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Code of ethics of the Asian Journal of Latin American Studies (AJLAS)
Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of the Code of Research Ethics is to establish ethical standards to be adopted by all contributors and required for publication in the Asian Journal of Latin American Studies (hereinafter ¡°AJLAS¡±), published by the Latin American Studies Association of Korea (hereinafter ¡°the Association¡±). The Code of Research Ethics defines what constitutes a case of misconduct and specifies by category different types of research ethics violations. In doing so, the Code of Research Ethics seeks to provide ethical principles and guidance regarding the duties and responsibilities of all authors, contributors, and members of our Association.
Article 2 (Scope of Application) The Code of Research Ethics applies to all articles submitted to and published in AJLAS, as well as all manuscripts submitted for academic events and conferences organized by the Association.
Article 3 (General Guidelines for the Code of Research Ethics)
  1. All authors, researchers, and contributors are expected to follow the Code of Research Ethics.
  2. The Code of Research Ethics applies to all research activities at all stages, including the publication process and the distribution of funding for members of AJLAS and the Association.
Article 4 (Violations of the Code of Research Ethics)AJLAS regards the following activities as violations of the Code of Research Ethics
  1. Plagiarism: Misappropriation of an original author¡¯s ideas, intrinsic content, or research results without the acknowledgment or pre-arranged permission.
  2. Fabrication and Fraud: Falsification, invention, or manipulation of qualifications, data, sources, results, or citations directly or indirectly used in research.
  3. Authorship Disputes: Providing false information about a researcher¡¯s affiliation or academic position, granting authorship to individuals who did not contribute to the content or results of the research, or the failure to grant authorship of a manuscript to individuals who contributed to the content or results of the research, or who made relevant contributions, without justifiable reason.
  4. Duplicate Submission and Self-plagiarism: Submission of manuscripts describing research results or elements that are essentially the same as those described in another journal or primary publication.
  5. Other Violations: Any other reports of misconduct judged by the Research Ethics Committee of AJLAS as noticeable misconduct.
Article 5

(Composition of the Research Ethics Committee)

  1. The members of the editorial board of AJLAS shall serve on the journal¡¯s Research Ethics Committee.
  2. ndividuals with conflicts of interest related to any investigation shall be excluded from the Research Ethics Committee.
  3. PThe Research Ethics Committee may consult or involve a Latin American Studies Association executive or an external expert in its decision making, dependent on the severity or nature of any violation. r
Article 6 (Reporting Violations) Research ethics violations may be reported in the following ways:

  1. TThe Research Ethics Committee may receive reports of misconduct by any available means, such as in writing, by phone, by mail, by email, or through the LASA website. It is acceptable for a proxy to submit a report of ethics violations.
  2. Reports of misconduct should be made by an informant using his/her real name. Anonymous allegations of misconduct may not be considered. However, if specific information and substantiated evidence related to a claim of misconduct are submitted, anonymous reports will be accepted.
Article 7

(Composition of the Research Ethics Committee)

  1. The Research Ethics Committee will convene and initiate an investigation within two weeks of any report of violations being filed.
  2. The Research Ethics Committee is obligated to gather sufficient evidence of specific misconduct in order to verify the validity of the report.
  3. Under no circumstances shall any personal information regarding the person(s) who report violations be published. The committee should take all necessary measures to protect the informant from negative repercussions or possible external pressures.
  4. The person(s) concerned will be informed of the allegation in writing or by meeting with the Research Ethics Committee in person. The committee shall ensure that the person(s) concerned are given an opportunity to express their opinions, objections, and arguments.
  5. The Research Ethics Committee will keep confidential the identity/ies of the person(s) concerned and ensure that the person(s) concerned experience no infringement of their rights until the suspected misconduct has been verified.
  6. All details of the investigation, including reports, deliberations, decisions, and suggested measures, shall be kept confidential. Individuals who take part directly or indirectly in the investigation shall not disclose any information during the execution of the investigation or related tasks.
  7. The Research Ethics Committee shall notify the person(s) concerned of both the content and results of the investigation before the final decision is made. All parties and persons related to the allegation will be given sufficient opportunity to respond.
  8. The committee shall notify the informant and the person(s) concerned after a decision regarding the investigation has been made by vote. For a vote to be executed successfully, more than two-thirds of the currently registered members and a majority vote of the members in attendance are required.
  9. The results of the ethics violation investigation must be reported to the board of the Association, and all records, including relevant documentation, evidence, and lists of individuals involved, shall be provided.
Article 8 (Measures after Verification) If it is determined by the Research Ethics Committee that there is an actual violation of the Code of Research Ethics, disciplinary measures will be taken based on the severity of violation. These are as the following:

  1. The authors¡¯ institutions and sponsors will be notified of the violation of the Code of Research Ethics.
  2. The authors will be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to any publication related to the Association and to AJLAS for three to five years.
  3. Published papers will be removed from AJLAS and from the Association¡¯s digital archive and members will be informed of the reasons for this decision.
  4. The results of the investigation will be reported to the National Research Foundation of Korea, according to that foundation¡¯s management guidelines for scholarly journals.
 
Addendum

(Composition of the Research Ethics Committee)

  1. This Code of Research Ethics took effect on October 1, 2008, when it was first established.
  2. This Code of Research Ethics was revised on October 10, 2020.
  3. Matters not specified in this Code of Research Ethics may be discussed and decided by the editorial board.
 
 
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