Quality is at the heart of the Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress. Acting with integrity and transparency, we seek to build partnerships with authors, editors and readers alike. As such, this journal will:
- never ask authors to pay a submission fee.
- never ask authors to pay an APC (article processing charge) for publication prior to acceptance.
- never publish works in exchange for gifts or money.
- never falsely claim to represent another person or entity.
Authorship
An author is considered anyone involved with initial research design, data collection and analysis, manuscript drafting, and final approval. However, the following do not necessarily qualify for authorship: providing funding or resources, mentorship, or contributing to research but not helping with the publication itself. The primary author assumes responsibility for the publication, making sure that the data are accurate, that all deserving authors have been credited, that all authors have given their approval to the final draft; and handles responses to inquiries after the manuscript is published.
Screening for Plagiarism
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress will be screened for plagiarism using SafeAssignments/Turnitin/CopyScape/Similarity Check/iThenticate plagiarism detection tools. This journal will immediately reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
Data Sharing
Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress requests all authors to make available “all data underlying the findings described in their manuscripts.” Authors are encouraged to maintain the anonymity of the participants in both qualitative and quantitative data before sharing it with the editors or the public. The research method is at the core of the editor and peer evaluation of manuscripts. This journal adopts the data sharing policy as recommended by the 2011 AERA Council and its Code of Ethics, which stated:
(a) Researchers share data and pertinent documentation as a regular practice. Education researchers make their data available after completion of the project or its major publication for verification or other analyses by other researchers, except where proprietary agreements with employers, contractors, or clients preclude such accessibility or when it is impossible to share data in any useful form.
(b) In sharing data, researchers take appropriate steps to protect the confidentiality of the data and the identity of research participants. When appropriate future use necessitates access to identifiable data, researchers take steps to ensure that the data are accessible under appropriate restrictions where the confidentiality of research participants can be secured.
(c) Education researchers anticipate data sharing as an integral part of a research plan whenever data sharing is feasible.
Publication
The Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress (JUMP) is indexed in major databases including CiteFactor, the world’s largest indexing of scholarly journals, as well as Academic Resource Index, ICI World of Journals, ResearchGate, Higher Education Abstracts, ACER, IDP Database, and GoogleScholar.
Authors receive an electronic copy of published articles. Print copies of the journal, are available for online purchases through online stores including Amazon.com.
