Allegations of Misconduct

Pluralia: Journal of Religion and Society takes all allegations of publication misconduct seriously. Misconduct may include, but is not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, unethical research practices, authorship manipulation, citation manipulation, peer-review manipulation, and undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Types of Misconduct

• Plagiarism or self-plagiarism
• Fabrication or falsification of data
• Duplicate or redundant publication
• Manipulation of citations
• Manipulation of the peer-review process
• Improper authorship or ghost authorship
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest
• Unethical treatment of research participants

Investigation Procedure

1. The editorial team receives and records the allegation.
2. The editor conducts a preliminary assessment of the allegation.
3. The author may be contacted to provide clarification or supporting evidence.
4. The editorial team may consult reviewers, editorial board members, or external experts when necessary.
5. The editor makes a decision based on the available evidence.

Possible Editorial Actions

• Request for author clarification
• Manuscript rejection
• Publication of correction or clarification
• Expression of concern
• Retraction of the article
• Notification to the author’s institution or relevant authority when necessary

Allegations of misconduct should be submitted to the editorial office through the official journal contact email: pluraliajournal@gmail.com.