Publication Ethics

Journal of Civil Business and Labor Law (JCBLL) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. The following statements are based on Elsevier recommendations and COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Authors

Authors must ensure their work is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
Authors must properly cite all sources and give credit to prior work.
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation.
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the research.
Authors must notify the editor immediately if they discover errors in their published work.

Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published.
Editors must evaluate manuscripts solely on academic merit without regard to authors identity.
Editors must maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
Editors must disclose and recuse themselves from handling papers where conflicts of interest exist.

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers assist editors in making publication decisions and help authors improve their manuscripts.
Reviews must be conducted objectively and constructively.
Reviewers must maintain confidentiality of manuscripts under review.
Reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest and decline to review when such conflicts exist.

Publication Misconduct

The journal takes all forms of publication misconduct seriously, including plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate submission, authorship disputes, and undisclosed conflicts of interest. Cases of suspected misconduct will be investigated according to COPE guidelines.

Publication Ethics