Research Misconduct
Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), duplicate submission or publication, citation manipulation, and inappropriate authorship. SCALE handles suspected misconduct following COPE flowcharts:
- The editor gathers evidence and contacts the corresponding author for an explanation.
- If the explanation is unsatisfactory, the editor may contact the authors' institution.
- Depending on the severity, the outcome may include rejection of the manuscript, publication of a correction or retraction, and a ban on future submissions for a set period.
Reports of suspected misconduct can be sent to the editorial office through the Contact page.
