International Journal of Music
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Misconduct and Sanctions
International Journal of Music takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously.
What is misconduct
- Fabrication or falsification of data or images
- Plagiarism and duplicate or redundant publication
- Improper authorship, including gift and ghost authorship
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
- Manipulation of peer review or citations
- Research carried out without the required ethical approval
How allegations are handled
The editor examines the evidence, asks the authors for an explanation and, where needed, contacts their institution. The process follows COPE flowcharts and is kept confidential while it is under way.
Possible sanctions
- Rejection of the manuscript
- Correction or retraction of a published article
- A ban on further submissions for a set period
- Notification of the authors' institution or funder