ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS POLICY

AESD (Journal of Academic Education and Social Sciences) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. Our journal follows the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and requires all stakeholders to adhere to the following ethical rules.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must submit only entirely original works and appropriately cite all sources used. Plagiarism, data fabrication, and academic fraud are strictly prohibited.
Conflict of Interest: Authors must clearly disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
Multiple or Concurrent Publication: Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is considered unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Authorship Criteria: Only individuals who have made a significant scientific contribution to the study should be listed as authors. "Gift authorship" or "ghost authorship" are regarded as ethical violations.

2. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Double-Blind Peer Review: AESD employs a double-blind review process; reviewers and authors remain anonymous to each other.
Objectivity and Confidentiality: Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively and avoid personal bias. All information regarding the review process must be kept confidential and not shared with third parties.
Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or institutions.

3. Responsibilities of Editors

Independence and Impartiality: Editors make decisions based solely on scientific merit, without regard to the authors' identity, institutional affiliation, or background.
Handling Ethical Violations: Editors are responsible for investigating reported ethical misconduct in accordance with COPE flowcharts.

4. Handling Ethical Misconduct

If an ethical violation (plagiarism, data manipulation, etc.) is detected, the following process is initiated:

Preliminary Assessment: The editorial board reviews the allegation.
Defense: The accused author(s) are asked to provide a formal explanation.
Sanctions: If the manuscript is unpublished, the process is terminated. If it has already been published, a "Retraction" notice is issued and publicly announced on the journal website. When necessary, the authors' institutions are notified.
Appeals: Authors have the right to appeal decisions. Appeals are reviewed by an independent ethical commission.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING POLICY

AESD adopts open access publishing principles to encourage the free exchange of knowledge and to enhance global scientific interaction.

Creative Commons License: CC BY 4.0

All articles published in our journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Under this license:

Attribution (BY): Articles can be shared, copied, and redistributed in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and AESD.
Flexibility: Content can be remixed, transformed, and built upon for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as the license terms are met.

Copyright Ownership

Authors' Rights: Authors retain the copyright of their work. By publishing in AESD, authors grant the journal the right to publish the work and make it available to the public under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Self-Archiving: Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal websites) without any embargo period.

Digital Preservation and Archiving

To ensure permanent accessibility, published articles are archived through the PKP PLN, LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS systems. Even if the journal ceases publication, the content will remain accessible to the academic community through these archives.

Violations and Legal Actions

If content published in AESD is found to be used in violation of the CC BY 4.0 license terms (especially regarding proper attribution):

The relevant individual or institution will be notified in writing to correct the violation.
If the violation persists, AESD reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings and inform the academic community.