Publication Ethics

Datokarama English Education Journal is published twice a year and is available online as an open-access resource. This statement outlines the ethical behavior expected from all parties involved in publishing in this journal, including the author, the Editor-in-Chief, the editorial team, reviewers, and the publisher.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Publishing an article in Datokarama English Education Journal is a key component in developing a respected network of knowledge. This process reflects the quality of the authors' work and the institutions supporting them. Therefore, it is important to establish and uphold ethical standards for all parties involved in the publishing process: authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the society.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards
Authors must submit an original manuscript that has not been published elsewhere in any form. The manuscript should not be submitted to other journals until a decision regarding its feasibility has been communicated by the publisher. Authors are responsible for providing accurate and reliable research data and must appropriately cite all sources, including both written publications and personal communications.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If the work or words of others are used, they must be properly cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should avoid publishing manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Concurrent submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals is considered unethical and is not allowed.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in specific substantive aspects of the research should be acknowledged as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript and agree to its submission.

Data Access and Retention
Authors may be required to provide raw data related to their manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could be perceived as influencing the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the research should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or publisher becomes aware of an error from a third party, the author is obligated to retract or correct the paper or provide evidence supporting the original work.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions
Editors of Datokarama English Education Journal are responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. The decision should be based on the validation of the work's significance and its relevance to researchers and readers. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers when making their decisions and must consider the journal’s policies as well as legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Fair Play
Editors must evaluate manuscripts based on their intellectual content without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the explicit written consent of the author.

Duties of Peer Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve their papers through constructive feedback.

Promptness
Reviewers who feel unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or are unable to review it promptly should notify the editors and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shared or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their opinions clearly, with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant works that the authors have not cited. Any statement that has been previously reported should be accompanied by the appropriate citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any significant similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work they are aware of.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.