1. All submissions should be original and should contribute in a tangible way to their field(s) of study.

2. Authors who borrow from the works and ideas of others must document the source, in accordance with the latest MLA style, even when paraphrasing. All forms of plagiarism are unacceptable and any violation will result in the automatic rejection of the manuscript.

JAST - DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT FORM TO BE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR(S)

4. No manuscript will be considered for publication if it is currently under consideration by another journal or press, or if it has been published, or is soon to be published, elsewhere. If the manuscript is accepted, the Editorial Board expects that its appearance in JAST will precede publication of the article, or any significant part thereof, in another work.

5. Authors are required to comply with our double-blind peer review process and all referee/editor evaluations.

6. Referees are expected to judge the work of others fully, fairly, and in an unbiased and informed way. A referee who has a conflict of interest or personal/professional issue with the author, topic, or critical stance of a work so as to be unable to judge its merits without prejudice must decline to serve as a reviewer.

7. A referee should discharge his/her tasks in a timely manner and should decline an invitation to review if s/he cannot meet the deadline. Undue delay in submitting a review or a revised manuscript will prompt editorial action ranging from the reassignment of the manuscript to another reviewer to its outright rejection.

8. Referees are expected to maintain confidentiality throughout the entire peer review process.

For more information on ethical standards, please see:

https://www.mla.org/Resources/Research/Surveys-Reports-and-Other-Documents/Staffing-Salaries-and-Other-Professional-Issues/Statement-of-Professional-Ethics/Read-the-Statement-Online