General Principles
Diarus expects every manuscript to be original, accurately reported, properly cited, and submitted with full respect for research ethics. Authors, editors, and reviewers share responsibility for protecting the reliability of the scholarly record. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, fabricated data, manipulated citations, duplicate publication, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or misleading authorship claims.
Author Responsibilities
Authors must submit work that has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. All listed authors must have made a meaningful scholarly contribution and must approve the submitted version. Where research involves human participants, field recordings, interviews, classroom data, personal information, or sensitive cultural material, authors must provide ethics approval, informed consent, or a clear explanation of why approval was not required.
Editorial Responsibilities
Editors evaluate manuscripts according to academic merit, journal scope, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field. Editorial decisions must not be influenced by nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, personal relationships, political views, or commercial interests. Editors protect the confidentiality of submissions and manage corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions when necessary.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers are expected to provide fair, constructive, timely, and evidence-based reports. They must keep manuscripts confidential, avoid using unpublished material for personal advantage, and decline review invitations when a conflict of interest exists. Reviewers should focus on the quality of argument, data, method, interpretation, citation practice, and ethical transparency.
Plagiarism, Corrections, and Retractions
All submissions may be checked for textual similarity and research integrity concerns. If a serious problem is identified before publication, the manuscript may be rejected or returned for clarification. If a problem is identified after publication, Diarus may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction according to the seriousness of the case and the available evidence.