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Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Publication Ethics Statement

The Asia-Pacific Social Science Review observes the best practices in scholarly publishing and observes the following:

Editorial Integrity: The editors ensures that integrity of the peer-review process, ensuring scholarly rigor and fairness.

Expert Reviewers: The reviewers are qualified scholars in their respective fields and committed to maintaining confidentiality throughout the review process.

Authorship Criteria: Authorship of any manuscript should only include individuals who contributed to the submission. The final approval of the manuscript will be conducted by the corresponding author, who will ensure that accuracy of the content and adherence to scholarly standards.

Ethical Considerations: Submissions involving human subjects may be required to provide institutional ethics clearance, which safeguards the welfare of the participants.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors must declare any potential conflict of interests in their submissions.

Publication Misconduct: The journal treats allegation of publication misconduct seriously and have processes to deal with such.

The APSSR adheres to the recommendations of COPE:

Code of Conduct for Journal Editors