Pyrrhic Press Publishing Ethics Policy
Ensuring Integrity, Transparency, and Ethical Scholarship in Open-Access Publishing
Effective Date: December 23, 2024
Last Reviewed: February 2025
1. Introduction & Commitment to Ethical Publishing
Pyrrhic Press Publishing is committed to the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing, academic integrity, and sustainability. As a 100% open-access, non-predatory publisher, we ensure that every piece of research published under our name is:
✅ Ethically produced
✅ Rigorous and peer-reviewed
✅ Environmentally responsible
✅ Freely accessible to all
We uphold the principles set by:
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Principles
- Sherpa Romeo Open Access Policies
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Green Publishing
- The Budapest Open Access Initiative
- CrossRef and DOI Standards
This policy applies to authors, editors, reviewers, contributors, and all individuals affiliated with Pyrrhic Press Publishing.
2. Author Responsibilities
Authors must adhere to the following ethical principles:
2.1. Originality & Plagiarism
✅ Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and free from plagiarism.
✅ Self-plagiarism (duplicate publication of one’s own work) must be fully disclosed and appropriately cited.
✅ All external sources, ideas, and references must be properly attributed to avoid academic misconduct.
🔎 Plagiarism Detection & Verification:
- Pyrrhic Press uses industry-standard plagiarism detection software on all submissions.
- Manuscripts found to contain plagiarized content will be rejected immediately and reported to the author’s institution.
2.2. Authorship & Contributions
✅ Only individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution should be listed as authors.
✅ Ghostwriting, honorary authorship, or guest authorship is strictly prohibited.
✅ All authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission.
2.3. Data Accuracy & Integrity
✅ All research data must be truthful, accurate, and reproducible.
✅ Fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting of data is strictly prohibited.
✅ Authors must retain their raw data and provide access upon request for verification.
2.4. Conflicts of Interest
✅ Authors must fully disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including:
- Financial relationships (grants, funding, affiliations)
- Personal or professional relationships that may bias research findings
- Competing interests that could affect objectivity
Failure to disclose conflicts of interest may result in manuscript rejection or retraction.
3. Peer Review Process & Editorial Ethics
Pyrrhic Press maintains a double-blind, rigorous, and confidential peer review process to ensure academic integrity.
3.1. Reviewer Responsibilities
✅ Reviews must be objective, constructive, and free from bias.
✅ Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and not share manuscript content.
✅ If a reviewer identifies a conflict of interest, they must decline the review.
3.2. Editorial Independence
✅ Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit.
✅ Editors must remain free from commercial, political, or personal influence.
✅ Any form of manuscript coercion, biased selection, or favoritism is strictly prohibited.
🔎 Ethical Safeguards for Editors:
- Editors cannot be authors in their own journals.
- Decisions must be transparent and publicly accountable.
4. Publication Integrity & Corrections
4.1. Retractions & Corrections
✅ If errors, misconduct, or fraudulent research are identified, Pyrrhic Press will:
- Issue a correction for minor errors.
- Retract the publication for serious violations.
✅ Retractions will be clearly labeled with an explanation of misconduct.
4.2. Redundant or Duplicate Publication
✅ Simultaneous submissions to multiple journals are prohibited.
✅ Republishing research without proper citation is not allowed.
5. Open Access & Copyright Policy
5.1. Licensing & Accessibility
✅ Pyrrhic Press follows the Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) license, ensuring:
- Free, unrestricted access to all published content
- Authors retain copyright but allow sharing and adaptation with attribution
✅ No paywalls, no fees, no barriers. All content is freely available to researchers, institutions, and the public.
6. Green Publishing & Environmental Responsibility
Pyrrhic Press is committed to sustainable publishing and aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
✅ Paperless, Digital-First Model – Reducing paper waste and carbon footprint
✅ Print-on-Demand Only – Avoiding unnecessary overproduction of printed materials
✅ Eco-Friendly Hosting – Utilizing low-energy, sustainable web hosting
✅ Minimal Carbon Emissions Policy – Supporting remote-only publishing processes to lower energy use
🌱 Our Promise:
Pyrrhic Press actively seeks collaborations with sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of publishing while maintaining scholarly excellence.
7. Handling Misconduct & Ethical Violations
7.1. Allegations of Misconduct
✅ All allegations of plagiarism, falsification, or ethical breaches will be investigated thoroughly.
✅ If misconduct is confirmed, Pyrrhic Press will take corrective actions, including:
- Manuscript rejection
- Retraction of published works
- Reporting the violation to the author’s institution
7.2. Appeals & Dispute Resolution
✅ Authors, reviewers, or readers may appeal editorial decisions by submitting:
- Clear evidence and justification for reconsideration
✅ Pyrrhic Press guarantees a fair and unbiased review process.
8. Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Academic Freedom
✅ Pyrrhic Press rejects discrimination of any kind based on gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or disability.
✅ We actively support underrepresented voices in academia and prioritize free publishing for all researchers.
✅ AI-generated content without human oversight is not permitted.
📚 Our goal is to ensure that scholarship is ethical, inclusive, and globally accessible.
9. Conclusion
Pyrrhic Press Publishing is dedicated to ethical, sustainable, and responsible scholarly publishing. By adhering to this exhaustive ethics policy, we ensure the integrity, transparency, and impact of all research published under our name.
🔗 Website: www.pyrrhicpress.org
📩 Contact: editor@pyrrhicpress.org
🔍 Last Reviewed: February 2025