Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics
     The Kalasin University Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Innovation appoints at least three reviewers with recognized expertise and knowledge relevant to the subject area of each submitted manuscript. The journal employs a double-blind peer review process, ensuring that reviewers have no conflicts of interest or personal involvement with the authors.

Reviewers provide one of the following four recommendations:

  1. Acceptance without revision,
  2. Acceptance with minor revisions as suggested,
  3. Acceptance with major revisions, requiring further review,
  4. Rejection.

To comply with international standards of academic publishing, the journal adheres to the following publication ethics:

Authors’ Authorities

1.Authors must submit manuscripts that have not been previously submitted to or published in any other journal or platform.

2.Authors must provide accurate and complete references when citing the work of others.

3.Authors must strictly adhere to the journal’s formatting and submission guidelines.

4.Authors must clearly identify all legitimate co-authors and the corresponding author in the submitted manuscript.

5.Authors must not plagiarize or claim authorship of work that is not their own.

6.Authors must grant full copyright of the manuscript to the journal prior to publication and must not submit the approved manuscript to another publication thereafter.

7.Authors must strictly comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning human and animal rights. Ethical approval must be obtained prior to conducting research involving human participants or animals.

Editors’ Authorities
     1. Editors shall consider all submitted articles/manuscripts according to their contents as well as work validity and quality before publication process.
     2. Editors shall always provide sufficient academic feedback without bias toward race, gender, belief, culture, political point of views, and origin against authors.
     3. Editors shall have no gain and lost with authors or reviewers. Editors shall not seek any profit from publication and shall not claim any authorship upon the submitted articles/manuscripts.
     4. Editors shall not edit, correct, or alter reviewing results from the reviewers and shall not block or interfere data/information between reviewers and authors.
     5. Editors shall follow journal’s regulations, rules, and procedures strictly.
     6. Editors must take responsibility for strictly reviewing citations and references to prevent plagiarism and the use of non-existent sources.

Reviewers’ Authorities

  1. Reviewers shall evaluate manuscripts based solely on their academic quality and provide objective, constructive assessments in accordance with scholarly principles, free from bias or personal prejudice.
  2. Reviewers shall not seek or accept any personal or financial benefit in relation to the manuscripts under review.
  3. Reviewers shall undertake review assignments only within their areas of knowledge and expertise.
  4. Reviewers shall promptly notify the editorial office if any suspected plagiarism or ethical misconduct is identified in the submitted manuscript.
  5. Reviewers shall complete their evaluations within the specified timeframe and maintain strict confidentiality regarding all information contained in the submitted manuscripts.

Note: Translated and updated information from Committee on Publication Ethics (https://publicationethics.org) and Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre (https://tci-thailand.org)