Policies

The International Journal of Social Exploration (IJSoE) is committed to transparent, ethical, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal's editorial and publication practices are governed by policies designed to protect academic integrity, editorial independence, authors, reviewers, research participants, and the scholarly record.

Detailed journal policies relating to peer review, publication ethics, authorship, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, open access, research data, artificial intelligence, corrections and retractions, complaints and appeals, and other publishing practices are provided in this section.

Editorial and Publication Ethics

• Publication Ethics and Research Integrity
• Peer Review Policy
• Plagiarism and Similarity Policy
• Authorship and Contributorship Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Corrections, Retractions and Expressions of Concern
• Complaints and Appeals Policy

Research and Responsible Practice

• Research Ethics and Human Participants Policy
• Data Availability and Research Data Policy
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

Access and Publishing

• Open Access Policy
• Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy
• Advertising and Revenue Policy
• Privacy Statement 

These policies may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in scholarly publishing, research integrity, journal operations, and applicable requirements.