Publication Ethics

The International Linguistic Society is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly communication across the Proceedings Series.

The Proceedings Series publishes selected work connected to the Society’s conferences and thematic events. Authors, reviewers, editors, and organisers are expected to act in accordance with recognised standards of research ethics and publication practice.

Research Integrity

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their work is accurate, original, appropriately referenced, and presented honestly. Research involving participants, data collection, recordings, surveys, or experimental methods should comply with relevant institutional, ethical, and legal requirements.

Originality & Plagiarism

Submitted work must be original and must not contain plagiarism, unattributed material, fabricated data, or misleading claims. Authors must properly acknowledge the work, ideas, data, and words of others.

The Society reserves the right to reject, withdraw, or correct published material where serious concerns regarding originality or academic integrity are identified.

Authorship Responsibility

All listed authors should have made a meaningful contribution to the work and should approve the final version submitted for publication. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors are properly credited and that authorship information is accurate.

Use of AI & Assisted Technologies

Where artificial intelligence tools, automated systems, translation software, or other assisted technologies have been used in the preparation of a submission, authors should disclose this where required by the relevant conference or proceedings volume.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citation practice, and academic integrity of their work, including any content produced or supported by assisted technologies.

Peer Review & Editorial Decisions

Submissions are reviewed according to the academic scope, quality requirements, and review procedures of the relevant conference or thematic event. Reviewers are expected to assess submissions fairly, confidentially, and with reference to scholarly merit.

Final publication decisions may consider review outcomes, conference acceptance, presentation status, formatting requirements, ethical compliance, and suitability for inclusion in the proceedings volume.

Conference Presentation Requirement

Publication in the Proceedings Series is normally connected to participation in an International Linguistic Society conference or thematic event. Accepted work may be included in the relevant proceedings volume only where conference and publication requirements have been met.

Corrections, Withdrawals & Retractions

The Society may issue corrections, updates, withdrawals, or retractions where necessary to preserve the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.

  • Minor corrections may be made where they do not alter the academic meaning of the work.
  • Substantial concerns may be reviewed by the editorial or proceedings management team.
  • Published material may be withdrawn or retracted in cases involving serious ethical, legal, or academic integrity concerns.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, editors, and committee members should declare any conflicts of interest that may affect, or appear to affect, the review, selection, or publication process.

Contact

Questions regarding publication ethics, corrections, or proceedings records should be directed to the International Linguistic Society at contact@linguistic-society.com.