Global Chinese Society for Computers in Education

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Peer Review

GCCCE goes through a rigorous peer review process. All articles must be submitted online by the authors according to the required format, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in a formatted PDF; the article will then be available through the GCCCE and GCSCE websites.

The editorial board of GCCCE consists of experts in the field who are responsible for overseeing the submission, review, and publication process of conference papers. Their roles include the followings:

• Selecting Reviewers: The editorial board selects qualified reviewers (often experts in the same field) to assess the quality and validity of the submissions.
• Managing Reviews: They manage the peer review process, ensuring that reviews are conducted fairly, objectively, and in a timely manner.
• Making Publication Decisions: Based on the reviewers’ feedback, the editorial board makes decisions on whether to accept, revise, or reject submissions.
• Ensuring Quality: They ensure that the conference maintains high academic standards by selecting quality submissions for presentation and publication.

The peer review process for GCCCE papers typically involves the following steps:

• Submission: Authors submit their papers to the conference through the designated submission system, following the conference guidelines and templates.
• Initial Evaluation: The editorial board conducts an initial evaluation to check if the submission meets the basic requirements and scope of the conference.
• Peer Review: The submission is sent to reviewers who are experts in the field. Reviewers assess the paper's quality, originality, significance, methodology, and relevance to the conference theme.
• Review Feedback: Reviewers provide detailed feedback to the authors, including suggestions for improvement or requests for clarification.
• Decision Making: Based on the reviewers' feedback, the editorial board makes a decision on whether to accept the paper as is, accept with revisions, or reject it.
• Author Notification: Authors are informed of the decision along with reviewers' comments. If revisions are requested, authors are given a timeline to submit a revised version.
• Final Decision: After revisions (if any), the paper may undergo a second round of review before a final decision is made on acceptance.
• Publication: Accepted papers are included in the conference proceedings and presented at the conference either as oral presentations or posters.
• The peer review process aims to ensure the quality and integrity of the research presented at the conference by subjecting submissions to rigorous scrutiny by experts in the field.

Copyright

Authors of articles published in GCCCE proceedings retain the copyright of their articles and are free to reproduce and disseminate their work. Completion and submission of the Transfer of Copyright Agreement transfers to the Global Chinese Society for Computers in Education (“GCSCE”), copyright holder for the GCCCE Proceedings.

Open Access

All articles published by the GCCCE are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.

Policy on Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study in the manuscript. Authors should ensure all contributing co-authors are included in the manuscript.

Handle Complaints and Appeals

The Editors-in-Chief will form a committee (excluding the one who is handling the submission receiving the complaint) to handle the authors’ complaint and make decision. Further appeals will be referred to GCSCE for the final decision.

Handle Allegations of Research Misconduct

The journal takes seriously all allegations of potential misconduct. The journal will follow the COPE guidelines (https://publicationethics.org/misconduct) outlining how to deal with cases of suspected misconduct.

Policy on Conflicts of Interest

The authors need to declare all financial and non-financial competing interests. If it is not applicable, the authors need to make a statement such as “The authors declare that they have no competing interests” in the acknowledgement section of the article.

Policy on Data Sharing and Reproducibility

The authors need to detail where the data supporting the authors’ findings can be found. If authors do not wish to share their data, they need to state that data will not be shared, and state the reason. If it is not applicable, the authors need to indicate “Not applicable.”

Policy on Ethical Oversight

The authors need to provide a statement which details they received ethics approval for research involving human participants, human material, or human data – performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by an appropriate ethics committee. The statement should include the name of the ethics committee and the reference number where appropriate. If a study has been granted an exemption from requiring ethics approval, this should also be detailed in the manuscript (including the name of the ethics committee that granted the exemption).

Policy on Intellectual Property

The publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Options for Post-Publication Discussions

Post-publication discussions are allowed through letters to the editor.

Policy on Corrections and Retractions

Corrections to, or retractions of, published articles will be made by publishing a Correction or a Retraction note bidirectionally linked to the original article. Any alterations to the original article will be described in the note. The original article remains in the public domain and the subsequent Correction or Retraction will be indexed.

Policy for ensuring the integrity of the scholarly literature in their journals and outline their policies and procedures for handling such issues when they arise. These issues include plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others

Any questions regarding the integrity of the scholarly literature (including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication) raised during or after the peer review process will be referred to the Editors-in-Chief. The Editors-in-Chief may request (anonymized) underlying study data from the authors for inspection or verification. If the original data cannot be produced, the manuscript may be rejected or, in the case of a published article, retracted. Cases of suspected misconduct will be reported to the authors’ institutions.