and standards of ethical behavior for editors, reviewers, and authors, measures for identifying conflicts of interest, unethical behavior, and instructions for retraction, correction, and retraction of articles. All participants in the publication process adhere to the principles, norms, and standards of publication ethics. The quality of the scientific journal is ensured by the principles followed by the participants in the publication process: equality of all authors, the principle of confidentiality, single publications, authorship of the manuscript, the principle of originality, the principle of source confirmation, the principle of objectivity, and timely review.
Rights and Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers of the scientific journal NJSC "International University of Tourism and Hospitality" "Bulletin of the International University of Tourism and Hospitality" must be guided by the principle of objectivity. Personal criticism of the author(s) of the manuscript is unacceptable. Reviewers should justify their comments and base their decision on the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. The nationality, religious affiliation, political or other views of the author(s) should not be taken into account during the review process. The expert assessment provided by the reviewer should help the editorial board make a decision on publication and assist the author in improving the manuscript. The decision on the acceptance of the manuscript for publication, returning the work to the author for modification, or rejecting it is made by the editorial board based on the review results. The principle of timely review requires that the reviewer submit the review within the time frame specified by the editorial office, no later than 2-4 weeks from receiving the manuscript. If it is impossible to review the article and prepare a review within the set time frame, the reviewer must promptly notify the scientific editor. Reviewers who believe their qualifications are insufficient for making a decision on reviewing the manuscript should promptly notify the scientific editor and decline the review. The principle of confidentiality requires that the manuscript provided to the reviewer be treated as confidential. Reviewers may show it to or discuss it with others only with the written permission of the scientific editor of the journal and/or the author(s). Information and ideas obtained during the review and publication process should not be used by reviewers for personal gain. The principle of source confirmation requires that reviewers point out relevant works that have influenced the results of the reviewed manuscript but were not cited by the author(s). Reviewers must also inform the scientific editor of any significant similarity or overlap between the reviewed manuscript and any other published work known to them. If reviewers suspect plagiarism, incorrect borrowings, false or fabricated materials, or research results, they should not allow the manuscript to be published and must inform the scientific editor of the journal about these violations.
Rights and Responsibilities of Authors
Publication ethics are based on the principles of:
- Single Publication: Authors guarantee that the submitted manuscript has not been submitted for consideration to other publications. Submitting a manuscript to multiple journals/publishers simultaneously is unacceptable and a gross violation of publication ethics.
- Authorship of the Manuscript: The person who made the greatest intellectual contribution to the preparation of the manuscript (in case of two or more co-authors) is the corresponding author and is listed first. Each article must have a corresponding author responsible for the final version of the article, communication with the editorial board, ensuring all contributors (in case of multiple authors) are listed, and obtaining approval for the final version from all authors for submission. All authors listed in the manuscript/article are responsible for the content of the work.
- Principle of Originality: Authors guarantee that the results presented in the manuscript represent original work and do not contain incorrect borrowings or plagiarism. Authors are responsible for publishing articles with unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, self-citation, falsification, fabrication, data distortion, false authorship, duplication, conflict of interest, and fraud.
- Principle of Source Confirmation: Authors must correctly cite scientific and other sources used in their research. If using parts of others' works or borrowing statements from other authors, bibliographic references to the original authors must be included. Information from dubious sources should not be used in the manuscript. If reviewers, the scientific editor, or editorial board members have doubts about the authenticity and reliability of the research results, authors must provide additional materials to confirm the results or facts stated in the manuscript.
- Correction of Errors in the Publication Process: If errors or inaccuracies are identified at any stage of the publication process, authors must promptly inform the scientific editor and assist in correcting or rectifying the error for publication on the journal's website with the appropriate correction (Erratum or Corrigendum) and comments. If major errors are found that cannot be corrected, authors must retract the manuscript/article.
- Principle of Publication Ethics: Authors must adhere to ethical norms related to criticism or comments on research and interactions with the editorial board regarding review and publication. Violation of ethical principles by authors is considered a serious breach of publication ethics and grounds for manuscript withdrawal from review and/or publication.
Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest, as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), is a situation where authors, reviewers, or editorial board members have undeclared interests that could influence their judgment regarding the published material. Conflicts of interest arise when there are financial, personal, or professional conditions that may affect the scientific judgment of the reviewer and editorial board members, and consequently, the decision of the editorial board regarding the manuscript's publication. The chief editor, editorial board members, and reviewers must inform of any potential conflict of interest that could affect the editorial board's decision. Editorial board members should refrain from considering a manuscript if they have any competitive relationships related to the author's research results or any other conflict of interest. When submitting a manuscript for review, authors declare that all sources of research funding are disclosed, and any commercial, financial, personal, or professional factors that could create a conflict of interest regarding the submitted manuscript are indicated. Authors may name scholars who, in their opinion, cannot objectively evaluate their manuscript. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts that could lead to conflicts of interest arising from competition, collaboration, or other relationships with any of the authors related to the manuscript. If there is a conflict of interest with the manuscript's content, the responsible secretary should inform the chief editor, after which the manuscript is transferred to another reviewer. The existence of a conflict of interest among participants in the review and consideration process does not mean the manuscript will be rejected. All interested parties should avoid conflicts of interest in all variations at all stages of publication. In case of any conflict of interest, the person discovering the conflict must promptly notify the editorial board. The same applies to any other violations of the principles, standards, and norms of publication and scientific ethics.
Unethical Behavior
Unethical behavior includes actions by authors, editors, or publishers such as self-reviewing their own articles, contractual and false reviewing, using agency services for publishing research results, false authorship, falsification and fabrication of research results, publishing unreliable pseudo-scientific texts, submitting articles to other publications without the authors' permission, transferring authors' materials to third parties, violating copyright and editorial process confidentiality, citation manipulation, and plagiarism.
