Publication Ethics

            Ethics for publishing articles in Lampang Medical Journal, an academic journal on medical science and public health of Lampang Hospital. To disseminate the knowledge gained from reviewing, analyzing, synthesizing, and applying information such as research reports, case reports, and interesting review articles. For the public to use the knowledge properly and appropriately, all parties involved are required to strictly adhere to the following ethical guidelines and standards for publication.

 

Ethics for authors

       1. Articles submitted by authors for publication in journals must be new works. It has never been published or is being considered for publication by any journal before.

       2. The content of the article must be the work of the author himself.  Not plagiarized or extracted from other articles without permission or proper reference.

       3. Any corrections or additional information provided to the editorial board must be completed before it can be considered for publication.

       4. Published as property of Lampang Medical Journal

       5. A letter certifying every author's article is required. (Download in the For Readers section)

       6. If the author's academic work is related to humans or experimental animals. The authors should act according to ethical principles. Must strictly comply with the relevant laws and regulations. In addition, consent must always be obtained before collecting data or presenting relevant documents, such as a letter of consent from a patient or a letter of approval from the research ethics committee of the institution always attached.

      7. Must follow the prescribed format. In addition, the facts must be reported accurately and the source of funding that supports the research must be identified in its entirety.

      8. Incomplete or incorrect manuscripts. Will be returned to the article owner for editing before entering the article review process.

     9. If found that the article has been submitted to other journals which are giving false credentials. Articles requested for publication will be withdrawn from Lampang Medical Journal immediately.

     10. The text contained in the article and all elements of the article are the sole responsibility of the author.

     11. The author must clearly state any conflicts of interest (if any) to the editor before the article is submitted for processing consideration.

     12. Please submit the article affidavit and a letter of authorization from the Human Research Ethics Committee to the Editorial Board before submitting the article.

     13. Use of artificial intelligence (declaration of AI): If artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence technology is used in the preparation of an article, the author of the paper must inform the editorial department that in the section of "research methods" or "heritage statement" or "declaration" or "disclosure", the use of artificial intelligence at any stage (such as linguistization, data analysis or content drafting) is clearly stated, and artificial intelligence is not regarded as the author. AI is not considered an author, and human authors are solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the entire content.

     14. Anti-counterfeiting references: Authors must verify the authenticity of all references from the source. Citing non-existent references (ghost references) or deliberately making false bibliographic materials is considered a serious violation of research ethics, and the article will be refused for publication immediately.

     15. Authorship Criteria: All authors must participate in the actual work according to the International Standards Criteria (ICMJE). The editorial board does not allow "Ghost Authorship" or "Gift Authorship" who do not participate in the research to appear by name in the article.

Measures for disciplinary action when academic misconduct is discovered.

          If the editorial board detects any ethical violations in research, including referring to a non-existent document (Ghost Reference), identifying a non-participating author (Ghost/Gift Authorship), or using artificial intelligence (AI) to create content or references without actually disclosing the information, Lampang Medical Journal will take the following actions:

1. Upon detection during the review process: The editorial board will immediately "reject the publication" without exception and notify the author's affiliated institution regarding the misconduct.

2. If cases are detected after publication: The journal will immediately "retract" the article from the international journal and database system, and the reasons for the retraction will be announced in the next issue.

3. Blacklisting: Authors involved will be suspended from submitting articles for publication in Lampang Medical Journal for a period of 2-5 years, depending on the severity of the offense.

Change author list
            Authors should carefully consider the list and author rankings before submitting a manuscript, and that authors be fully listed at the time of initial submission. Additions, deletions, or rearrangements of author lists should be made before the manuscript is accepted for publication and must be approved by the journal editor. The editor must receive evidence from the main author as follows.
            A) Reason for changing the author list
            B) All authors agree in writing (via email, or letter) to add, delete, or reorder and ensure their participation. By specifying the roles of participants in this academic work, including:
              1. Conceptualization
              2. Data curation
              3. Formal analysis
              4. Funding acquisition
              5. Investigation
              6. Methodology
              7. Project administration
              8. Resources and Software
              9. Supervision
             10. Validation
             11. Writing - original draft
             12. Writing - review & editing

 

Ethics for editors and editorial teams

       1. Editors and editorial teams shall not have any conflict of interest with authors or experts. Whether it is for commercial benefit or as a reference for academic work.

       2. The editor and editing teams shall not prevent or modify the information exchanged between experts and authors.

      3. Editors and editorial teams must strictly abide by the journal's processes and procedures.

      4. The editor and editorial teams are responsible for reviewing and reviewing all articles submitted to the journal. Considering the consistency between the content of the article and the purpose and scope of the journal. This includes checking the article quality during the article quality evaluation before publishing.

     5. Editors and editorial teams must consider articles for academic reasons.

     6. If the editor finds that other people's works have been copied during the evaluation process, the editor will stop the evaluation process. And immediately contact the author of the paper for clarification, to "accept" or "reject" the publication of the article

 

Ethics for the experts

       1. Experts must not have any conflict of interest with the author. The quality of an article must be considered when considering the quality of the article. And consider according to academic principles and reasons without prejudice and personal conflicts and have a genuine knowledge and understanding of the content of the articles being assessed

       2. Experts must realize that they are experts and have a real understanding of the content of the article being evaluated.

       3. Experts must not seek benefits from the articles they have assessed

       4. Other pieces (plagiarism) or contain sensitive content that may cause effects third parties must notify the editor immediately and provide clear supporting evidence.

       5. Experts must maintain the assessment period according to the assessment time frame set by the journal including not disclosing the information of the assessed articles to others