Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics
Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and ensuring the integrity, transparency, and quality of all published articles. OJNRI takes all necessary measures to prevent publication misconduct and promotes responsible conduct among authors, editors, reviewers, and all parties involved in the publication process.
The Editorial Board of Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) is responsible for ensuring ethical publishing practices and preventing any form of academic misconduct. Unethical behavior, including plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and other forms of research misconduct, is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Authors submitting manuscripts to OJNRI must ensure that their work is original, has not been previously published in any form or language, and is not currently under consideration by another journal. All submitted manuscripts must comply with ethical research standards, particularly studies involving patients, healthcare professionals, communities, and human participants.
Editors, authors, and reviewers of Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) are committed to maintaining good publication practices and fulfilling their responsibilities in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices.
COPE guidelines are available at:
https://publicationethics.org/core-practices
Section A: Publication and Authorship
- All submitted manuscripts are subject to a rigorous peer-review process conducted by independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript topic.
- OJNRI applies a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential.
- Manuscripts are evaluated based on originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, relevance to nursing research and innovation, ethical considerations, clarity, and contribution to nursing science and healthcare practice.
- Editorial decisions may include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, resubmission for further review, or rejection.
- Authors who are invited to revise and resubmit manuscripts should understand that revision does not guarantee acceptance.
- Manuscripts that have been rejected will not be reconsidered unless there is a substantial justification and approval from the Editorial Board.
- Acceptance and publication decisions are subject to compliance with applicable ethical standards, copyright regulations, plagiarism policies, and publication requirements.
- Manuscripts must not be published simultaneously in more than one journal or contain substantial duplicate publication of previously published work.
- All authors listed in the manuscript must have made significant contributions to the research, manuscript preparation, or interpretation of findings.
- Changes in authorship after submission must be approved by all authors and justified to the Editorial Board.
Section B: Authors’ Responsibilities
Authors submitting manuscripts to Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) are responsible for:
- Ensuring that submitted manuscripts represent original research or scholarly work conducted ethically and responsibly.
- Confirming that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal.
- Providing accurate, complete, and reliable data and ensuring that research findings are reported honestly.
- Participating actively in the peer-review process and responding appropriately to reviewers’ and editors’ comments.
- Ensuring that all authors have made substantial contributions to the research and manuscript development.
- Obtaining appropriate ethical approval and informed consent for research involving human participants when required.
- Protecting participant confidentiality, privacy, and rights, particularly in nursing and healthcare-related research.
- Declaring all sources of funding, institutional support, and potential conflicts of interest related to the research.
- Properly citing all sources, ideas, data, and information used in the manuscript.
- Reporting any errors or inaccuracies discovered after publication to the Editorial Board and cooperating with correction or retraction procedures when necessary.
- Ensuring that submitted manuscripts do not contain plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, or other forms of academic misconduct.
Section C: Reviewers’ Responsibilities
Reviewers of Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) are responsible for:
- Maintaining confidentiality of all manuscript information received during the review process.
- Treating submitted manuscripts as privileged documents and not using information obtained during review for personal benefit.
- Conducting reviews objectively, fairly, and professionally without personal criticism toward authors.
- Providing clear, constructive, and evidence-based comments to assist authors in improving manuscript quality.
- Evaluating manuscripts based on scientific quality, originality, methodology, relevance, ethical compliance, and contribution to nursing research and practice.
- Identifying relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited by authors.
- Informing the Editor-in-Chief of any suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, or ethical concerns.
- Declining review assignments if they have conflicts of interest due to personal, professional, institutional, financial, or competitive relationships with authors or related organizations.
- Completing reviews within the agreed timeframe and informing editors if additional time is required.
Section D: Editors’ Responsibilities
Editors of Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) are responsible for:
- Making fair and objective decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection based on academic merit.
- Ensuring the quality, integrity, and relevance of published articles.
- Selecting appropriate reviewers with relevant expertise and ensuring a fair peer-review process.
- Maintaining confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and protecting the anonymity of reviewers.
- Considering the needs of authors, readers, researchers, and nursing professionals in improving journal quality.
- Ensuring that published research complies with internationally recognized ethical standards and applicable regulations.
- Making editorial decisions based solely on manuscript quality, originality, scientific contribution, and relevance to the journal scope.
- Avoiding conflicts of interest among editors, authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.
- Publishing corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions when errors or misconduct are identified.
- Ensuring that research involving human participants follows appropriate ethical guidelines, including informed consent and confidentiality requirements.
- Investigating allegations of misconduct in submitted or published articles and taking appropriate action based on COPE guidelines.
- Taking corrective actions when evidence of misconduct is confirmed while ensuring fairness to all parties involved.
- Maintaining the integrity of the academic record and preventing manipulation of the publication process.
- Continuously improving journal policies, editorial practices, and publication standards.
Optimal Journal of Nursing Research and Innovation (OJNRI) is committed to promoting ethical publishing practices, protecting the integrity of scientific knowledge, and supporting the advancement of nursing research, education, clinical practice, leadership, and innovation worldwide.
