Publication Ethics

The Journal of Digital Learning and Literacy Innovation adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Further details regarding international guidelines and standards can be found on the COPE website.

Author's Duties

1. Reporting Standards

Research should be written consistently, completely, and transparently, providing an objective discussion of its significance. Data must be presented accurately and in sufficient detail to allow replication. Misleading or inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

2. Data Access and Retention

Authors are expected to provide access to raw or processed data to increase transparency and allow verification. Authors must also retain research data for a specified period after publication to prevent fraud and enable possible re-evaluation if ethical issues arise.

3. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript is their own work and has not been published elsewhere. Any use of others’ work must be properly cited or acknowledged.

4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors may not submit or publish substantially similar manuscripts in more than one journal simultaneously. Concurrent submissions without disclosure are considered unethical.

5. Source Acknowledgement

Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors must cite all relevant sources of information, ideas, or data used in the manuscript.

6. Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who made significant contributions to the work. The order of authorship should reflect the level of contribution. Other contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section.

7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript. All funding sources must be declared.

8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover significant errors in their published work, they must immediately notify the editor or publisher and cooperate in correcting or retracting the paper.

9. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If research involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment with unusual hazards, this must be clearly stated. Studies involving humans or animals must include ethical approval documentation.

Editor's Duties

1. Fair Evaluation

Editors evaluate manuscripts based on intellectual content only, without regard to race, gender, religious belief, citizenship, or political philosophy.

2. Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than those involved in the editorial process.

3. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials from submitted manuscripts must not be used in an editor’s own research without written consent from the author.

4. Publication Decision

The editorial board decides which manuscripts to publish based on importance, originality, and clarity, guided by legal and ethical standards.

5. Manuscript Review

Editors must ensure fair and unbiased peer review, selecting appropriate reviewers and avoiding conflicts of interest.

Reviewer's Duties

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making decisions and helps authors improve manuscripts.

2. Punctuality

Reviewers who cannot complete a review on time should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

3. Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively, with constructive feedback. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.

4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must keep all information confidential and avoid reviewing manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest.

5. Source Acknowledgement

Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors and report any substantial similarity with other published works.