Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The CAIRE Business and Economic Review (CBER) is dedicated to adhering to strict standards of publication ethics, research integrity, and editorial integrity. The CBER adheres to the publication ethics guidelines in order to ensure that the publications are treated in an objective, fair, and confidential manner.
This applies to the authors, reviewers, and the editors.
Responsibilities of Authors
Authors should:
● Submit original and new research work.
● Ensure that the manuscript is not submitted elsewhere.
● Submit your manuscript honestly, accurately, and clearly.
● Cite your sources and give credit where due.
● Prevent any form of plagiarism, duplicate publications, and self-plagiarism.
● Seek permission for any copyrighted material where necessary.
● Ensure all the authors agree to the final manuscript.
● State any potential conflicts of interest.
● Acknowledge the source of your funds.
● Comply with ethical guidelines when dealing with human subjects or animal testing.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers are expected to:
● Be unbiased, objective and impartial in conducting your review.
● Keep the confidentiality of the manuscript being reviewed.
● Give constructive and professional comments.
● Base your assessment of the manuscript on academic standards.
● Declare any conflicts of interest.
● Make your review within the agreed-upon time period.
● Do not use any confidential information to your advantage.
Responsibilities of Editors
Editors are responsible for:
● Editorial decisions free of bias.
● Keeping the confidentiality of manuscripts submitted.
● Selecting appropriate reviewers.
● Ensuring editorial independence.
● Taking prompt action on any ethics issues.
● Upholding high standards of publication.
● Facilitating fairness, openness, and academic excellence.
Taking responsible editorial actions when needed such as corrections, retractions and others.
Editorial decisions must be made according to the quality, originality, significance, and academic value of the submitted manuscript.
Academic Integrity & Research Misconduct
CBER has strict guidelines against unethical practices in publications. Manuscripts that have been submitted should be characterized by originality, integrity, and responsible conduct in research.
This journal does not consider for submission:
● Plagiarism
● Duplicate publications
● Data fabrication/falsification
● Simultaneous submission of the manuscript
● Misrepresentation of authorship
● Citation manipulation
● Conflict of interests that have not been declared
● Unethical research practices
● Research misconduct
In cases where the unethical practice has been observed, the journal reserves the right to reject the manuscript, make corrections, publish the corrections or even retract it among other actions that might be considered.
CBER has set out to maintain integrity in academic publishing through responsible research and ethical conduct.
