Code of Ethics

VALUE: Journal of Business Studies is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal expects all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, and reviewers, to uphold ethical conduct, professionalism, and responsibility.

Authors are expected to submit original work, present data accurately, acknowledge all sources properly, avoid simultaneous submission or duplicate publication, disclose any conflicts of interest, and ensure that all listed authors have made meaningful contributions to the manuscript. Authors are also responsible for promptly notifying the journal if significant errors are identified in a published work. 

Editors are responsible for making publication decisions fairly and objectively, based solely on academic merit, relevance, and ethical standards. Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, manage the review process with integrity, and avoid conflicts of interest in editorial decision-making. 

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations of manuscripts. They must treat all manuscripts as confidential documents, avoid conflicts of interest, and identify relevant published work that has not been properly cited by the authors.