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Publication Ethics Statement

All parties involved in the publication of scholarly journal articles—authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, and publishers—are expected to adhere to ethical standards. This ethics statement is aligned with the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). COPE offers resources on professional publishing standards for authors, editors, and reviewers at publicationethics.org.

Editorial Actions

The decision to accept or reject a manuscript for publication should be guided by the paper's significance, originality, clarity, and its alignment with the scope of the Journal of Global South Sport Studies (JGSSS). Editorial considerations must be conducted without bias regarding the authors' race, religion, ethnicity, gender, seniority, citizenship, institutional affiliation, professional association, or political philosophy.

All original research articles should undergo rigorous peer review prior to publication, with careful attention to potential conflicts of interest. Editors must engage Associate Editors or other domain-specific experts to ensure an impartial evaluation of the manuscript's quality and reliability. If a submission is deemed unsuitable for the journal's remit, it may be declined without peer review.

Editors are obligated to treat all submissions with strict confidentiality. Neither the editors nor the editorial staff may disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration, except to those directly involved in the professional evaluation of the work. Reviewer identities must also remain confidential.

Timely handling of manuscripts is essential, and editors should regularly update authors on the status of the review process. If unforeseen delays arise, the editor must recuse themselves promptly to avoid impeding the author's pursuit of publication.

In cases of suspected academic misconduct, editors are required to first contact the authors before escalating the issue to the relevant institutional authorities.

Editors are expected to submit finalized manuscripts for publication to JGSSS approximately three months before the scheduled publication date.

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of interest arise when editors have undisclosed interests that could compromise their objectivity in decision-making. Editors should avoid situations that may give rise to real or perceived conflicts of interest, such as managing submissions from current or former students, recent collaborators, or colleagues from the same institution.

Editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, whether personal or pertaining to the editorial team, to authors, reviewers, and readers.

Addressing Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct is characterized by actions intended to deceive others into believing falsehoods as truths. Investigations of misconduct should consider both the act itself and the researcher’s or author’s intent.

Editors should be vigilant in identifying potential cases of plagiarism, data falsification, duplication of published work, misappropriation of intellectual property, redundant submissions, improper attribution, or incorrect authorship. In cases of misconduct, editors may involve the authors' affiliated institutions or employers if necessary. Authors must always be given the opportunity to respond to allegations of minor misconduct.

Sanctions for confirmed misconduct may include the following, in ascending order of severity:

• Issuing an explanatory letter to the authors in cases of unintentional errors.
• Issuing a reprimand and warning regarding future conduct.
• Submitting a formal letter to the authors' institution or funding organization.
• Banning future submissions from the individual, unit, or institution responsible for misconduct for a defined period.
• Retracting or withdrawing the publication, notifying other editors and indexing authorities.