Publishing Ethics
Bilingual Publishing Group follows COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and follows the recommendations and policies related to research and publication ethics developed by COPE.
Author Ethical Standards:
1. Clear authorship
At the time of submission, whether the list of authors includes all the eligible authors of the article (in the correct order), and reach consensus with all co-authors on the journal and the time of submission. (For Authorship please see the detailed policy).
2. Avoid plagiarism (and self-plagiarism)
Check if the article correctly quotes yourself or someone else's work. Not only that, the authors also need permission from the copyright owner to publish any previously published content (including quotations, numbers or forms).
3. Statement all interests
Confirm for using the data collected by others, and ensure that you have the right to use them. Also, if the data analysis is involved by any other statistician, make sure to affirm this in your acknowledgements. Disclosure at submission of any facts that may be treated as a conflict of interest.
4. Avoid writing more than one draft
Consubmission to multiple journals is not allowed.
Original research work must be novel and has not been previously published.
This list is not exhaustive, and authors should be aware of local regulations and accepted norms within academic publishing.
Allegations of misconduct
The editors of Bilingual Publishing Group are responsible for ensuring the academic integrity of the articles published in the journal, and any misconduct takes all necessary actions according to the COPE guidelines. The misconduct includes (but is not limited to):
Plagiarism
Falsification of research, data fabrication
Affiliation misrepresentation
Submit to multiple journals simultaneously
Breaches in copyright/use of third-party material without appropriate permissions
Undisclosed competing interests
Unethical research
Handling Complaints and Appeals
The journal’s policy is primarily to safeguard the rights of authors, reviewers, editors and publishers, and to adhere strictly to the publication ethics. If you need to make a complaint or appeal, please contact us by email. We will handle the complaints and appeals in accordance with the relevant regulations by COPE: https://publicationethics.org/appeals.