COPE Principles

JCODA follows the ethical principles and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

COPE-based principles include:
  • Research and publication integrity
  • Fair and transparent peer review
  • Responsible authorship and contributorship
  • Conflict of interest management
  • Research and publication misconduct handling
  • Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern
  • Data integrity and reproducibility
  • Editorial independence and accountability