Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences adheres strictly to internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and integrity. The journal's ethical framework is based on the principles set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with their core practices and flowcharts for editors and authors.

For further guidance, please refer to the following resources:
COPE Guidelines
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy of the Journal

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Authors must ensure that their work:
- Is entirely original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere;
- Appropriately cites previous work and avoids all forms of plagiarism;
- Does not contain manipulated, fabricated, or falsified data;
- Acknowledges all contributors who meet authorship criteria;
- Avoids redundant or fragmented publication.

Manuscripts found to violate ethical standards will be subject to sanctions. The following misconducts are considered unethical and are strictly prohibited:
1. Plagiarism
Presenting another person’s work, data, or ideas as one’s own without proper attribution, whether from published or unpublished sources.
2. Duplicate or Multiple Submissions
Submitting the same or substantially similar manuscript to more than one journal concurrently or publishing it multiple times without justification or transparency.
3. Self-Plagiarism and Redundant Publication
Using significant parts of the author’s own previously published work without proper citation, or dividing one study into several publications inappropriately.
4. Data Fabrication and Falsification
Falsifying or fabricating data, figures, or results, including inappropriate manipulation of images or statistical data.
5. Citation Manipulation
Including citations with the sole intent of artificially increasing the number of citations to a particular author or journal.
6. Improper Authorship Attribution
Only those who have made a substantial contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study should be listed as authors. All contributors, including students or technical staff, must be appropriately acknowledged.

Sanctions
In cases where ethical violations are confirmed, the journal may apply one or more of the following sanctions:
- Immediate rejection of the manuscript found to be in breach of ethical standards.
- Rejection of all other manuscripts submitted by any of the authors involved in the violation.
- A minimum 36-month ban on new submissions by any of the authors, either individually or in collaboration.
- Removal from the editorial or reviewer board, if applicable.

In particularly severe cases, additional penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

The journal reserves the right to report confirmed cases of misconduct to the authors’ institutions, funding agencies, and relevant authorities where appropriate.