Ethics and policy

  • Comparative Education Studies is open-access, online journal committed to rigorous research in education.  It operates on  non- profit basis and does not levy any fees from authors or readers.
  • Authors are expected to submit works that have not been previously published in any other form or are not currently under consideration elsewhere.
  • The editorial desk will initially review submissions for adherence to basic guidelines. Submissions meeting these criteria will then be forwarded to reviewers for further evaluation.
  • All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review  to ensure the quality and integrity of published work. Papers are evaluated for acceptance based on their quality, originality, and relevance to our readership.
  • We follow the norms of ethical considerations accepted by academic bodies such as the guidelines by the Committee of Publications Ethics [https://publicationethics.org/] and other national as well as international associations of education. 
  • Authors are required to adhere to high ethical standards throughout the research and writing process. This includes ensuring proper citations,   a avoiding plagiarism, and attributing credits. 
  •  Additionally, authors must have followed the standard guidelines of research ethics including anonymity of the respondents, confidentiality,
  •  obtaining informed consent, and maintaining integrity in reporting findings. Failure to adhere to these ethical standards may result in rejection of the manuscript.
  • Authors should provide clear information about any grants or financial assistance received that facilitated the conduct of the research
  • Authors retain the copyright of their work published in Comparative Education Studies, with proper attribution to the journal.