Publication Ethics

As a peer-reviewed journal, one of DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning’s priorities is to ensure high standards of publishing. Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement are an important concern. Therefore, editors, peer-reviewers, and authors should pay great attention to meet the ethical standards. DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning is committed to keeping the integrity of the research papers we publish. The value of academic publishing depends on every person involved behaving ethically. Ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guides made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Retrieved from https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines

Editor’s Responsibilities

Publication Decisions

DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning’s editor is in charge of determining manuscripts submitted to the journal that will be published without looking at authors’ backgrounds such as race, gender, ethnicity, country, religion, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation. The editor will make a decision based on the manuscript’s significance, uniqueness, originality, clarity, and relevance to the scope of the journal.

DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning, with the help of its editors, takes plagiarism extremely seriously. Our authors are cautioned against this. The journal, with the help of its editors, will not accept research articles or manuscripts submitted for publication elsewhere.

Confidentiality

DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning’s editor and any editorial members have to keep any information related to authors and submitted manuscripts confidential and must not share such information with anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and publisher.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Rejected manuscripts, papers, or articles and their materials submitted to DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning are strictly not allowed to be used by the journal’s editor and any editorial members for their own interests and purposes. All will be archived in the system confidentially. Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors.

Reviewers’ Responsibilities

Helping Editorial Decisions

Research articles or manuscripts submitted to DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning are initially reviewed by the editors for general fit with the journal’s focus, scope, and writing quality. Only those research articles meeting the journal’s focus and scope will be sent to reviewers for a double-blind review. Review time is typically 4–8 weeks.

Confidentiality

The function of the peer-reviewing process is to help DARAS’s editor and its members to make decisions through reviewer’s professional, scientific, and objective arguments on the reviewed manuscript. All reviewers must treat all manuscripts confidentially and must not discuss them with others without authorization from the editor. Reviewers must conduct their review processes objectively. Personal reviews and blame directed at the author of the manuscript are strictly not allowed. All reviews must be supported by professional, scientific, and objective arguments.

Detecting Plagiarism

Another function of the peer-reviewing process is to help DARAS’s editor and its members to identify others’ work that has not been cited in the in-text reference and in the reference section. DARAS’s reviewers have to make sure that the authors of the manuscript being reviewed provide appropriate sources. When reviewers find the manuscript being reviewed similar to other published manuscripts, they must inform the editor as soon as possible, as DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning takes plagiarism extremely seriously. Our authors are cautioned against this.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning’s reviewers must not use confidential information obtained from reviewing any manuscripts for personal purposes. They must keep all information confidential. Reviewers must NOT review any manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest due to their relationships with the authors of the reviewed manuscripts. They must inform the editor as soon as possible if they encounter such a case.

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors who want to submit their manuscripts to DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning must ensure that they pay attention to a variety of responsibilities including:

  • Reporting standards
  • Data access and retention
  • Originality and plagiarism
  • Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication
  • Acknowledgement of sources
  • Authorship of the paper
  • Hazards and human or animal subjects
  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest
  • Fundamental errors in published works

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must confirm that their manuscripts have not been formerly submitted or published in other journals. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is an unethical behavior and it is unacceptable. Authors must ensure the originality of the manuscripts and all others’ works have to be properly cited according to DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning’s references format (APA 7th edition). All authors must ensure that they have cited published works that have been used in determining the nature of the submitted work.

Authorship

Authors must ensure that all people who have made a significant contribution to the submitted manuscript are inclusive and acknowledged. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

Authors must ensure that if the work involves chemicals, human subject approvals, or animals, it must be clearly identified and clarified in the submitted manuscript. Authors must include a statement of compliance with relevant ethical standards and, where applicable, evidence of ethical approval (e.g., informed consent, institutional review board approval).

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must ensure that they have disclosed any financial or other substantive conflict of interest in their submitted manuscript that might be construed to affect the results of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the research should be disclosed.

Post-Publication: Procedures for Dealing with Unethical Behaviours

The Editors and/or the Editorial Board of DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning are welcome to be informed at any time of suspected unethical behaviours or any type of misconducts by giving sufficient information and evidence to begin an investigation on published articles. All allegations will be taken seriously and treated in the same way.

Investigation

  • DARAS’s Editor will start an initial decision or consult with or seek advice from the Editorial Board, if appropriate.
  • Evidence or indication gathered during an investigation should be treated as strictly confidential, while avoiding spreading any allegations beyond those who need to know.
  • The accused authors will always be given the chance to respond to any charges made against them.

Minor Misconduct

  • Minor misconducts might be dealt with directly with those involved, without the need to consult more widely.
  • The authors should be given the opportunity to respond to any allegations.

Major Misconduct

DARAS’s Editor, working with the Editorial Board as appropriate, should make a decision as to the course of action to be taken on the basis of the presented evidence. The possible outcomes are as follows:

  1. The author or reviewer will be informed in writing that there appears to be a misunderstanding or misapplication of acceptable standards or a serious misconduct with regard to the submitted manuscript. A warning about future behaviours will be provided.
  2. Publication of a formal notice in the journal detailing the misconduct.
  3. Publication of an editorial detailing the misconduct.
  4. A formal letter to the head of the author’s or reviewer’s department or funding agency.
  5. Formal retraction or withdrawal of a publication from the journal, in conjunction with informing the head of the author’s or reviewer’s department, Abstracting & Indexing services, and the readership of the publication.
  6. Imposition of a formal embargo on contributions from an individual for a defined period.
  7. Reporting the case and outcome to a professional organization or higher authority for further investigation and action.
✅ Ethical Standards Summary:
  • DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning adheres to the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
  • The journal employs a double-blind peer review process to ensure objectivity and impartiality.
  • All parties (editors, reviewers, and authors) are expected to maintain confidentiality and disclose any conflicts of interest.
  • Plagiarism and simultaneous submissions are strictly prohibited.
  • All allegations of unethical behaviour will be investigated thoroughly and dealt with accordingly.
  • Authors must ensure originality, proper citation, and compliance with ethical research standards.

For further inquiries regarding publication ethics, please contact the editorial team of DARAS: Journal of Education and Learning at contact.idresearch@gmail.com.