NexTerra Academia is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics across all of its journals. Our policies are based on the Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Scope of Our Ethics Framework
- General duties and responsibilities of editors.
- Relations with readers, authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and publishers.
- Editorial and peer review processes.
- Protecting individual data and encouraging ethical research.
- Dealing with possible misconduct and ensuring the integrity of the academic record.
- Intellectual property, conflicts of interest, complaints, and encouraging debate.
Responsibilities of Editors
- Make publication decisions based on quality, scholarly merit, and relevance — without discrimination of any kind.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts at all stages.
- Recuse themselves from editorial decisions where a conflict of interest exists.
- Act promptly on reports of ethical violations, plagiarism, or misconduct.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
- Declare any conflicts of interest before accepting a review assignment.
- Conduct reviews objectively, with constructive and evidence-based feedback.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscript content and the review process.
- Notify the editor of any concerns regarding ethical issues, plagiarism, or data integrity.
Responsibilities of Authors
- Ensure that submitted work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration at another journal.
- Provide proper acknowledgement of others' work through accurate citations.
- List only authors who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research.
- Disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence interpretation of results.
- Promptly notify the editor of any significant errors discovered in published work.
Plagiarism Policy
All submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin software. If plagiarism is detected at any stage, the author will be alerted and asked to rewrite the affected content. Submissions with 20% or more plagiarized content will be rejected.
Informed Consent
For research involving human participants, authors must provide documentation that informed consent was obtained prior to the study.
Animal Research Ethics
For research involving regulated animals, appropriate ethical approval must be obtained. Authors must include an ethics statement with the name of the approving body and approval reference number. Compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines is strongly encouraged.
Retraction and Corrections
In cases where published articles contain significant errors, ethical violations, or plagiarized content, NexTerra Academia will take corrective action — including errata, corrections, or retractions — in accordance with COPE guidelines.