Editorial Policy

Journal of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences Editorial Policy

The editorial policy of the Journal of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences (JDHSS) defines the principles governing the acceptance, review, and publication processes. Grounded in ethical values, the journal is committed to upholding academic integrity, avoiding illegal practices such as plagiarism, and respecting intellectual ownership. Editors of JDHSS are responsible for:

• Providing clear guidelines to authors regarding manuscript preparation and submission procedures.
• Ensuring fairness, courtesy, objectivity, honesty, and transparency in all interactions with authors.
• Safeguarding the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and respecting authors' intellectual property rights.
• Establishing an efficient and effective peer review system to maintain high standards of scholarly publication.
• Communicating editorial decisions promptly to authors following peer review.
• Ensuring timely publication of accepted manuscripts.

Publication Ethics

Peer-Review Policy: JDHSS employs a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to provide researchers with constructive and timely feedback on their manuscripts. All submitted research articles undergo evaluation by at least two independent reviewers chosen by the editors. Detailed information about our peer-review policy can be accessed here.

Authorship: Authors submitting manuscripts to JDHSS must adhere to discipline-specific authorship guidelines. All named authors are required to sign a statement affirming:

• Compliance with the journal's authorship criteria.
• Acknowledgment of all individuals who meet authorship criteria.
• Specification of each author's contributions to the manuscript.
• Acceptance of responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Competing Interests: JDHSS maintains transparency regarding competing interests. Authors must disclose any personal, professional, or financial relationships that could influence or be perceived to influence their work. This includes affiliations with organizations with a financial interest in the subject matter discussed in the manuscript. All sources of funding for the research must be explicitly stated.

Ethics and Consent: All research articles published by JDHSS adhere to rigorous ethical standards, endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and other relevant international guidelines. Authors must comply with the ethical requirements pertinent to their field of study. Additionally, JDHSS supports the principles of academic freedom and integrity.

For more information on our editorial policy, please contact us at editorial@quickfixpublishers.com or visit our website at www.quickfixpublishers.com.