Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
JTHE is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher are expected to act in accordance with recognised standards of publication ethics, research integrity, transparency, accountability, and editorial independence.
Authors must submit original work, ensure that all listed authors meet appropriate authorship criteria, acknowledge contributors who do not meet authorship criteria, disclose funding and competing interests, obtain any required ethics approval or participant consent, and ensure that data, quotations, images, tables, and third-party materials are used lawfully and accurately.
Editors are responsible for fair and timely editorial handling, selecting appropriate reviewers, managing conflicts of interest, protecting the confidentiality of submissions, and making decisions based on scholarly merit rather than personal, institutional, political, financial, or commercial considerations.
Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential documents. They should provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based comments; declare any conflicts of interest; avoid using unpublished material for personal advantage; and respect the anonymity rules of the journal's review process.