Ethics policy

Educational Research & Implementation (EduRE) is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics, editorial integrity, and responsible scholarly communication. EduRE follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher to act in accordance with accepted ethical standards throughout the submission, review, publication, and post-publication process.

EduRE may use editorial screening, similarity assessment, and research integrity checks where necessary to protect the integrity of the scholarly record. Allegations of misconduct, ethical breaches, or publication irregularities are handled in accordance with journal policy, COPE guidance, and applicable legal requirements.

1) Submission Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to EduRE, authors confirm that:

the manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere at the time of submission;
any prior dissemination, including preprints, theses, conference papers, repository postings, translations, or related versions, has been fully disclosed where applicable;
all authors have approved the submitted version and agree to be accountable for the work;
the submission does not infringe the rights of others and contains no unlawful, fabricated, falsified, plagiarized, or misleading content.

2) Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship must reflect genuine scholarly contribution and responsibility.

All listed authors must have made a substantial academic contribution to the work.
All authors must approve the final submitted version and any substantially revised version.
A corresponding author must be designated to communicate with the journal on behalf of all authors.
Guest authorship, gift authorship, ghost authorship, purchased authorship, and other inappropriate authorship practices are not acceptable.

3) Changes to Authorship

To preserve accountability and transparency:

requests to add, remove, or reorder authors are considered only before acceptance and require written agreement from all listed and proposed authors, together with editorial approval;
changes to authorship after acceptance are permitted only in exceptional circumstances, with written justification and editorial approval.

4) Conflicts of Interest and Funding

All authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the work.
All funding sources must be disclosed.
Where relevant, authors should state the role of the funder in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and manuscript preparation, or explicitly state that the funder had no such role.

5) Plagiarism, Redundant Publication, and Citation Ethics

EduRE does not tolerate:

plagiarism, substantial unattributed overlap, patchwriting, or close paraphrasing without proper acknowledgment;
duplicate submission, redundant publication, or undisclosed text recycling;
citation manipulation, including coercive citation, citation padding, or citation cartel behavior.

Submissions may undergo similarity screening (for example, iThenticate), and editorial decisions consider similarity findings in context rather than by percentage alone.

6) Data Integrity and Research Ethics

Fabrication, falsification, deceptive manipulation of data, and inappropriate image manipulation are prohibited.
Where applicable, authors must confirm that required ethics committee approvals, permissions, and informed consent procedures were obtained before the study was conducted.
Authors should be prepared to provide supporting data, documentation, or clarification upon reasonable request, where ethically and legally permissible.
Where third-party copyrighted material is used, authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions before submission.

7) Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

EduRE recognizes that AI tools may be used in limited and responsible ways to support language and readability. However:

AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and legality of all submitted content.
Where generative AI or AI-assisted tools are used beyond basic spelling or grammar support, authors must disclose the tool and the purpose of use in an appropriate disclosure statement.
AI-generated or AI-assisted content must not be presented in a misleading way as independent scholarly authorship.

8) Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to:

treat manuscripts and review materials as confidential;
declare conflicts of interest and decline review where a conflict exists;
provide objective, respectful, constructive, and evidence-based feedback;
report concerns regarding plagiarism, redundancy, data integrity, unethical research, or other misconduct to the editors;
refrain from uploading confidential manuscripts or review materials to external generative AI tools or systems that may compromise confidentiality or intellectual property.

9) Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for:

making fair, timely, and impartial editorial decisions based on scholarly merit, journal scope, and ethical compliance;
protecting confidentiality and managing editorial conflicts of interest through recusal where necessary;
maintaining the integrity and independence of the peer-review and editorial process;
addressing allegations of misconduct, authorship irregularities, peer-review manipulation, or ethical breaches in accordance with COPE guidance and journal policy;
ensuring that post-publication issues are handled transparently and appropriately.

10) Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions

EduRE is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record through formal Corrections, Expressions of Concern, Retractions, Withdrawals, Removals, or Replacements where appropriate. Detailed procedures for these post-publication actions are described in the journal’s Article Policy.

11) Complaints and Appeals

EduRE follows COPE principles when handling complaints and appeals. Authors may appeal an editorial decision where they believe the decision involved a factual error, a procedural irregularity, or a compromised review process. Appeals must be submitted in writing and should include a clear justification. Complaints regarding editorial conduct, peer review, publication ethics, or process fairness may be submitted to the editorial office for review.

Where necessary, the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriate independent editor will review the case. Decisions on appeals and complaints are made on the basis of evidence, policy, and procedural fairness.

12) Contact for Ethics Concerns

Questions or concerns relating to publication ethics, editorial conduct, or possible misconduct may be directed to the journal through the official contact channels listed on the website.

Last updated: 2026-02-23