Publication Ethics

The International Journal Fine Arts and Creative Communication is a medium for communicating research findings, common discovery points, and interactions between researchers and the wider society. Ensuring high-quality educational communication and maintaining accuracy are the only standards for criticism and review of articles, according to the requirements of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Therefore, the ethics of publishing works in the International Journal of Fine Arts and Creative Communication have been established as follows:

The Role and Duties of the Writer

  1. The author must certify that the work submitted for publication is new, has never been published anywhere before, and is not in the process of being submitted for publication to other journals at the same time.
  2. The writer must refer to the work of others. If those works are used in their own work, the "origin" must be specified to prevent copyright infringement. (If there is a lawsuit, it will be the sole responsibility of the author. The journal will not be responsible for anything.) This includes images, tables, etc., as well as creating a list of references at the end of the article.
  3. The writer must write the article correctly according to the format specified in the "Author's Advice."
  4. Authors must check the accuracy of the reference list, both in terms of format and content.
  5. All authors whose names appear in the article must be individuals who are actually involved in writing the article and acknowledge the submission of the article for publication in this journal.
  6. The author must edit the article according to the evaluation results from the article evaluators and the editorial team within the specified time.
  7. The author must present the facts from the study without distorting information or providing false information.
  8. The author must specify the name of the funding source providing support for the research (if any).
  9. Authors must indicate conflicts of interest (if any).

Roles and Duties of Journal Editors

  1. Editors have the duty to consider and screen the quality of articles for publication in the responsible journal.
  2. Editors must not reveal the author's information or the identities of the article evaluators to unrelated parties during the article evaluation process.
  3. Editors must not have conflicts of interest with the authors and evaluators.
  4. Journal editors must adhere to the journal's specified publication schedule.
  5. Editors must not use any information from the articles as their own work.
  6. Editors have the duty to check for plagiarism in articles to ensure that published articles do not copy other people's work. This should be done using a reliable and academically accepted program.
  7. If the editor finds that an article contains illegal plagiarism or falsified information that warrants removal, but the author refuses to retract the article, the editor can withdraw the article without the author's consent. This is the editor's right and responsibility for the article.

Roles and Duties of Article Reviewers

  1. Article reviewers must receive a system to protect their personal information, except where open-access articles are evaluated. This should be informed in advance to the authors and article reviewers.
  2. Article reviewers must maintain confidentiality and ensure that the articles submitted for consideration are not disclosed to unrelated parties during the evaluation period.
  3. After receiving the article from the journal editor, if the article reviewer is aware of a potential conflict of interest with the author, such as being a project collaborator, personally knowing the author, or other reasons that prevent unbiased commenting and suggestions, the article reviewer should notify the journal editor and refuse to evaluate the article.
  4. If the article reviewer finds that the article under consideration has any similarity or duplication with other works, they must notify the editor.
  5. Article reviewers should evaluate articles within their area of expertise, considering the importance of the content to that field of study, the quality of analysis, and the rigor of the work. Unsupported personal opinions should not be used as a basis for judging an article.