Publication Ethics

PROTEACH: Professional Teacher Education and Innovation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice.

This journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Duties of Authors

Authors must ensure that their work is original and has not been published elsewhere. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Authors must properly acknowledge the work of others and cite publications that have influenced their work.

Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. Editors evaluate manuscripts without regard to race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers assist the editorial board in making editorial decisions through objective and constructive evaluation.

Plagiarism Policy

All manuscripts will be checked using plagiarism detection software. The maximum similarity index allowed is 20%.