The International Journal of Event Management Research (IJEMR) is committed to ethical, transparent and responsible scholarly publishing. This policy guides all authors, editors, reviewers, Editorial Board members, publishers and advertisers involved with the journal.
IJEMR follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and, where applicable, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The journal investigates concerns fairly and may take corrective action where ethical standards are not met.
Authors must have made substantial intellectual contributions to the research and manuscript, participated in drafting or critically revising it, approved the final version and accepted accountability for their contribution.
All listed authors must:
approve submission and publication;
confirm that the work is accurate and original;
disclose relevant conflicts of interest;
ensure that contributor roles are represented accurately; and
cooperate with editorial requests concerning data, ethics, corrections or investigations.
Individuals who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged, with their permission. Guest, gift and ghost authorship are unacceptable.
Any change to authorship after submission requires a written explanation and written approval from all existing and proposed authors.
Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished and not under consideration by another journal.
Authors must not submit work that substantially duplicates a previously published article, manuscript or submission without full disclosure and editorial approval. Prior conference abstracts, preprints, theses or working papers must be disclosed at submission.
All sources, quotations, data, ideas, figures, tables and materials created by others must be properly cited or acknowledged. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reuse copyrighted material where necessary.
Authors should retain research data, analysis files, code and supporting materials for a reasonable period after publication and provide them to the Editor when a legitimate concern about the research arises.
Authors are encouraged to make underlying data, code and materials available in a suitable repository where this is ethical, lawful and practicable. Where data cannot be shared because of privacy, confidentiality, contractual, ethical or legal restrictions, authors must provide a clear data-availability statement explaining the restriction.
Datasets, software, code, instruments and other research outputs used in a study must be cited appropriately.
Authors must accurately acknowledge all relevant published work and intellectual contributions. References must be complete, accurate and relevant.
Authors must not:
copy text, data, images or ideas without attribution;
manipulate references to increase citation counts;
cite sources they have not consulted;
omit material sources that are necessary to understand the work; or
present another person’s work as their own.
Authors, reviewers, editors and Editorial Board members must disclose financial, institutional, professional, personal or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their work or judgement.
A conflict of interest does not automatically prevent publication or participation, but it must be managed transparently. Editors will decide whether disclosure, reassignment, recusal or another measure is required.
Relevant funding, sponsor involvement and competing interests must be stated in the manuscript.
Authors must report research accurately, clearly and transparently. Manuscripts should include sufficient detail for readers to understand the research question, methods, analysis, findings, limitations and conclusions.
Authors must not fabricate, falsify, selectively omit or manipulate data, methods, images, quotations or results.
Research findings must be presented honestly, including relevant limitations and results that do not support the authors’ expectations. Claims must be supported by the evidence provided.
Research involving human participants, interviews, surveys, observations, personal data, photographs, recordings or sensitive information must respect human dignity, privacy, autonomy, fairness and safety.
Authors must obtain ethical approval from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB), research ethics committee or equivalent body where required. The manuscript must state:
the name of the approving body;
approval number or reference, where available;
how informed consent was obtained; and
how participant confidentiality and data protection were protected.
Where formal ethical approval was not required, authors must explain why and confirm compliance with applicable institutional and legal requirements.
Authors must obtain informed consent from participants where required. Consent must be voluntary, informed and documented appropriately.
Identifiable personal information, photographs, recordings, quotations or case details must not be published without explicit permission from the individual concerned, or from an authorised representative where appropriate.
Authors must take particular care when research involves children, vulnerable participants, culturally sensitive contexts or participants who may face risk from disclosure.
Where research involves animals, authors must confirm that the work complied with applicable laws, institutional requirements and recognised animal-welfare principles.
The manuscript must identify the relevant ethical approval or oversight body and describe steps taken to minimise pain, distress and unnecessary use of animals.
For research involving clinical trials, authors should register the trial in a publicly accessible, recognised trial registry before participant enrolment where required by applicable standards or law.
The trial registration number, registry name and registration date should be included in the manuscript. Any delay in registration must be explained.
Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot take responsibility for scholarly work.
Authors must disclose material use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in preparing a manuscript, including the tool used and the purpose of use. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, confidentiality, data and conclusions in their work.
Reviewers and editors must not enter confidential manuscript content into public or unapproved AI systems.
The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the journal and ensuring that all authors have approved the manuscript, declarations and final proofs.
All authors are accountable for the integrity of the work. If authors discover a material error after submission or publication, they must notify the Editorial Office immediately and cooperate with correction, withdrawal or retraction procedures.
Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
plagiarism;
data fabrication or falsification;
duplicate or redundant publication;
image or data manipulation;
false authorship or undisclosed contributors;
failure to obtain required ethical approval or consent;
peer-review manipulation;
citation manipulation;
undeclared conflicts of interest; and
obstruction of an ethical investigation.
The journal may investigate allegations before or after publication. Investigations will be conducted fairly, confidentially and with appropriate evidence. Where needed, IJEMR may contact the authors’ institution, funder, ethics committee or another relevant body.
Possible outcomes include correction, rejection, suspension of review, publication of an expression of concern, retraction, withdrawal of editorial role or notification to relevant authorities.
IJEMR will maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
Corrections are issued when a published article contains an error that affects understanding, attribution, metadata or interpretation but does not invalidate the work.
Expressions of Concern may be issued while a serious concern is being investigated.
Retractions may be issued where findings are unreliable because of serious error or misconduct, where ethical standards were seriously breached, or where legal requirements demand action.
Any notice will be clearly linked to the original article. A retracted article will remain part of the scholarly record and be clearly marked as retracted, unless removal is legally required.
Editors must make decisions based on scholarly merit and journal scope, free from commercial, institutional or personal influence.
Reviewers must treat manuscripts and editorial communications as confidential, disclose conflicts of interest and provide fair, constructive and evidence-based reviews.
Editors must protect the confidentiality of authors and reviewers and must not use unpublished material for personal advantage.
Advertising, sponsorship and commercial support must not influence editorial decisions, peer review, acceptance, publication timing or article content.
Advertisements and sponsored material must be clearly distinguishable from editorial content. IJEMR does not endorse advertised products, services or organisations merely because an advertisement is accepted.
The journal will not accept advertising that is unlawful, misleading, deceptive, harmful, discriminatory, offensive, inconsistent with academic integrity or incompatible with the journal’s mission.
Concerns about publication ethics, editorial conduct, published content or peer review may be submitted to [editorial email] with supporting evidence.
Authors may appeal an editorial decision where they believe there was a substantial factual error, procedural irregularity, undisclosed conflict of interest or demonstrably unfair review. Appeals will be considered by an editor not involved in the original decision where possible.
The journal will handle complaints and appeals fairly, respectfully and without retaliation.
