Chinese Journal of Psychology Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement The Chinese Journal of Psychology (CJP) publishes peer-reviewed articles on various subjects in the psychological sciences. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing an article for CJP (i.e., the author, editor-in-chief, peer reviewers, and publisher). This statement is based on the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/perk) and COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal-authors/policies-and-ethics). Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Ding-Yu Jiang ([email protected]) Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Associate Editors Tai-Li Chou Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Chung-Hsin Chiang Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Hsuan-Fu Chao Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan Executive Secretary Chia-Hua Lin Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Consulting Editors Shulan Hsieh Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University Kuang-Hui Yeh Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Hsueh-Chih Chen Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling. Kwang-Kuo Hwang Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Chi-Tai Huang Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Ching-Fan Sheu Institute of Education, National Cheng Kung University Bor-Shiuan Cheng Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Chien-Chung Chen Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Li-Li Huang Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Chien-Ming Yang Department of Psychology. National Chengchi University Chi-Yue Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong Keng-Chen Liang Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Hwa-wei Ko National Academy for Educational Research, Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction, National Central University Sue-Huei Chen Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Su-Ling Yeh Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Ovid J.-L. Tzeng Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica Hui-Chen Ko Department of Psychology, Asia University Larry Jiing-Lih Farh Business Chool, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ling-Ling Tsai Department of Psychology, National Cheng Chung University Hintat Cheung Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, HK Jay-Shake Li Department of Psychology, National Cheng Chung University James H. Liu School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North Contact Information of Editorial Department l Executive Secretary Chia-Hua Lin Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: 886-5-2729154 Authors and Authors’ Responsibilities l Contributors and Submission Fee All authors must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation. Only articles in Chinese and English are accepted. The author(s) must participate in the peer review process and respond to the editors’ and reviewers’ comments on the article, and should assume sole responsibility for the opinions expressed in the published article. There is no fee for submission or publication. l Reporting Standards The authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. Every paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. l Data Access and Retention Authors may be asked to provide the raw data used in their papers for editorial review. They should be prepared to provide public access to these data, if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain these data for a reasonable time after publication. l Originality and Plagiarism Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If they have used the works and/or words of others, these must be appropriately cited and/or quoted. l Multiple Publications An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. l Acknowledgment of Sources The work of others must always be properly acknowledged. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Such publications may include books, journal papers, conference papers, newspapers, electronic publications, websites, or software. l Authorship of the Paper Authorship should be ascribed only to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. l Corresponding Author The corresponding author is the author responsible for communicating with the journal on matters related to publication. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication. l Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may have influenced the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed and duly acknowledged on the title page of the article. l Fundamental Errors in Published Works When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, it is his/her obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper. Peer-Review Process l Peer review and editorial handling Manuscripts submitted to CJP are handled by the editors and office staff members using an online manuscript management software system. Submitted papers are processed by the office staff and then distributed by the editor-in-chief to oversee the refereeing process and to make publication decisions. Papers are assigned on the basis of the fields of expertise of the associate editors, combined with various other considerations, such as the balancing of workload and conflict-of-interest rules. Once assigned, papers are handled by the designated associate editors throughout the decision process. Reviewers are expected to offer objective reports and point out the relevant published work that is not yet cited. l Conflicts of interest: associate editor in charge (1) Associate editors are recused from reviewing papers involving untenured students whom they have advised. (2) Associate editors are recused from reviewing papers involving family members. (3) Associate editors must disclose any other close personal or professional relationships (e.g. co-authorship of a current project, advisory relationship with the author) that, in their opinion, create a conflict. It is the responsibility of the associate editor to report any conflicts of interest to the executive editor. Authors can also signal conflict in their cover letters. Papers falling into these categories are handled by different associate editors with appropriate procedures to ensure the confidentiality of refereeing. Papers submitted by an associate editor are handled by other associate editors. l Reviewer’s confidentiality Manuscripts are reviewed in a double-blind fashion. The author or authors are anonymous to the referee(s), and the referee or referees are anonymous to the author(s). Unless otherwise specified, CJP expects editors and reviewers to treat all submissions as confidential. l For more information, please refer to the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Publication Ethics l Publication declaration and verification The publisher and editors shall make sure that every article has not been published previously; that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the relevant authorities where the work was carried out; and that if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in Chinese, English or in any other language, including electronically, without the written consent of the copyright-holder. l Fundamental errors in published works When the publisher and/or editors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in a published article, they are obliged to promptly notify the author and retract or correct the paper. The publisher and editors should ask authors for reports of original research that present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. l Preventing misconduct The publisher and editors should neither encourage misconduct nor knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. They must deal appropriately with any allegation of research misconduct. l Available guidelines Publishers and editors should follow the guidelines