Ethics & Policies

AJCCE is committed to research integrity and to ethical conduct at every stage of the publication process. The following pages set out the journal's ethical standards and the responsibilities of authors, editors and reviewers:

• Publication Ethics: the principles that apply to everyone involved, and how misconduct is handled.
• Author Responsibilities: what authors commit to when they submit.
• Editor Responsibilities: how editors handle submissions fairly and confidentially.
• Reviewer Responsibilities: the ethical duties of reviewers.
• Citation Policy: fair and accurate citation practice.
• AI Policy: the use of artificial intelligence tools by authors, reviewers and editors.
• Appeals and Complaints: how to appeal a decision or raise a concern.

To report an ethical concern about a submission or a published article, contact editor@ajcce.org.