Ethical statements

Bulletin of Humanities and Social Sciences is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics, integrity, transparency, and responsibility in scholarly publishing. The journal expects authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers to follow recognized ethical principles throughout the publication process.

Publication Ethics
The journal promotes honesty, transparency, and accountability in research and publication. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to act ethically and professionally.

Authors’ Responsibilities
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original, accurate, and prepared according to accepted academic standards. Authors should properly acknowledge all sources and provide accurate citations. Manuscripts must not be under consideration by another journal at the time of submission.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit only original work. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and unauthorized use of copyrighted material are strictly prohibited. All submissions may be screened using plagiarism-detection tools.

Data Integrity
Authors are responsible for ensuring that research findings, data, analyses, and interpretations are accurate and honestly presented. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or selective reporting of data is considered unethical.

Authorship and Contributorship
Only individuals who have made significant intellectual contributions to the research should be listed as authors. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and publication.

Conflict of Interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence the publication process or the interpretation of research findings.

Editorial Responsibilities
Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on academic merit, originality, relevance, and scholarly quality. Editorial decisions are made without discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political beliefs, or institutional affiliation.

Peer Review Ethics
The journal follows a fair, unbiased, and confidential peer-review process. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely assessments and must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts.

Confidentiality
Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must not disclose information regarding submitted manuscripts to anyone other than those directly involved in the editorial and review process.

Human and Social Research Ethics
Research involving human participants, surveys, interviews, observations, or personal data must comply with applicable ethical standards. Authors should confirm that informed consent was obtained where necessary and that participant privacy and confidentiality were protected.

Research Misconduct
Research misconduct includes plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, unethical authorship practices, and any action that compromises the integrity of scholarly research. Allegations of misconduct will be investigated thoroughly.

Corrections and Retractions
When significant errors or ethical concerns are identified, the journal may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
Any use of artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of manuscripts must be disclosed by the authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted content.

Ethical Oversight
The journal reserves the right to request supporting documentation, ethical approvals, consent forms, or additional information whenever ethical concerns arise during the review or publication process.

Commitment to Research Integrity
The journal is dedicated to promoting responsible research practices, ethical publishing standards, and the dissemination of high-quality scholarly work that contributes positively to the humanities and social sciences community.