Publication Ethics

 Publication Ethics

 The Journal of Western Iranian Languages and Dialects is committed to adhere to standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process as explained by Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and the ethical charter of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for publishing in journals. Authors, reviewers, editors, and editors must adhere to these ethical standards when working with this journal. 

Publisher’s Responsibilities:
This publication is committed to

1. making decisions regarding manuscripts based solely on professional and empirical judgment,

2. preserving the academic research records and not disclosing confidential information provided by authors, reviewers, and participants in a study,
3. making sure that the ethical issues are observed by editors, the editorial board, and reviewers,
4. to constantly analyze articles for possible plagiarism and misconduct,
5. making necessary corrections, explanations, and revisions in the manuscript when necessary,
6. to take necessary action when plagiarism and any misconduct is observed.

 

  Reviewers’ responsibilities

 To contribute to the decision-making process, and to assist in improving the quality of the published paper by reviewing the manuscript objectively, in a timely manner

 To maintain the confidentiality of any information supplied by the editor or author. To not retain or copy the manuscript.

 To alert the editor to any published or submitted content that is substantially similar to that under review. 

 To be aware of any potential conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, collaborative or other relationships between the reviewer and author) and to alert the editor to these, if necessary withdrawing their services for that manuscript.

  Authors’ responsibilities

 To maintain accurate records of data associated with their submitted manuscript, and to supply or provide access to these data, on reasonable request. Where appropriate and where allowed by employer, funding body and others who might have an interest, to deposit data in a suitable repository or storage location, for sharing and further use by others.

 To confirm/assert that the manuscript as submitted is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere. Where portions of the content overlap with published or submitted content, to acknowledge and cite those sources. Additionally, to provide the editor with a copy of any submitted manuscript that might contain overlapping or closely related content. 

 To confirm that all the work in the submitted manuscript is original and to acknowledge and cite content reproduced from other sources. To obtain permission to reproduce any content from other sources.

 Authors should ensure that any studies involving human or animal subjects conform to national, local and institutional laws and requirements (e.g. WMA Declaration of Helsinki, NIH Policy on Use of laboratory Animals, EU Directive on Use of Animals) and confirm that approval has been sought and obtained where appropriate. Authors should obtain express permission from human subjects and respect their privacy.

 To declare any potential conflicts of interest (e.g. where the author has a competing interest (real or apparent) that could be considered or viewed as exerting an undue influence on his or her duties at any stage during the publication process).

 To notify promptly the journal editor or publisher if a significant error in their publication is identified. To cooperate with the editor and publisher to publish an erratum, addendum, corrigendum notice, or to retract the paper, where this is deemed necessary. 

Violation Ethical Issues May include but not necessarily limited to

 1. plagiarism: plagiarism means deliberate use of a person's writings, ideas, or research outcomes without citing or acknowledging the source. Even using a person's own sentence in previous publications without mentioning the source is considered a breach. All manuscripts submitted to this publication will be reviewed by plagiarism software.
2. Data Distortion: Data is when the researcher does not actually study, but presents data and conclusions. Distortion also occurs when doing research, but changing data and results.

3. Simultaneous Submission: When a copy is simultaneously submitted to two journals.
4. Duplicate submission: Occurs when two or more articles have the same assumptions, data, and results.
5. Repeated submission: It means splitting a study into multiple articles and submitting them.
6. Incorrect sharing of another author: All of the authors listed in the article must have been involved in carrying out the research.

7. Manipulation of resources: When multiple references are mentioned at the end of a manuscript without any citation within the text.