Research Misconduct Investigation Procedure
IJDIS follows structured procedures in handling misconduct allegations in accordance with Committee on Publication Ethics.
Types of Misconduct
- Plagiarism
- Data falsification
- Duplicate publication
- Undisclosed conflict of interest
- Authorship manipulation
Investigation Process
Step 1: Initial Assessment
Editors conduct preliminary evaluation.
Step 2: Author Clarification
Authors are contacted for explanation and supporting evidence.
Step 3: Ethical Review
Editorial board evaluates findings.
Step 4: Decision
Possible outcomes include:
- Manuscript rejection
- Publication correction
- Article retraction
- Author submission ban
- Institutional notification
