Publication Ethics
PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
SAMMA AJIVA: Journal of Business and Management Buddhist is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics. All parties involved in the publishing process authors, editors, and reviewers must agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior.
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Duties of Editors: Editors ensure fair double-blind peer review, maintain confidentiality, evaluate manuscripts solely on intellectual merit, and prevent conflicts of interest.
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Duties of Reviewers: Reviewers assist in editorial decisions, maintain confidentiality, identify relevant published work not cited, and report any potential conflicts of interest or ethical misconduct.
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Duties of Authors: Authors must present accurate, original research, properly acknowledge sources, declare conflicts of interest, and refrain from plagiarism, data fabrication, or redundant publications.
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Plagiarism Screening: All submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin prior to review. The maximum allowed similarity index is 20%.
