Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics
The Malaysian Journal of Health Promotion (MJHP) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. The journal follows the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to promote a transparent, accountable, fair, and responsible scholarly publishing process.
Responsibilities of Authors
  • Originality: Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
  • Citations and Plagiarism: All sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited. Plagiarism is considered a serious breach of publication ethics and will not be tolerated.
  • Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial competing interests that could potentially influence their research or its interpretation.
  • Authorship and Approval: Authorship must accurately reflect significant contributions to the work, and all co-authors must approve the final manuscript before submission.
Responsibilities of Editors
  • Review Management: Editors must ensure that the peer-review process is fair, unbiased, and conducted in a timely manner.
  • Objective Decisions: Manuscripts must be evaluated based on academic merit, originality, quality, and relevance to the journal's scope, without discrimination based on authors' backgrounds or institutional affiliations.
  • Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest: Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and disclose or avoid any conflicts of interest that could compromise editorial impartiality.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
  • Reviewer Integrity: Reviewers must provide fair, objective, constructive, and professional evaluations while maintaining the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
  • Recusal and Disclosure: Reviewers must promptly disclose any potential conflicts of interest and decline review invitations where their objectivity or impartiality could be compromised.
  • Ethical Boundaries: Information or materials obtained through the peer-review process must not be used, shared, or distributed without appropriate authorisation.
Ethical Commitment
Authors, editors, and reviewers involved with the Malaysian Journal of Health Promotion are expected to uphold the principles of integrity, transparency, confidentiality, fairness, and accountability throughout the publication process.