Publication Ethics

JABEM follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects authors, reviewers and editors to do the same.

Authors

• Submit only original work and cite others' work properly. Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is not accepted.
• Do not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at a time.
• List as authors everyone, and only those, who made a substantial contribution.
• Declare all funding and any competing interests.
• Research involving people must have ethics approval and informed consent where required.
• Data must be genuine. Fabrication or manipulation of data is misconduct.
• Disclose any use of generative AI tools. AI cannot be an author, and authors remain responsible for all content.

Reviewers

• Keep manuscripts confidential and do not use unpublished findings.
• Decline if you have a conflict of interest.
• Do not upload manuscripts into public AI tools.

Editors

• Judge manuscripts on their merit only, regardless of the authors' identity, institution or nationality.
• Keep editorial decisions independent of fees and payment.
• Handle conflicts of interest by passing the manuscript to another editor.

Corrections and retractions

Errors in published articles are corrected through a published correction notice linked to the article. Articles found to be seriously flawed or the result of misconduct are retracted, with a retraction notice; the original remains online, clearly marked.

Complaints and appeals

Authors may appeal a decision once, in writing, to the Editor-in-Chief, explaining why they believe it was mistaken. Complaints about the journal's conduct can be sent to editor@jabem.org and will be answered within 30 days.