Editorial Policies (UJGHRSH)

Universal Journal of Green Human Resources and Sustainable Humanities (UJGHRSH)

ٱلْمَجَلَّة ٱلْعَالَمِيَّة لِلْمَوَارِد ٱلْبَشَرِيَّة ٱلْخَضْرَاء وَٱلْعُلُوم ٱلْإِنْسَانِيَّة ٱلْمُسْتَدَامَة

The Universal Journal of Green Human Resources and Sustainable Humanities (UJGHRSH) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial quality, academic integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing practices. These editorial policies provide a framework for fair, objective, and independent scholarly publishing.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board without influence from the publisher, sponsors, institutions, funding agencies, advertisers, or any external parties.

Decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, rejection, correction, or retraction are based solely on:

  • Academic merit.
  • Originality and innovation.
  • Methodological rigor.
  • Relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.
  • Compliance with ethical and publication standards.

Commercial, political, institutional, or personal interests shall not influence editorial decisions.

Editorial Decision-Making

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board are responsible for ensuring that all manuscripts are evaluated fairly and objectively.

Editorial decisions are based on:

  • Peer-review reports and recommendations.
  • Scholarly quality and contribution.
  • Relevance to green human resource management, sustainability studies, humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines.
  • Compliance with ethical publishing requirements.

The final decision regarding publication rests solely with the Editor-in-Chief.

Plagiarism Policy

UJGHRSH maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and academic misconduct.

All submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism-detection software before entering the peer-review process.

The following practices are considered unacceptable:

  • Plagiarism.
  • Self-plagiarism.
  • Data fabrication.
  • Data falsification.
  • Duplicate publication.
  • Citation manipulation.
  • Misrepresentation of authorship.
  • Unauthorized use of copyrighted material.
  • Undisclosed AI-generated content presented as original scholarly work.

Manuscripts violating these standards may be rejected, corrected, withdrawn, or retracted.

Conflict of Interest Policy

The journal requires transparency regarding any actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Authors

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could influence the interpretation or presentation of their research.

Reviewers

Reviewers must decline review assignments when conflicts exist that may compromise their objectivity.

Editors

Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists.

Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure impartial editorial decisions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

The journal supports the responsible and transparent use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in research and manuscript preparation.

Authors must disclose any use of AI tools for:

  • Data analysis and interpretation.
  • Statistical processing.
  • Language editing or text generation.
  • Coding and software assistance.
  • Image, figure, or graphical content generation.
  • Research support and information organization.

AI systems:

  • Cannot be listed as authors.
  • Cannot hold intellectual responsibility for published work.
  • Must be acknowledged when used in the research or writing process.

Human authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted content.

Corrections and Retractions Policy

The journal is committed to preserving the integrity and reliability of the scholarly record.

Corrections

Corrections may be issued when errors are identified that do not significantly affect the validity of the research findings.

Retractions

Articles may be retracted when:

  • Research misconduct is confirmed.
  • Serious methodological errors are identified.
  • Plagiarism is detected.
  • Data are fabricated or falsified.
  • Duplicate publication is discovered.

Expressions of Concern

The journal may issue an Expression of Concern when substantial questions regarding a publication remain under investigation.

All correction and retraction notices will remain permanently linked to the original publication.

Confidentiality Policy

Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff are required to maintain strict confidentiality regarding:

  • Submitted manuscripts.
  • Review reports.
  • Author information.
  • Editorial discussions and decisions.

Confidential information obtained through the review process must not be used for personal, professional, or commercial purposes.

Research Integrity

The journal promotes responsible research conduct and expects all participants in the publication process to uphold the principles of:

  • Honesty.
  • Transparency.
  • Accountability.
  • Fairness.
  • Professionalism.
  • Respect for intellectual property.
  • Responsible stewardship of scholarly knowledge.

Any allegation of research misconduct will be investigated in accordance with internationally recognized ethical standards.

Policy Review and Updates

The Editorial Board periodically reviews and updates these policies to ensure alignment with international publishing standards, emerging ethical considerations, and best practices in scholarly communication.

Any updates to editorial policies will be published on the journal’s official website.