Publication Ethics
Calbis Studies in Social Institutions and Human Development
Authorship and integrity
All listed authors must have made an appropriate contribution, approved submission and accepted accountability. Disclose funding, conflicts, related publications, preprints and substantive AI assistance. Authors remain responsible for accuracy, citations, originality and permissions; AI tools cannot be authors.
Research ethics
Research involving people, personal data or animals must report the applicable approvals, consent and safeguards. Protect confidential participant information. Provide transparent methods, limitations and data availability statements.
Concerns and complaints
Report suspected plagiarism, fabrication, inappropriate authorship, duplicate publication or editorial misconduct to the editorial office with supporting evidence. Concerns are assessed fairly and confidentially where possible, with an opportunity to respond and an unconflicted decision-maker. Corrective action may include rejection, correction, retraction or an expression of concern.
Editorial independence
Neither payment nor an editorial affiliation guarantees acceptance. Book editors must not decide on their own chapters. Appeals and complaints should explain the procedural or evidential concern rather than rely solely on disagreement with a decision.