We require all authors to provide a cover letter or email with their initial submission that confirms the article is currently not under review with another journal or publisher. We do not pre-review articles until we receive a statement to this effect in the cover email or letter.

We additionally require all authors whose submissions are accepted for publication to sign an agreement that contains (among other things) a representation that the article is original and has not previously been published elsewhere.

We require all reviewers to provide a cover letter or email with their initial submission that confirms the book review is original and has not yet been published elsewhere, and that permission to publish the review has not been granted to any other person. We do not pre-review articles until we receive a statement to this effect in the cover email or letter.

We require that all authors be aware of, and comply with, all applicable professional practices concerning plagiarism. INTAN requires the usage of Turnitin, an online web-based plagiarism detection application to avoid plagiarism and academic dishonesty. In most cases, the similarity index percentage should be between 10% to 30%.

If we suspect that, despite the authors’ or reviewers’ representations to the contrary, a research article, policy perspective or book review has been previously published, is currently under consideration for publication with another journal, has been submitted to another journal while under consideration at the Journal of Economics and Policy, or has been plagiarised, we will contact the author or reviewer to inform him/her that we have discovered this possible violation, and we will also inform the other journal(s) involved, if any.

In cases in which double-submission is suspected, the Journal of Economics and Policy will consult with the other journal(s) concerned and determine whether a double submission has in fact occurred. In cases in which plagiarism is suspected, the journal will conduct its own investigation into that matter.

In the event, plagiarism has been detected, or that there was a deliberate effort to sidestep the requirement for sole review rights, the editors will inform the author(s) and will not publish the research article, policy perspective or book review.