Publication and Research Ethics
1- Publication Ethics
The International Journal of Palestine Studies (IJPS-UM) adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) standards on publication ethics. We uphold values of objectivity, confidentiality, and integrity to publish original work in the best possible standard and take all possible steps to act against publication malpractices. Submission of an article implies that:
the work described has not been published previously except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis.
it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
its submission and publication in the journal is known and approved by all authors.
the work is the author's own with no falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism including duplicate publication of the author's own work without proper citation.
2- Research Ethics
Authors should include evidence of ethical approval in the manuscript, particularly if the study involved human subjects.
Additionally, the research reported in the manuscript must have been conducted in accordance with the ethical policies of the authors’ institutions and/ or funders as well as national and international laws.
For human subjects, informed consent must have been informed.
Authors should also indicate other forms of approvals and/ or consent obtained, where relevant (e.g., Ministry of Education, parents of child respondents)
3- Third-Party Content
Third party content refers to any form of content belonging to others.
If your work contains such content, you must ensure that you have obtained written permission to use or reuse the content (e.g., images) from the rights holder.
4- Peer Review Policy
Manuscripts submitted to IJPS-UM first undergo editorial screening, followed by them being checked for originality. If plagiarism is detected, the manuscript will not be considered for publication.
Manuscripts that get through the editorial screening will undergo a double-blind peer review process by at least two anonymous reviewers who are knowledgeable in similar areas as the manuscript.
At this stage, the manuscript may be accepted, rejected, require further revisions, or need to be resubmitted for a second round of reviews.
Revised manuscripts will be checked by the Chief Editor and the Managing Editor before a decision is made about the manuscript.
Articles in a Thematic or Special Issue will be subject to the same evaluation process under the supervision of the Guest Editor.
