PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE – Journal of Knowledge Dynamics

                        ISSN ONLINE 3061-2640

 
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This standard is inspired by the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

  1. Authorship and Recognition of Contributions

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

  • Ghost Authorship: No person who has contributed significantly should be omitted.
  • Gift/Guest Authorship: No person who has not contributed should be listed as an author.
  • All authors must approve the final version of the paper and agree to its submission.
  1. CRediT Author Statement

JKD adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to provide transparency regarding individual contributions. Authors must specify who was responsible for:

  • Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data Curation, Writing (Original Draft/Review & Editing), Visualization, Supervision, and Funding Acquisition.
  1. Copyright and Intellectual Property

The Journal of Knowledge Dynamics operates under a Diamond Open Access model.

  • Ownership: Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights without restrictions.
  • Licensing: Content is typically licensed under Creative Commons (e.g., CC BY), allowing users to read, download, and distribute the work, provided the original authors are credited.
  1. Conflicts of Interest (COI)

All participants in the peer-review and publication process must disclose any relationships that could be viewed as potential conflicts of interest.

  • Authors: Must disclose financial or personal relationships with organizations that could bias their work.
  • Reviewers: Must recuse themselves if they have a conflict (competitive, collaborative, or other relationships) with any of the authors or institutions connected to the paper.
  • Editors: Will delegate the review of any manuscript where they have a COI.
  1. Availability of Research Data and Reproducibility

To ensure the scientific rigor of Knowledge Dynamics, authors are encouraged to make their research data available.

  • Authors should be prepared to provide public access to the raw data if requested by the editors.
  • Documentation regarding experimental setups or software algorithms (especially AI or digital models) must be sufficient to allow for reproducibility by other researchers.
  1. AI Use Disclosure

In alignment with modern “hot topics” in technology, JKD requires full transparency regarding Artificial Intelligence:

  • Generative AI: Authors must disclose if AI tools (like ChatGPT or Large Language Models) were used in the writing process or data analysis.
  • Accountability: AI cannot be listed as an author. Human authors are ultimately responsible for the accuracy and integrity of any AI-generated content.
  1. Originality Disclosure and Research Integrity

Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. JKD has a zero-tolerance policy for:

  • Plagiarism: Passing off another’s work as one’s own.
  • Self-plagiarism/Redundant Publication: Submitting the same research (or very similar findings) to multiple journals or re-using significant portions of one’s own previously published work without citation.
  • Fabrication: Making up data or results.
  • Falsification: Manipulating research materials, images, or processes such that the research is not accurately represented.
  1. Acknowledgments

Contributions from individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship (e.g., technical assistance, general support) should be listed in the “Acknowledgments” section. Financial support and grants must be explicitly stated here.

  1. Manipulation of Peer Review and Malpractice

Any attempt to manipulate the peer-review process (e.g., “peer-review rings” or providing fake reviewer contact information) is considered severe malpractice and will result in immediate rejection or retraction.

  1. Complaints, Appeals, and Post-Publication Corrections

JKD provides a formal mechanism for addressing ethical concerns or disagreements.

  • Complaints/Appeals: Authors or readers may submit a formal complaint to the Editorial Board. The Board will investigate following COI guidelines.
  • Errata/Corrigenda: If an honest error is discovered that does not invalidate the research, an Erratum (publisher error) or Corrigendum (author error) will be published and linked to the original article.
  • Retractions: A paper will be retracted if:
    1. There is clear evidence that findings are unreliable (due to misconduct or honest error).
    2. The work constitutes plagiarism or redundant publication.
    3. It reports unethical research. Retraction notices will clearly state the reason for the retraction and who is retracting the paper.