The International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies (IJPES) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial integrity, transparency, fairness, and scholarly excellence. The journal follows the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and internationally recognized best practices in scholarly publishing.
Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the academic quality, editorial integrity, and strategic development of the journal. The Editor-in-Chief oversees the editorial process and makes the final decision regarding the acceptance, revision, or rejection of submitted manuscripts.
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for:
Editorial decisions are based solely on the scholarly merit of submitted manuscripts, including originality, methodological rigor, significance, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope.
Initial Editorial Assessment
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening before entering peer review.
Submissions are evaluated for:
Manuscripts may be rejected without external review if they fall outside the journal's scope, fail to meet ethical standards, demonstrate insufficient scholarly contribution, or contain substantial methodological deficiencies.
Responsibilities of Section Editors
Section Editors support the Editor-in-Chief by managing manuscripts within their areas of expertise. Their responsibilities include:
Section Editors are expected to promote fairness, objectivity, efficiency, and scholarly rigor throughout the review process.
Editorial Decision Making
Editorial decisions are based on:
The Editor-in-Chief retains final authority over all editorial decisions.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made independently of the publisher, sponsoring organizations, advertisers, institutional affiliations, financial considerations, or political interests. Editors are free to make decisions solely on the basis of scholarly merit and ethical considerations.
Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and related communications. Information regarding submitted manuscripts may only be shared with individuals directly involved in the editorial and peer review process.
Conflicts of Interest
Editors must disclose and appropriately manage any conflicts of interest that could influence editorial decisions. Editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts when personal, professional, institutional, or financial relationships may compromise objectivity.
Research Integrity and Publication Ethics
The editorial team is responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record and investigating allegations of:
Investigations are conducted in accordance with COPE guidelines and accepted publishing standards. Where necessary, the journal may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.
Commitment to Fairness
IJPES evaluates manuscripts exclusively on their academic merit. Editorial decisions are made without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, age, institutional affiliation, political views, or other personal characteristics.
Through these principles, the editorial team seeks to ensure that IJPES remains a trusted, credible, and internationally recognized forum for scholarly communication.
The International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies (IJPES) has introduced its Online First publication system.
Articles that have completed all review and production processes will be published online before assignment to a regular issue. Each article will receive its final DOI and will be fully citable upon publication.
Online First articles will later be assigned to a regular issue without any change to their DOI.
IJPES Editorial Office
The journal is pleased to announce the renewal of its Editorial Board. We warmly welcome Professor Jianzhong Xu as our new Co Editor in Chief and extend a sincere welcome to our newly appointed Editorial Board members. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to our former Editorial Board members for their valuable contributions and dedicated service to the journal.
IJPES - International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies (ISSN: 2148-9378) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative 4.0 International License.
