Ethics and Disclosures

Ethics and Disclosures

The Journal of Business Research in Emerging Economies (JBREE) is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity, ethical publishing, transparency, and responsible scholarly communication. The journal seeks to ensure that all published research maintains credibility, originality, methodological rigor, and ethical compliance.

JBREE follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and scholarly best practices to preserve the integrity of the academic record and strengthen trust within the global research community.

Publication Ethics

The journal adheres to internationally accepted ethical publishing standards and supports the principles and guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). JBREE is committed to addressing ethical concerns, publication misconduct, and research integrity issues in a fair, transparent, and responsible manner.

The journal may investigate allegations involving, but not limited to:

  • Plagiarism;
  • Duplicate or redundant publication;
  • Data fabrication or falsification;
  • Citation manipulation;
  • Authorship disputes;
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest;
  • Ethical approval violations;
  • Manipulated peer review practices;
  • Misuse of artificial intelligence tools.

Where necessary, the journal may issue corrections, editorial notices, expressions of concern, or retractions in accordance with accepted ethical guidelines.

Research Integrity and Reporting Standards

Authors submitting manuscripts to JBREE are required to comply with applicable international, national, institutional, and disciplinary standards relating to research design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and ethical conduct.

Research must be presented honestly, accurately, transparently, and without inappropriate manipulation or misrepresentation of findings.

The journal strongly encourages responsible reporting practices and methodological transparency to enhance reproducibility, scholarly reliability, and evidence-based knowledge development.

Human Participants and Ethical Approval

Research involving human participants, organizational respondents, surveys, interviews, case studies, or sensitive data must comply with appropriate ethical standards and institutional requirements.

Authors must clearly state where applicable:

  • Ethical approval obtained from relevant institutions or ethics committees;
  • Participant consent procedures;
  • Measures taken to ensure confidentiality and privacy protection.

Example statement:

“The study was conducted in accordance with institutional ethical standards, and informed consent was obtained from all participants.”

Where ethical approval was not required, authors should provide a clear justification.

Informed Consent

Authors are responsible for obtaining informed consent from research participants whenever required. Participation in research should be voluntary, informed, and conducted with appropriate safeguards for privacy and confidentiality.

Any identifiable personal, institutional, or organizational information must not be disclosed without explicit permission.

Competing Interests and Disclosures

JBREE maintains a strict competing interests and disclosure policy to ensure transparency and objectivity in scholarly publishing.

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, personal, or non-financial interests that could potentially influence the research, interpretation, or publication process.

Potential competing interests may include:

  • Research grants or funding;
  • Employment or consultancy relationships;
  • Advisory positions;
  • Stock ownership or financial investments;
  • Institutional affiliations;
  • Intellectual property interests;
  • Personal or professional relationships relevant to the research.

If no competing interests exist, authors should state:

“The authors declare that they have no competing interests.”

Failure to disclose relevant conflicts may result in editorial action, including rejection, correction, or retraction.

Peer Review Policy

All research manuscripts submitted to JBREE undergo rigorous peer review to ensure academic quality, originality, and scholarly contribution.

The journal operates primarily under a single-anonymous peer review model in which:

  • Reviewer identities remain confidential;
  • Reviewer evaluations are conducted independently and objectively.

Editorial decisions are based on:

  • Relevance to the journal scope;
  • Methodological rigor;
  • Originality and contribution;
  • Ethical compliance;
  • Clarity and scholarly quality.

The editorial team reserves full authority regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection decisions.

Commitment to Ethical Scholarship

The Journal of Business Research in Emerging Economies is dedicated to promoting ethical, credible, and impactful research that contributes to academic advancement, responsible business practices, policy development, and sustainable socio-economic transformation across emerging economies worldwide.