Market Mechanisms Journal

Publication Ethics

Market Mechanisms Journal adheres to a strict publication ethics policy, inspired by the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

• For authors: obligation to submit only original work, properly cite all sources, avoid simultaneous submissions to multiple journals, and declare any financial or institutional conflicts of interest.
• For reviewers: provide objective, constructive, and timely feedback; report any suspected similarity or ethical problem in a manuscript; and maintain strict confidentiality throughout the review process.
• For editors: ensure process transparency, make impartial decisions solely based on scientific quality, and publish corrections or retractions in cases of error or identified misconduct.

Any misconduct—including plagiarism, data manipulation or falsification, self-plagiarism, or redundant publication—results in sanctions ranging from manuscript rejection to future submission bans, or even retraction of already published articles.