Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Niger Delta Economic and Financial Review is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice, in accordance with the COPE Core Practices.
DUTIES OF EDITORS
DECISION ON THE PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The decision may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and is subject to legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPTS
The journal uses external experts to evaluate articles and assist the editors in making a decision. Articles are initially checked; those out of scope or unsuitable are rejected immediately. Original research articles are sent for review.
FAIR PLAY
Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without regard to authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The Editor-in-Chief, editors, and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.
DUTIES OF REVIEWERS
PROMPTNESS
If a reviewer cannot complete the review within the stipulated time, this must be communicated to the editor immediately.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Information regarding submitted manuscripts must be kept confidential and treated as privileged information.
STANDARDS OF OBJECTIVITY
Reviews should be conducted objectively. There shall be no personal criticism of the author. Views should be expressed clearly with supporting arguments.
DUTIES OF AUTHORS
REPORTING STANDARDS
Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work and an objective discussion of its significance.
ORIGINALITY AND PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. Authors must ensure their work is original; the work and/or words of others must be appropriately cited or quoted.
MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS
Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour.
PLAGIARISM POLICY
ORIGINALITY
The Journal only accepts original manuscripts that have not been published or submitted elsewhere or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
PLAGIARISM THRESHOLD
The accepted plagiarism threshold of the Journal is 20%.