Publisher

GJAL is published by the Finnish Society for Animal Rights Law. For more information on the publisher, see their website.

The publishers maintains the following ethics policy:

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Global Journal of Animal Law

The Global Journal of Animal Law (GJAL), as well as its publisher, Finnish Society for Animal Rights Law, are committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. Our policies are based on international best practices and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

We expect all parties involved in the publication process—authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—to adhere to the following principles:

  1. Duties of Authors
  • Originality: Authors must submit only original work that has not been published elsewhere in whole or in part, and is not under consideration by any other journal.
  • Authorship: All persons who have made a significant contribution to the research and writing should be listed as co-authors; others who contributed should be acknowledged.
  • Citations: Authors must properly cite relevant work and avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, or falsification.
  • Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence their work.
  • Corrections: Authors have a duty to promptly notify the editors if significant errors are discovered in their published or submitted manuscript.
  1. Duties of Editors
  • Fair Evaluation: Manuscripts will be evaluated solely on their academic merit, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy.
  • Confidentiality: Editors will not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, or other editorial advisers.
  • Conflicts of Interest: Editors will recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest.
  • Integrity of the Record: Editors will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred and will issue corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern where necessary.
  1. Duties of Reviewers
  • Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
  • Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively and constructively, with no personal criticism of the author.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
  • Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers must decline to review if they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the author(s).
  1. Publisher’s Responsibilities
  • Ethical Oversight: The publisher supports the editors in following COPE’s guidelines and investigating ethical complaints.
  • Accessibility: GJAL is an open-access journal. All content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution.
  • Corrections and Retractions: When errors or misconduct are identified, the journal will publish corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern promptly and clearly.