Publishing research findings is an important contribution to the global body of scientific knowledge. IBIMA Publishing is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics across all its journals.
A strict blind peer-review process applies to all submitted manuscripts to ensure fair and objective evaluation of scholarly work.
The submitted manuscript must be an original work and sole property of the Author(s), and must not have been published elsewhere or be under consideration for publication by another journal. Manuscripts found to have been previously published or simultaneously under consideration/review elsewhere will be rejected immediately. Authors will be banned for a period of twelve months from submitting any new manuscript to any IBIMA Publishing journal, regardless of authorship composition or involvement in the violation.
This ban will also extend to the editorial board of any journal published by IBIMA Publishing. Should the violation be repeated after the twelve-month ban period, the author(s) will be banned for three years from submitting any manuscript to any IBIMA Publishing journal.
The only two exceptions are:
(1) manuscripts previously presented at an IBIMA Conference and considered early-stage work in progress that is later fully developed for journal submission; and
(2) manuscripts that build upon previously published work by the same author(s). In such cases, authors must demonstrate substantial new development beyond the original publication and properly cite the original work.
IBIMA Publishing subscribes to CrossCheck powered by iThenticate, a plagiarism detection and prevention technology. IBIMA Publishing does not tolerate plagiarism and applies the following measures accordingly.
First, any manuscript proven to involve plagiarism will be immediately rejected, along with any other manuscript under consideration by any IBIMA Publishing journal submitted by the same author(s).
Second, each author involved in a violating manuscript will be banned for a period of three years from submitting any new manuscript to any IBIMA Publishing journal, regardless of authorship composition or involvement in the violation.
This ban will also extend to the editorial board of any journal published by IBIMA Publishing. Should the violation be repeated after the three-year ban period, the author(s) will be permanently banned from submitting any manuscript to any IBIMA Publishing journal.
Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies
IBIMA Publishing recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools may be used in academic writing and publishing workflows. However, their use must comply with the principles of transparency, accountability, and academic integrity.
Authors
Authors may use AI-assisted tools for language editing, grammar correction, formatting, or improving readability. However, authors must:
• Remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of the submitted manuscript
• Not list AI tools as authors or co-authors, as authorship requires human accountability
• Ensure that any use of AI tools does not result in plagiarism, fabrication, or misrepresentation of content
• Disclose the use of generative AI tools when they have contributed significantly to the preparation of the manuscript, where applicable
Reviewers
Reviewers must maintain strict confidentiality of all manuscripts under review and must not:
• Upload manuscripts or parts of manuscripts into generative AI tools or external AI systems
• Use AI tools to generate review reports or assess manuscripts in a way that compromises confidentiality or independent scholarly judgment
Editors
Editors may use AI-assisted tools only for limited administrative or language-support purposes. Editorial decisions must remain fully human-led, and AI tools must not be used to evaluate the scientific merit of submissions.
Misuse of AI Tools
Improper use of AI tools, including but not limited to:
• Fabrication or manipulation of data or references
• Undisclosed generation of substantive manuscript content
• Misrepresentation of AI-generated material as original human work will be treated as academic misconduct and may result in rejection of manuscripts, withdrawal of published articles, and sanctions in accordance with IBIMA Publishing’s publication ethics and misconduct policies.
Policy Updates
IBIMA Publishing reserves the right to update this policy as technologies, standards, and publishing practices evolve. Updates will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
Contact
For questions regarding this policy, please contact IBIMA Publishing via the official contact form on our website.