The Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology (JICLT) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. The journal adheres to the principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and internationally recognized publishing standards. These ethical principles apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers throughout the publication process.
Authorship: Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the research and manuscript.
Originality: Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
Data Access and Availability: Authors should retain research data and make it available when requested for verification or reproducibility.
Data Citation: All datasets, software, and supporting research materials should be accurately cited using recognized citation standards.
Source Acknowledgment: Authors must properly acknowledge all sources, references, funding agencies, and contributions.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional conflicts that could influence the publication process.
Reporting Standards: Research findings should be presented honestly, accurately, and completely without fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting.
Human Rights and Animal Welfare: Research involving human participants or animals must comply with internationally accepted ethical principles and institutional regulations.
Research Ethics, IRB Approval, and Informed Consent: Studies involving human participants must obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee approval and informed consent where applicable.
Clinical Trial Registration: Clinical trials should be registered in an appropriate publicly accessible registry before participant enrollment, where applicable.
Author Accountability and Research Misconduct: Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their work, and all forms of misconduct—including plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, and image falsification—are strictly prohibited.
Corrections, Retractions, and Advertising Ethics: The journal publishes corrections or retractions when necessary in accordance with COPE guidelines, while ensuring that advertising activities remain independent of editorial decisions and do not compromise the integrity of published research.
