Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The Philippine Academy of Management (PAoM) e-Journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement outlines the ethical behavior expected from all parties involved in the publication process.

1. EDITORIAL BOARD AND GOVERNANCE

The PAoM e-Journal maintains an editorial board of recognized experts in business and management. Full names and affiliations of editorial board members are published on the journal website.

Editorial Leadership:

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Patrick Adriel H. Aure, De La Salle University
Managing Editor: Mr. Noel Murad, De La Salle University
Editorial Assistant: Mr. John Laurence Robles, De La Salle University

Contact Information: De La Salle University
Center for Business Research and Development
Ground Floor, Faculty Center
2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines
Telephone: 632-465-8939; 632-5244611 local 437 or 149
Email: patrick.aure@dlsu.edu.ph

2. PUBLICATION ETHICS POLICIES

2.1 Authorship and Contributorship

All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the research
Authors must properly acknowledge all contributors
Changes to authorship require written agreement from all authors
Gift, guest, or ghost authorship is prohibited

2.2 Complaints and Appeals

Authors may appeal editorial decisions by contacting the Editor-in-Chief
Complaints about ethical issues should be directed to patrick.aure@dlsu.edu.ph
All complaints are investigated following COPE guidelines

2.3 Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial conflicts of interest
Editors and reviewers must declare conflicts and recuse themselves when appropriate
Funding sources must be acknowledged in all manuscripts

2.4 Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Authors should retain raw data and make it available upon reasonable request
Methods must be described in sufficient detail to allow replication
Any restrictions on data availability must be disclosed

2.5 Ethical Oversight

Research involving human participants must have appropriate ethics approval
Studies must comply with Philippine regulations on research ethics
Ethics approval details must be included in the manuscript

2.6 Intellectual Property

Authors must obtain permissions for any copyrighted material used
Proper attribution is required for all third-party content
The journal respects intellectual property rights

2.7 Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections

Errors requiring correction will be published as errata
Substantive errors may require retraction following COPE guidelines
The journal welcomes post-publication commentary through formal channels

3. RESEARCH MISCONDUCT

3.1 Prevention and Detection

The journal uses plagiarism detection software to screen all submissions. We have zero tolerance for:

Plagiarism (including self-plagiarism)
Data fabrication or falsification
Citation manipulation
Duplicate publication

3.2 Investigation Process

When misconduct is suspected:

The Editor-in-Chief conducts preliminary assessment
Authors are contacted for explanation
If warranted, a formal investigation follows COPE flowcharts
Findings are communicated to all parties
Appropriate sanctions are applied

3.3 Sanctions

Depending on severity:

Rejection of manuscript
Retraction of published article
Prohibition from future submissions
Notification to author’s institution

4. COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING

4.1 Copyright Policy

Authors retain copyright of their work
Authors grant first publication rights to PAoM e-Journal
Copyright terms are stated in author guidelines and on published articles

4.2 Licensing

Articles are published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License
Licensing terms appear on all published articles (HTML and PDF)
Authors may deposit manuscripts in institutional repositories with proper attribution

5. AUTHOR FEES

5.1 Publication Fee

Articles that successfully complete peer review: ₱3,000 (implemented starting 2021)
Fees are clearly stated in author guidelines
Payment is required only after acceptance

5.2 No Hidden Charges

No submission fees
No page charges
No color charges
All fees are transparently disclosed before submission

6. ACCESS

The PAoM e-Journal is an open access publication. All content is freely available without charge to users or institutions. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts without requesting prior permission.

7. ARCHIVING

The journal’s content is preserved through:

Institutional repository at De La Salle University
Regular backups of all published content
Long-term preservation strategies to ensure perpetual access

8. OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

The PAoM e-Journal is owned and managed by the Philippine Academy of Management in partnership with De La Salle University. The journal operates independently with editorial decisions free from organizational influence.

9. REVENUE SOURCES

The journal’s operations are supported by:

PAoM membership fees
Publication fees from accepted articles
Institutional support from De La Salle University

Publishing fees do not influence editorial decisions, which are based solely on academic merit.

10. ADVERTISING POLICY

The PAoM e-Journal does not accept commercial advertising to maintain editorial independence and academic integrity.

11. DIRECT MARKETING

Journal promotion activities:

Are conducted ethically and professionally
Target relevant academic communities
Provide accurate information about the journal’s scope and processes
Avoid aggressive or misleading solicitation

12. ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

The PAoM e-Journal follows:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices
Principles of Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM)
Best practices for scholarly publishing

Peer review process

The e-journal has a pool of qualified reviewers from reputable institutions of higher learning and from other public and private institutions involved in basic and applied research. Papers may be published in two ways: (a) through presentation at the annual National Business and Management Conference (NBMC), which is co-organized by PAoM and De La Salle University (DLSU); or (b) via direct submission to the Editor-in-Chief.

Papers presented during the NBMC are evaluated by a review panel composed of the conference chairs, the PAoM e-Journal’s editorial board, and a representative of the PAoM Board. Authors of outstanding papers will receive the comments of the review panel, and will be invited to have their papers published in the e-Journal. Papers that might require additional work, based on the assessment of the review panel, will be subjected to the peer review process just like manuscripts received by direct submission.

The journal’s peer review process is summarized as follows:

Authors submit their manuscript to the PAoM e-Journal via either the NBMC or direct submission to reynaldo.bautista@dlsu.edu.ph.
Submitted manuscripts undergo initial evaluation and are assessed as to whether they fit the criteria of the PAoM e-Journal. Those that do not meet the journal’s criteria will be rejected, whereas those that are appropriate will be subjected to a double-blind review process.
Editors initiate the peer review process by sending submitted manuscripts to the journal’s reviewers, who are given a maximum of two weeks to complete the review.
Editors communicate to the authors the results of the peer review.
Authors make the necessary revisions on their manuscript then send it back to the editors.
Editors send the revised manuscripts back to the reviewers for their approval. Once the manuscript has been cleared for publication, this will be communicated to the authors. Otherwise, the manuscript is sent back to the authors for further revisions.

PAoM e-Journal Tracker

The entire peer review process is monitored through an online PAoM e-Journal Tracker, which is managed by the editorial assistant and webmaster. This tracker includes the manuscript number, title of the manuscript, contact details of the corresponding authors and reviewers, exact dates of communication between the authors and reviewers, comments on current developments, and the overall status of the manuscript. The overall status of the manuscript can either be (1) accepted for publication, (2) accepted for publication after major and minor revisions, and (3) not accepted for publication but is encouraged to resubmit another manuscript in the future.

The editorial assistant and webmaster communicates the development of the entire review process through the data and information generated through the PAoM e-Journal Tracker. Occasional progress reports are created to provide a general update of the entire review process to the editors.