Publication Ethics

The publication of a paper in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed papers support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society of society-owned or sponsored journals.

1. When initially submitting their manuscripts through ScholarOne Manuscripts at https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/mobilityhumanities, authors must confirm that the manuscript has been submitted solely to this journal and is not published in the press or submitted elsewhere.
2. Submission of an article implies that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out. If accepted, it is agreed that it will not be published elsewhere, including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright holder.

All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status.

1. substantial contribution to the work, including conception, research design, execution, data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, understanding, etc.
2. drafting, writing, and/or revising the paper.
3. acknowledgement and agreement with the submission of the paper.
4. participation in all the stages of submission, revision, and proofing of the paper for publication.
5. accountability for the work that was done and its presentation in a publication.

• If more than one author writes the paper, the co-authors should nominate one person to be the corresponding author. The corresponding author is the person who receives the reviewers’ comments, the proofs, and so on. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. However, the name of the corresponding author will not appear separately in the final publication.
• All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship will be listed in the Acknowledgements section. They include general mentoring, collecting data, acting as study coordinators, and other related activities.
• Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
• Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
• It is not necessary to disclose the use of language polishing services.
• Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the Acknowledgements section to facilitate anonymous peer review.
• Those who have contributed significantly to the research should be listed as co-authors. The co-authors should ensure that they have affirmed the final version of the paper and have agreed on its final publication.
• According to the COPE discussion on authorship (https://publicationethics.org/authorship), the minimum requirements for authorship (criteria) are:

1. When an ethical complaint occurs concerning a submitted manuscript or a published paper, the journal’s editorial team should immediately contact and consult with the author and take reasonable measures following the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. In this case, a written formal retraction or correction may also be required.
2. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to notify and cooperate with the Associate Editor, Jinhyoung Lee (gespenst@konkuk.ac.kr) and the journal’s editorial team (mobilityhumanities@gmail.com), to retract or correct the paper.
3. When readers discover a significant error or inaccuracy in a manuscript or have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), they should make a complaint by e-mail to the Associate Editor, Jinhyoung Lee (gespenst@konkuk.ac.kr) and the journal’s editorial team (mobilityhumanities@gmail.com). The Associate Editor and the journal’s editorial team welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for improvement, therefore aiming to respond quickly and constructively.

1. During their initial submission on ScholarOne Manuscripts, authors are required to confirm that there is NO conflict of interest or otherwise state the details of the conflict of interest in the “Step 6: Details & Comments” section of the electronic manuscript submission.
2. All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest, including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organisations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

1. The authors should ethically gather and interpret their research data. Publishers, editors, reviewers, and readers are entitled to request the authors to provide the raw data for their research for the convenience of editorial review and public access. If possible, the authors should retain such data for any possible use after publication.
2. In cases where research data are not publicly available on ethical and legal grounds, authors should clearly state in the Data Availability Statement, including any conditions for accessing the data in their manuscripts.
3. When citing published articles, include DOI in the Works Cited, if available.

• The editors should acknowledge receipt of submitted manuscripts within two working days of submission and ensure an efficient, fair, and timely review process.

• The editors should ensure that submitted manuscripts are processed in a confidential manner, and that no content of the manuscripts will be disclosed to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
• The editors should recuse themselves from processing manuscripts if they have any conflict of interest with any of the authors or institutions related to the manuscripts.
• The editors should not disclose the names and other details of the reviewers to a third party without the permission of the reviewers.
• The editors have the right to make the final decision on whether to accept or reject a manuscript with reference to the originality, contribution to the field, technical quality, depth of research, and clarity of the manuscript and its relevance to the journal.
• The editors should by no means make any effort to oblige the authors to cite their journal either as an implied or explicit condition of accepting their manuscripts for publication.
• The editors should not use their own research for any part of data or work reported in submitted and as yet unpublished articles.

• The authors should not submit concurrent manuscripts (or manuscripts essentially describing the same subject matter) to multiple journals. Likewise, an author should not submit any paper previously published anywhere to the journals for consideration.

• The authors should present a precise and brief report of their research and an impartial description of its significance.
• The authors should guarantee that the submitted work is original. If the authors have used work and/or words by others, appropriate citations are required. The journal expects that any cited text must be referenced. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
• The authors should indicate explicitly all sources that have supported the research and also declare any conflict(s) of interest.
• Information on funding sources is included in the Funding section. The authors should identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article, and briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication.
• The authors should promptly inform the journal’s Associate Editor, Jinhyoung Lee (gespenst@konkuk.ac.kr), of any obvious error(s) in their published paper and cooperate promptly with the editor in the retraction or correction of the paper. If the editor is notified by any party other than the authors that the published paper contains an obvious error, the authors should write a retraction or make the correction based on the medium of publication.