The Ruaha Journal of Arts and Social Sciences (RUJASS) is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, ethical scholarship, transparency, fairness, and responsible publishing. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to uphold accepted principles of research and publication ethics throughout the publication process.
Responsibilities of Authors
- Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
- All sources and contributions must be properly acknowledged and cited.
- Plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and other forms of research misconduct are strictly prohibited.
- Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the research and manuscript.
- Authors must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest and obtain appropriate ethical approval where required.
Responsibilities of Editors and Reviewers
- Editors and reviewers must evaluate manuscripts fairly, objectively, and based on their academic merit, originality, quality, and relevance.
- All submitted manuscripts and information obtained during the review process must be treated as confidential.
- Editors and reviewers must disclose and appropriately manage any conflicts of interest.
- Reviewers should provide constructive, respectful, and evidence-based feedback within the agreed review period.
Publication Policy
All manuscripts undergo an