Publication Ethics
Pneuma: International Journal of Pentecostal Theology and Spirituality is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity in scholarly publishing. All parties involved in the publication process, including editors, reviewers, authors, and publishers, are expected to uphold ethical principles and professional responsibility.
- Editorial Responsibility
Editors are responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and academic relevance of every manuscript submitted to the journal. Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, originality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, and compliance with ethical standards, without discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, gender, religious background, institutional affiliation, or personal beliefs. - Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo a peer-review process. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, confidential, and timely evaluations. The review process aims to ensure academic quality, methodological rigor, theological clarity, and scholarly contribution. - Author Responsibility
Authors must submit original manuscripts that have not been previously published and are not under consideration by another journal. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their research, the clarity of their arguments, the appropriate use of sources, and the integrity of their findings, interpretations, and conclusions. - Originality and Plagiarism
Manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, and improper citation practices. All sources, quotations, ideas, and references used in the manuscript must be properly acknowledged. Manuscripts containing significant plagiarism or academic misconduct may be rejected or retracted. - Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions to the research, writing, analysis, or interpretation of the manuscript. All listed authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication. - Conflict of Interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may influence the research, review process, editorial decision, or publication. Conflicts of interest may include personal, institutional, financial, theological, or professional relationships that could affect objectivity. - Research Ethics and Human Participants
Research involving human participants, interviews, church communities, congregations, pastors, students, or ministry contexts must be conducted ethically. Authors must respect informed consent, confidentiality, anonymity, and the dignity of participants, especially when discussing sensitive spiritual, pastoral, or personal experiences. - Theological and Academic Integrity
As a journal focusing on Pentecostal theology and spirituality, authors are expected to present theological arguments responsibly, critically, and respectfully. Manuscripts should engage Scripture, tradition, experience, and scholarly literature with academic honesty and intellectual humility. - Correction, Retraction, and Withdrawal
The journal reserves the right to publish corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary. Articles may be corrected or retracted if they contain serious errors, plagiarism, ethical violations, duplicate publication, or misleading information. - Publisher and Journal Responsibility
The publisher and editorial team are committed to maintaining the integrity of the academic record, protecting editorial independence, ensuring transparency in the publication process, and upholding ethical standards in scholarly publishing.
