Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Ethics and Malpractice Statement

JMCL accepts manuscripts for reviews on the basis that the manuscript: 

1. Is the author's original work;
2. Has not been previously published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere;
3. Does not contain anything abusive, defamatory, libellous, obscene, objectionable, misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive.

It is to be noted that there is no fee for publication, nor will the Author receive any royalties for publication.

The Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law (JMCL) is a peer reviewed international journal committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics.

1. JMCL has no tolerance for plagiarism, copyright infringement or other malpractices in publication and views these issues very seriously.
2. JMCL seeks to protect the rights of authors and will promptly investigate claims of copyright infringement, plagiarism, publication malpractice or misuse of published material. Articles submitted to JMCL are also checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article is found to contain plagiarism or third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, JMCL reserves the right to take action to remedy the situation including, but not limited to,  publishing corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies.

To that end, all actors involved in publication, namely authors, reviewers and the members of the editorial team, are expected to adhere fully to our publication ethics and malpractice policy.