Publication Ethics Policy

The Brooklyn Research and Publishing Institute (BRPI) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. This policy outlines the responsibilities and expectations for all participants in the publication process—including authors, peer reviewers, and editors—to ensure that research disseminated through BRPI’s platforms is trustworthy, credible, and of the highest academic quality.

BRPI adheres to internationally recognized ethical guidelines, including those established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and promotes rigorous peer review, accountability, and responsible authorship. By following these standards, all stakeholders contribute to a fair, transparent, and ethical publishing environment that upholds the integrity of the scholarly record and fosters trust within the global academic community.

Commitment to Ethical Review

BRPI upholds internationally recognized standards of peer review and publishing ethics in accordance with the principles set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All reviews are conducted with fairness, confidentiality, and academic integrity.

In alignment with COPE and other internationally recognized ethical publishing practices, BRPI adheres to established guidelines covering author responsibilities, peer reviewer ethics, and journal management. Key principles include avoiding plagiarism, data fabrication, and ghost authorship, while promoting transparency, the publication of negative results, correction of errors, and ethical editorial practices.

Author Responsibilities

Maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct is fundamental to scholarly publishing. BRPI expects authors to uphold these standards as part of their contribution to the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of the research record. Authors publishing with BRPI play a critical role in ensuring that the scholarly content disseminated through BRPI’s platforms is trustworthy and credible.

Key responsibilities for authors include honesty in reporting, accountability for all content, disclosure of conflicts of interest, proper attribution of contributions, and prompt correction of errors. By adhering to these principles, authors help maintain the credibility of publications, foster trust within the academic community, and support the dissemination of reliable and reproducible knowledge.

Peer Reviewer Responsibilities

Peer reviewers are essential partners in BRPI’s mission to maintain the quality, integrity, and credibility of scholarly publishing. Through the peer review process, manuscripts are evaluated against rigorous academic and ethical standards before publication.

Reviewers are expected to provide objective and constructive feedback, maintain confidentiality, disclose potential conflicts of interest, complete reviews in a timely manner, and accept assignments only when they have the appropriate expertise. At BRPI, compliance with these principles enables the organization to sustain a fair, transparent, and efficient review process that benefits authors, readers, and the broader research community.

Editorial Responsibilities

At BRPI, editors play a central role in upholding the integrity, fairness, and transparency of the scholarly publishing process. They are entrusted with ensuring that editorial decisions, journal policies, and publication oversight consistently reflect the highest ethical and academic standards.

Editors are responsible for making impartial decisions based on scholarly merit, ensuring transparency in peer review, implementing clear policies for governance and misconduct, correcting the scholarly record when necessary, maintaining confidentiality, and promoting the publication of well-conducted studies regardless of their outcomes.

By adhering to these principles, BRPI and its editorial teams safeguard the quality of published research, uphold ethical practices, and strengthen trust within the global academic community.

Plagiarism and Originality

The Brooklyn Research and Publishing Institute (BRPI) upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. Authors submitting manuscripts must ensure that their work is entirely original and that any material, ideas, or data taken from other sources are properly cited and acknowledged. Plagiarism in any form—including verbatim copying, close paraphrasing, or unauthorized use of another’s work—constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. All submissions are subject to plagiarism screening prior to publication.

For more detailed information, please refer to BRPI’s Plagiarism Policy.

For further details on publication ethics, please contact the Executive Editor at editor@thebrpi.org.