Publication Ethics

Editorial Policy

Publication Ethics

Faletehan Health Journal (FHJ) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, editorial integrity, academic honesty, and professional responsibility in all stages of the publication process.

Ethical Commitment

FHJ expects editors, reviewers, and authors to follow ethical publishing practices, including originality, transparency, confidentiality, fairness, and accountability.

Core Principles

The journal applies these core principles throughout editorial and publication workflows.

Originality

All submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be under review elsewhere.

Integrity

Data, methods, and findings must be reported honestly, accurately, and transparently.

Confidentiality

All manuscript files and reviewer reports are treated as confidential documents.

Fairness

Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, relevance, and compliance with journal standards.

Responsibilities by Role

Each party involved in publication has specific ethical responsibilities.

Editors

Duties of Editors

  • Evaluate manuscripts fairly based on academic merit and journal scope.
  • Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts and reviewer identities.
  • Avoid conflicts of interest in editorial handling.
  • Ensure a transparent and ethical review process.
  • Take action in cases of suspected misconduct, plagiarism, or unethical research.
Reviewers

Duties of Reviewers

  • Review manuscripts objectively, constructively, and within the requested time.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all manuscripts received for review.
  • Identify relevant published work not cited by the authors when appropriate.
  • Report suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or ethical concerns to the editor.
  • Decline review when a conflict of interest exists.
Authors

Duties of Authors

  • Submit original work and avoid plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification.
  • Ensure that the manuscript is not submitted or published elsewhere.
  • Present data accurately and cite all relevant sources properly.
  • Disclose conflicts of interest and funding sources where relevant.
  • Provide ethical approval information when required by the study design.

Plagiarism and Misconduct

FHJ does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, inappropriate authorship, or other forms of academic misconduct. Manuscripts may be rejected or withdrawn when ethical violations are identified.

Conflicts of Interest

Editors, reviewers, and authors are expected to disclose any conflicts of interest that may influence the review, interpretation, or publication of a manuscript.

Corrections and Retractions

If significant errors or ethical problems are identified after publication, FHJ may publish corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions as appropriate.