Code Ethics

Southeast Asia Psychology aims to be among the select few highly respected journals, publishing high-quality original research, integrated reviews of the literature, case studies, and commentaries associated with the theory, research, and professional practice of psychology and its allied disciplines. This can only be achieved through the publication of double-blind peer-reviewed academic articles. Each article is expected to represent the highest quality of research globally. The editors of this journal are committed to maintaining fairness throughout the peer-review and publication processes.

Below is a guideline on Southeast Asia Psychology code of ethics based upon the principles upheld by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) that outline standards for ethical issues arising from authors, editors, and reviewers. All contributors and reviewers are encouraged to read and agree on this code of ethics before submission of article.

Chief Editor

The Chef Editor of Southeast Asia Psychology is appointed by the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sabah with the endorsement of its patron the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.  His or her duties involve:

  • appointing the reviewers and editors of the journal
  • evaluating the manuscripts according to the academic value and the field represented
  • ensure that the articles are not plagiarized or is under submission for consideration in other journals
  • Ensuring confidentiality of manuscript submissions by authors
  • facilitate communication between the reviewers and authors on the ways to improve their publications.
  • manage the administration between the journal and the UMS Publishers as well as the authors plus reviewers
  • decide on the technical side of the final product of each journal.

 Editors

All editors are appointed by the Chief Editor to:

  • evaluate the manuscripts submitted for publication on its academic value based on its contribution to the field or methodology of the specific study
  • assess the factual accuracy, the academic validity, viability of findings based on approved, ethical and credible methods
  • correct and edit the language or structure of the written work based on the format of the journal or request the author to make the necessary corrections based on the grammar or expressions of either the English Language or Bahasa Malaysia.
  • inform the Chief Editor to the irregularities, discrepancies or plagiarism in a manuscript submitted

 Editors will be terminated if there is no response after 1 month from the date of reception of article for editing. The Chief Editor reserves the right to withdraw the appointment if there is any discrepancies attached to the editing process.

 

Reviewers

All reviewers for the articles in this journal:

  • must not have a conflict of interest with the authors of articles through family ties. If there is such a connection please inform the Chief Editor or Editors for further consideration.
  • must not discuss the submission without permission of the Chief Editor
  • will receive a letter of appointment as a reviewer and an editor if invited
  • review all submissions and resubmissions objectively, fairly and preofessionally.
  • Should be from the field of studies of the article reviewed
  • Should hand-in the review as stated in the letter of appointment in soft-copy or hardcopyvia e-mail to the Chief Editor in the form of a form that accompanies the article

Reviewers will be terminated if there is no response after 1 month from the date of review. The Chief Editor reserves the right to withdraw the appointment if there is any discrepancies attached to the review process.

Authors

Authors have the responsibility to ensure that:

  • the work that is submitted is new and original with a report form turnitin for plagiarism test
  • has not been submitted elsewhere for consideration or published in other journals
  • all data at the point of publication is accurate and based on vigorous academic research
  • all sensitive information has prior permission from the source for publication and if not the Chief Editor should be informed.
  • does not excessively cite his or her own publications
  • all corrections required by the editors of the journal will be done accordingly
  • no additions or substraction of authors name cannot be made after the last draft has been completed

There should be not more than 4 names of co-authors with the writer of the article at the top of each article. It is the duty of the author to ensure that all names to be included is included in the final version of the paper before submission. Each author should acknowledge that their work is not plagiarized or is under consideration for other journal publications when submitting to the Chief Editor.

If the board of Chief Editor and editors board  are part of the authors of an article the Chief Editor should ensure that the article receives fair review and editing process by deputizing the administration of the manuscript.

Penalties

The Chief Editor under the guidance of the patron reserves the right to reject a manuscript if any of the above ethics has been contravened.