Editorial Policies

Editorial independence

Editorial independence is respected. Journal publishers do not interfere with editorial decisions. The relationship between the editor and the journal publisher is set out in a formal contract and an appeal mechanism for disputes is established. Editorial Centre of Sociological Research, as the publisher of JSDTL, works with the journal editors to set journal policies appropriately and aim to meet those policies, particularly with respect to: editorial independence; research ethics(including confidentiality, consent, and the special requirements for research in social sciences); authorship; transparency and integrity (conflicts of interest, research funding, reporting standards); peer review (for further information concerning responsibilities in relation to peer review process.

For Editor

Editor:

Handles all information, manuscripts, and reviews as confidential materials and does not disseminate them outside the editorial board.
Guarantees the anonymity of reviewers (double-blind review).

The editors shall follow the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editor.

Publication Ethics (details)

For Reviewer

Reviewer:

By accepting the review, the reviewer confirms to be an independent expert and to meet the fixed deadlines.
Handles information included in submitted yet-unpublished contributions as confidential content and guarantees that s/he will not hand it over to any third party or use it to his/her benefit.
Writes a review to help the author to improve the quality of their work.
If s/he founds out a possible conflict of interests or has a reasonable suspicion of plagiarism regarding the contribution, reports this fact to the editors.

The reviewers shall follow the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

Publication Ethics (details)

Introduction to Publication Ethics (COPE) - https://publicationethics.org/resources/elearning/introduction-publication-ethics-0

COPE Resources

Ethics toolkit for a successful editorial office

A short guide to ethical editing

COPE Core Practices

Guidelines for retracting articles

Request for removal of author after publication

What to do if you suspect plagiarism in a submitted article

What to do if you suspect plagiarism in a published article

How should editors respond to plagiarism? COPE discussion document

Sample letters

International standards for editors and authors

Correction and Retraction Policy

JSDTL follows strict ethical guidelines for making changes to published content. The journal recognizes that occasionally corrections may be necessary due to errors in the published material. The following policy outlines the procedures for post-publication amendments:

Types of Corrections:

Minor Corrections: Typographical, grammatical, or formatting errors that do not affect the scholarly meaning or conclusions of the work may be corrected in the online version with appropriate documentation.
Errata: Significant errors introduced during the publication process by the journal will be published as an erratum linked to the original article.
Corrigenda: Significant errors made by the authors will be published as a corrigendum linked to the original article.
Expression of Concern: When questions arise about the integrity or reliability of a published article, but conclusive evidence is not yet available.
Retractions: Used for seriously flawed articles where findings and conclusions are unreliable.

Procedure for Making Corrections:

All correction requests must be submitted in writing to the Editor-in-Chief.
Requests should clearly identify the error and proposed correction.
For author-initiated corrections, all co-authors must approve the changes.
The editorial board will review each request to determine the appropriate action.
All corrections will be documented and linked to the original article.
The original article will be preserved with a clear indication that a correction has been published.
Dates of correction will be clearly indicated.