Publication Ethics

M-POWER: Scientific Journal of Development Extension and Community Development Management is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. The journal adheres to the ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure the integrity of the scholarly publishing process.

Authors must ensure that their submissions are original, free from plagiarism, and have not been published or submitted elsewhere. All sources must be properly cited, and any conflicts of interest must be disclosed. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of data and for obtaining necessary permissions for copyrighted materials.

Editors are responsible for making unbiased publication decisions and maintaining the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Editors must ensure a fair and transparent peer-review process and must take appropriate action in cases of ethical misconduct.

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely feedback. They must maintain confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest.

Any form of unethical behavior such as plagiarism, data falsification, duplicate submission, or authorship manipulation will result in immediate rejection or retraction of the manuscript.