Research Ethics Guidelines for MARXISM21
1. Purpose of the Research Ethics Guidelines
The purpose of these Research Ethics Guidelines is to set out the principles and standards of research ethics that authors submitting to MARXISM21 must adhere to, and to outline the review and handling procedures for related matters.
2. Research Ethics Committee
1) If a paper published in or submitted to MARXISM21 is accused of research misconduct, such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, fraud, conflict of interest, co-authorship with affiliated persons (minors or family members), or fail to pass the Korea Citation Index (KCI) similarity check or an equivalent similarity check, the Editorial Board shall immediately establish a Research Ethics Committee comprising experts in the relevant field.
2) The Research Ethics Committee shall consist of five members, including the Chair, who shall be elected by the members.
3) The Research Ethics Committee shall provide the person accused of research misconduct with a sufficient opportunity to present their case and shall not disclose the identity of the person concerned to the outside until the Committee’s final decision has been reached.
4) The Research Ethics Committee shall conclude its role in the matter by investigating the case related to research misconduct and reporting the results to the Editorial Board.
3. Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, Duplicate Publication, Fraud, Competing Interests, Co-authorship with Affiliated Persons (Minors or Family Members)
1) Presenting in a paper a portion of research or an argument that one has not conducted oneself as if it were one’s own research or argument constitutes plagiarism. Even if the source is cited multiple times within the paper, presenting a portion of that research or argument as one’s own constitutes plagiarism.
2) Publishing a previously published paper—regardless of whether it was published domestically or internationally—as if it were a new paper without citing the source constitutes self-plagiarism. Publication includes both print and online publications.
3) Submitting a previously published paper—regardless of whether it was published domestically or internationally (including papers scheduled for publication or under review)—as if it were a new paper constitutes duplicate publication. Publication includes both print and online publications.
4) The manipulation of data or quotations used in a paper constitutes fraud.
5) Detailed criteria regarding research misconduct, such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, fraud, conflict of interest, and co-authorship with affiliated persons (minors or family members), shall be determined by the Research Ethics Committee based on general principles of research ethics.
4. Use and Restrictions on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1) Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology or services utilizing such technology may only be used as an auxiliary means to improve the readability and linguistic expression of text; their use is restricted for the creation of sentences and the generation, modification or synthesis of charts and images. However, research that takes AI technology itself as its subject, or utilizes it in the process of data collection and analysis, is exempt from this restriction; in such cases, the author must describe this fact in detail in the research methods section.
2) If generative AI technology is utilized during the process of writing a paper, the author must specify this fact, along with the tools used and the scope of their application, in a footnote within the paper or in a separate disclosure section.
3) As generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology is not recognized as an author, the responsibility for the accuracy, originality and integrity of the results obtained through its use lies entirely with the author; manuscripts that utilize generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology without clearly disclosing this may be rejected at the review stage or retracted after publication.
4) The Research Ethics Committee may, if deemed necessary, request additional clarification from the author(s) (submitter and reviewer) regarding the use and method of generative AI technology.
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Enacted on February 25, 2009.
Revised on May 20, 2026.