Copyright and Access

Upon acceptance of an article, all property rights and related copyright rights shall be transferred to Quarterly Journal of Economics and Management (QJEM), while authors retain the right of attribution, the right to protect the integrity of the work, and the right to make modifications. All accepted articles will be published under open access as defined by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.

Archive

The publisher is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of the published content in QJEM.

Ownership and Management

QJEM is sponsored by China Machinery Industry Information Institute (China Machine Press) and Peking University.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have contributed to drafting the article and/or revising it for intellectual content. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have seen and approved the final version of manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors, and have agreed to its submission for publication. Once the list and order of authors has been established, it should not be altered without permission of all living authors of that article. Due to a result of special circumstances, if it is necessary to change, the corresponding author should put forward a written application including the consent of all authors before the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) makes final decision for the paper. It can be modified after EIC approval. Please note that changes to authorship cannot be made after acceptance of a manuscript.

Punitive Measure

1. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. And that is highly likely to have serious moral and legal consequences.

2. After screened, if the paper is found there are more than 10% similar to the previous published journal article or more than 30% similar to the authors’ own paper published in conference proceedings, the paper will be regarded as plagiarism and will be rejected.

3. In case an author has submitted the paper under consideration to another journal, the paper will be rejected. QJEM will inform the institute of the author and other journals within the field of economics and management, and will reject to publish all the papers submitted by this author forever.

Conflicts of Interest

1.All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

2.Reviewers should disclose any possible conflict of interest with the author (e.g., familial, teacher-student, alumni, colleague, or competitive relationship) to the editorial office to ensure impartiality. The editorial office will decide if the reviewer should be recused.

3.Editors must recuse themselves from handling a manuscript if they have a conflict of interest with the author (e.g., familial, teacher-student, alumni, colleague, or competitive relationship).

Corrections and Retractions

Authors, readers or organizations who become aware of errors or ethics issues in a published article are encouraged to contact QJEM in the first instance via the contact details available on the journal website. All reports will be considered by the Editors; additional expert advice may be sought when deciding on the most appropriate course of action.

1. Corrections. Changes to published articles that affect the interpretation and conclusion of the article, but do not fully invalidate the article, will, at the Editor(s)’ discretion, be corrected via publication of a Correction that is indexed and bidirectionally linked to the original article.

2. Retractions. On rare occasions, when the interpretation or conclusion of an article is substantially undermined, it may be necessary for published articles to be retracted.  Retraction notices are indexed and bidirectionally linked to the original article. The original article is watermarked as retracted and the title is amended with the prefix “Retracted article:”.

Confidentiality

Editors will treat all manuscripts submitted to QJEM in confidence. Reviewers are also required to treat manuscripts confidentially. QJEM will not share manuscripts with third parties outside of QJEM except in cases of suspected misconduct.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts accepted by QJEM would undergo rigorous and thorough double-blind peer review. This usually involves review by two independent peer reviewers. If necessary, increase the number of review experts. All submissions to QJEM are assessed by an Editor, who will decide whether they are suitable for peer review. Where an Editor is on the author list or has any other competing interest regarding a specific manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to assume responsibility for overseeing peer review. Submissions felt to be suitable for consideration will be sent for peer review by appropriate independent experts. Editors will make a decision based on the reviewers’ reports and authors are sent these reports along with the editorial decision on their manuscript. Authors should note that even in light of one positive report, concerns raised by another reviewer may fundamentally undermine the study and result in the manuscript being rejected. All papers submitted to QJEM will be screened for plagiarism by AMLC (https://check.cnki.net/amlc2/).

Peer review is a system based on trust. Each party—the reviewer, the author, and QJEM—relies on the others to operate professionally, ethically, expediently, and confidentially.

1. Responsibilities of the Reviewer

Provide a prompt, thorough, and impartial review of the article.

Give constructive feedback with reasonable suggestions and professional tone.

Avoid suggesting the addition of irrelevant or unnecessary references.

Alert editor to any suspected ethical issues.

Maintain confidentiality by safeguarding the unique contributions of the author’s work.

2. Responsibilities of the Author

Accurately report research findings.

Ensure article meets all publication requirements and adheres to ethical standards.

Revise article as per reviewers’ suggestions (or give a reason why not).

3. Responsibilities of QJEM

QJEM’s responsibilities may be fulfilled by a journal Editor or Associate Editor.

Select, invite, and manage reviewers.

Ensure a fair and speedy peer review process.

Synthesize disparate peer review reports and arrive at a final decision.

Maintain confidentiality by preserving the reviewer’s anonymity and by safeguarding the unique contributions of the author’s work.

Uphold all policies of the publication, including ethical policies.