This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement sets out how GRETA Journal will protect the integrity of its editorial decisions and scholarly record. It applies to authors, reviewers, editors, guest editors and the publisher, including work commissioned for special issues.
Editorial responsibility
Decisions should reflect a submission’s relevance, scholarly quality and contribution, without discrimination or pressure from advertisers, sponsors or personal relationships. An editor with a competing interest must withdraw from handling the manuscript. Guest-edited content must receive the same oversight as regular submissions; responsibility for the journal’s standards remains with its editorial leadership.
Originality and integrity
Authors must submit original work, identify relevant prior publications and avoid simultaneous submission, undisclosed duplicate publication, plagiarism, fabricated or falsified findings, and manipulative citation practices. Quotations, reused material and contributions must be acknowledged accurately. Reviewers and editors must not request irrelevant citations to increase their own or the journal’s citation counts.
Plagiarism includes presenting another person’s words, ideas, data or other work without appropriate acknowledgement. Self-plagiarism includes undisclosed reuse of one’s own previously published text or findings, including redundant, duplicate or substantially overlapping publication. Authors must identify and cite relevant prior work and explain any overlap so that editors can assess the submission transparently.
Responding to concerns
Send integrity concerns to submissions@gretajournal.com, identifying the manuscript or article and providing supporting evidence where available. An unconflicted responsible editor will assess the evidence, preserve relevant records and invite an explanation from the affected parties. The investigation will be proportionate, confidential where possible and based on evidence rather than an assumption of wrongdoing. Institutional input or independent advice may be sought where the journal cannot establish the facts itself.
During an investigation, editorial processing may be paused. Outcomes may include no further action, a request for clarification, manuscript rejection, or an appropriate published notice. Authors should have an opportunity to respond; a lack of response does not prevent an evidence-based editorial decision.
Detailed policies
- Authorship, contributorship and competing interests
- Peer review and editorial decisions
- Ethical oversight, data sharing and reproducibility
- Copyright, licensing and intellectual property
- Complaints and appeals
- Post-publication discussion, corrections and retractions
- Generative AI and human accountability
If the concern involves the handling editor, contact info@gretajournal.com to request independent handling. Named editorial appointments and the publisher’s independent escalation representative will be published when finalised. Access to confidential case records will be restricted to those responsible for resolving the concern.