Publication Ethics

The Editors of ELOQUENCE are responsible for evaluating submitted manuscripts fairly and objectively to advance quality research in foreign language teaching, linguistics, and literature.

• ⚖️ Fair Play & Objectivity Manuscripts are evaluated solely on their academic merit, intellectual content, and alignment with journal scope, regardless of authors' race, gender, nationality, or political belief.
• ???? Confidentiality Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information regarding submitted manuscripts to anyone other than corresponding authors, reviewers, and potential reviewers.
• ???? Publication Decisions The Editor-in-Chief maintains ultimate responsibility for deciding which submitted articles will be published, guided by peer review reports and legal requirements regarding libel and plagiarism.
• ???? Conflict of Interest Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the explicit written consent of the author.

Peer reviewers play an essential role in assisting editors in making editorial decisions and helping authors improve their papers through critical and constructive evaluation.

• ???? Standards of Objectivity Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• ⏱️ Promptness & Timeliness Any selected referee who feels unqualified or unable to provide a prompt review must notify the editor immediately and decline the invitation.
• ????️ Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shown to or discussed with others without authorization.
• ???? Acknowledgement of Sources Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by authors and alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap.

Authors submitting original research to ELOQUENCE must maintain accuracy, ethical integrity, and proper source attribution throughout their manuscript.

• ✍️ Originality & Plagiarism Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. Plagiarism in all its forms (direct, partial, or self-plagiarism) is strictly prohibited.
• ???? Concurrent Submissions Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical publishing behavior and is completely unacceptable.
• ???? Authorship & Credit Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study.
• ⚠️ Errors in Published Work When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their duty to promptly notify the editor to retract or correct the paper.

ELOQUENCE permits the use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or Grammarly) only to improve the readability and language of the manuscript prior to submission.