The ethical policy of the Mahapajapati Theri Review is aligned with the international guidelines and standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), encompassing the roles and responsibilities of all parties as follows:

Authors' Ethics

• Originality: Submitted research must be the authors' own new work. It must not have been previously published elsewhere and must not be under simultaneous consideration by any other journal (No Duplicate Submission).

• No Plagiarism: Proper and complete citations must be provided for all sources of data, theories, or verbatim statements from others. Appropriating another person's work as one's own without proper attribution is considered a severe disciplinary and ethical violation.

• Data Accuracy: There must be no fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of experimental data or results to conform to pre-determined hypotheses (No Data Fabrication and Falsification).

• Authorship Criteria: All individuals listed as co-authors must have made a substantial contribution to the research and the manuscript preparation process. The inclusion of individuals who did not contribute, for any hidden benefits, is strictly prohibited (Gift/Guest Authorship).

Editors' Ethics

• Fair Evaluation: Decision-making must be based solely on academic merit and fairness, free from personal bias or commercial conflicts of interest.

• Confidentiality: Editors must not disclose details of unpublished manuscripts, nor the identities of authors and reviewers within the double-blind review system, to any unauthorized individuals.

• Transparency and Resolution: Editors must commit to investigating any complaints or doubts regarding ethical misconduct. In accordance with COPE guidelines, appropriate procedures for Correction or Retraction must be initiated if proven academic misconduct harms scholarly integrity.

Reviewers' Ethics

• Objective Review: Reviewers must provide academic critiques based strictly on facts and scholarly principles, free from personal emotion or bias.

• Confidentiality and Intellectual Property: Reviewers must not use any data, knowledge, or ideas from the manuscripts they evaluate for personal gain, nor share them with third parties prior to publication.

Management of Errors and Disputes (Corrections & Retractions)

• If an unintentional error is identified in a published article, the journal will issue a Correction / Erratum notice to ensure readers are accurately informed.

• If a rigorous investigation yields definitive evidence of academic misconduct—such as plagiarism, data falsification, or breaches of research ethics—the journal will immediately execute a Retraction of the article from its index and publish a transparent statement of justification to the public.