The Journal of Business Management and Technology Advancement is committed to preserving the integrity of the scholarly record and takes all allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously. The journal follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the COPE Flowcharts for the fair, confidential, and transparent investigation of suspected misconduct.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are expected to carefully read and comply with the journal's Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics Policy, and all editorial requirements before submitting a manuscript. By submitting their work, authors confirm that the research is original, ethically conducted, accurately reported, and complies with the journal's ethical standards.

Investigation of Misconduct

The journal investigates allegations of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication or falsification, image manipulation, authorship disputes, citation manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, unethical research practices, and any other form of publication misconduct. During an investigation, authors may be asked to provide original data, ethics approval documents, informed consent forms, or other supporting evidence.

Editorial Action

All allegations are handled in accordance with the COPE Flowcharts and Ethical Guidelines to ensure a fair and impartial process. Where misconduct is confirmed, the journal reserves the right to reject the manuscript, publish a correction or retraction, issue an expression of concern, notify the authors' institution or funding agency, and take any other appropriate action necessary to protect the integrity of the scientific record.

For guidance on publication ethics and the investigation of research misconduct, the journal follows the COPE Flowcharts, available at https://publicationethics.org/guidance.