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Publication Ethics Statement

Journal of Amazigh Studies is committed to upholding the integrity of the work we publish. The value of academic publishing relies on everyone involved behaving ethically. The following points are only intended to give a broad overview and are not exhaustive. We encourage our authors and editors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) website. JAS believes strongly in maintaining an accurate academic record and follows COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

JAS take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software.

Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action

If material has been previously published, it is not generally acceptable for publication in JAS.

Before publication, JAS requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. JAS Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive license agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants JAS the sole and exclusive right and license to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than JAS. In this case, copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society.

JAS is committed to:

• maintaining the editorial independence of journal editors
• supporting journal editors to run their journals ethically and transparently
• maintaining an accurate and transparent academic record, including publishing corrections and retractions when necessary