Publication Ethics

PRIMA Journal is committed to upholding scientific integrity and publication ethics. This document outlines ethical standards for authors, editors, reviewers, and journal managers, as well as policies related to plagiarism, ethical violations, and procedures for article retraction or correction.

Ethics and Author Responsibilities

Originality and Scientific Integrity

  • Authors must submit original research work honestly, accurately, and verifiably.
  • Authors must ensure that the article has not been published previously and is not under consideration by another journal.

Data Accuracy

  • Ideas, data, images, or sentences from other works must be properly cited according to academic standards.
  • Authors must not commit plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, or manipulation of research results.

Authorship

  • All contributors who meet authorship criteria must be fairly listed as authors; gift authorship and ghost authorship are not permitted.

Conflict of Interest

  • Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including financial, professional relationships, or affiliations.

Revision and Correspondence

  • Authors must respond professionally to feedback from editors and reviewers.
  • Authors must retain the original data and be willing to provide it for verification if requested.

Errors After Publication

  • If authors discover significant errors after publication, they must notify the editor immediately for correction or retraction.

Ethics and Responsibilities ForEditors

Publication Decision

  • Editors determine the compatibility of an article based on scientific quality, data validity, originality, relevance, and contribution to the field.

Fairness and Impartiality

  • Evaluations must be conducted without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, affiliation, or personal relationships.

Confidentiality

  • Editors must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and not use the content for personal gain.

Review Process Transparency

  • Editors must ensure that the peer-review process is objective, fair, and liberated from conflicts of interest.

Misconduct Prevention

  • Editors are required to check for plagiarism to prevent publication malpractice such as plagiarism, data fabrication, or citation manipulation.
  • Authors must retain the original data and be willing to provide it for verification if requested.

Ethical Actions

  • Editors coordinate retraction, correction, or withdrawal processes if ethical violations are identified.

Ethics And Responsibilities Journal Managers

Editorial Board and Publisher are required to:
  • Ensure academic freedom for editors and reviewers throughout the editorial process.
  • Provide a transparent and professional publication system that upholds scientific integrity.
  • Maintain permanent and accessible publication archives.
  • Ensure that the journal’s policies are in line with COPE guidelines and international best practices.
  • Take appropriate action in cases of ethical violations, including retraction, correction, or a statement of concern.