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Research Ethics

Research Ethics Regulations (JABI)

Adopted in March 2024

 

 

Preamble

Journal of Asian Business Innovation (JABI) is an academic journal aiming at the development of Asian business and academic exchange. JABI is the main channel to release research findings and communicate academic knowledge. JABI is required to expose academic fraud such as the authenticity of submitted papers, multiple publications, forgery, falsification and plagiarism while setting up and implementing appropriate measures against them to contribute to ethical research compliance. This Research Ethics Guideline seeks to comply with applicable principles and rules in the research activities while presenting some principles and rules to the authors, editing staff and examiners for compliance.

 

 

Section 1: Code of Conduct for Authors

  • Originality, Plagiarism, and Self-Plagiarism: All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Fabricating, falsifying, or copying others' work without proper attribution is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, "self-plagiarism constitutes plagiarism"; authors must provide appropriate citations even when reusing their own prior work, rather than presenting it as entirely new findings. Submissions will be screened using industry-standard plagiarism detection tools (e.g., Crossref Similarity Check, iThenticate, Copykiller).
  • Authorship Criteria and AI Policy: Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the study's conception, design, execution, or interpretation. In accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) cannot be credited as authors because they cannot be held accountable for the integrity and validity of the work. Authors must explicitly disclose the use of AI tools, including the name and version, and describe the content modified by them.
  • Conflicts of Interest (CoI): Authors must disclose any financial, personal, institutional, or professional relationships that could inappropriately influence or bias their research outcomes.
  • Corporate and Human Participant Permissions: If the research features specific companies or uses non-public organizational data, authors must clear formal permission using a "consent to publish" form signed by an authorized representative. Research involving human participants must comply with institutional frameworks (e.g., Institutional Review Board approval) and secure informed consent.


Section 2: Code of Conduct for Reviewers

  • Objectivity and Constructive Feedback: Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts impartially and objectively based solely on their academic merit, avoiding personal criticism of the author(s).
  • Confidentiality and Misuse of Data: Manuscripts received for peer review are strictly confidential documents. Reviewers must not discuss the paper with others without the editor's authorization and are strictly forbidden from using unpublished data or ideas for their personal research.
  • Conflict of Interest in Peer Review: Reviewers must recuse themselves and decline the review invitation if they have any competitive, collaborative, or other institutional relationships with the authors or connected organizations.


Section 3: Code of Conduct for the Editorial Board

  • Unbiased Publication Decisions: The Editorial Board holds ultimate accountability for publication decisions. Decisions must be based strictly on scholarly merit and intellectual content, free from bias related to the authors' nationality, institutional affiliation, race, gender, or political philosophy.
  • Confidentiality and Recusal: Editors must protect reviewer anonymity and must not disclose any details regarding a submitted manuscript to anyone outside the assigned reviewers and editorial advisers. Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a personal or professional conflict of interest exists.


Section 4: Procedures for Handling Misconduct

  • Investigation Framework: The Journal of Asian Business Innovation (JABI) adheres strictly to the COPE guidelines when dealing with allegations of misconduct (such as data fabrication, image manipulation, or severe plagiarism). If a formal allegation is submitted in writing to the JABI Secretariat, the JABI Editorial Board will initiate an investigation, which may include contacting the author’s affiliated institution or funders for verification.
  • Sanctions and Retractions: If an ethical violation or fatal error is confirmed post-investigation, the Editorial Board will issue corrections or a formal retraction of the published article in line with COPE guidelines. Authors found guilty of breaching academic integrity will be deprived of their right to submit manuscripts to the journal for a designated period (e.g., two to five calendar years).