Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

This is the statement of ethics for Gading Journal for the Social Sciences (GJSS). This statement was adapted from the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and covers the code of ethics for the chief editor, editorial board members, reviewers and authors. This covers all parties working with us in the publication process, from the contact point until the completion of the specified task.

The COPE Core Practices are publicly accessible at:

https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

Authors are advised to go through the guidelines to be aware of the consequences prior to submission. In a case of ethics misconduct or if violation is detected, the article will be withdrawn from the website and a written explanation will be sought from the corresponding author (or authors) within 5 working days. The editorial board of GJSS will evaluate the author's response before a final decision is given. 

Authors/ researchers must give due consideration about the people from whom data is collected and processed. For medical related research where human subjects are involved, authors/researchers can refer to the Declaration of Helsinki adopted by the World Medical Association.

Authors are expected to obtain informed written consent from all human subjects involved in their study, and where necessary, the parents or guardians of minors. The written consent forms must be documented and kept as part of the researcher database. The consent forms should be made available upon request from the editorial board during the review process or post-publication. This information should include disclosure of the researchers’ intention to publish the results. To ensure anonymity, care must be taken to exclude information that can identify their subjects.

The ethics adopted by authors must be stated in the methodology section of the article. An example of statement is as follows: "The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by xx. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this research". In cases involving animals, the editorial board reserves the right to reject a manuscript if research protocols adopted in the research disregard animal welfare in any way.