For Authors - Ethical charter

Reporting standards

Authors of original research papers should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. Sources of data and ideas used in the reported work should be properly cited. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the misrepresentation of someone else’s work as one’s own, for example by incorporating it without appropriate attribution. The work might be words, or ideas, or programs, or pictures, among others; it might be copied verbatim, or paraphrased, or generated. It is irrelevant whether the original source has been formally published, or whether the original creator has granted permission.

Plagiarism is academic misconduct, and any plagiarising submission will be summarily rejected.

Data access and retention

Although the journal currently does not have a separate Artifact Evaluation process, authors may be asked to provide the raw data and/or artifacts of their study together with the paper for editorial review and should be prepared to make the artifacts publicly available if practicable. The journal strongly encourages authors to ensure accessibility of such artifacts to other peers for at least ten years after publication. The journal facilitates this long term storage through Zenodo.

Prior Papers and Concurrent Submissions

Submitted papers must present original work made by the authors which must not be under review on another journal or conference. However, we encourage the submission of extended versions of workshop and conference papers (including conference papers published in journals like PACMPL).  Typically, the version submitted to Journal of Functional Programming should contain additional discussion, examples, or proofs, with at least 30% new material compared to the previous version.  If another publisher holds copyright on an earlier version of an article, the enhanced version must differ sufficiently so that the author can publish it under this Creative Commons licence.

If a submitted paper extends a previously published paper, the submission must explicitly cite the previously published paper and explain the relationship between them, in particular what is the delta from the previous paper.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study and the paper itself. Provision of funding without involvement in the conception of the work should not grant authorship. All those who have made significant contributions to the paper should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author(s) must verify that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure of financial conflicts of interest

All papers must include a statement disclosing any financial support for the work.  This statement can be included in the Acknowledgments section at the end of the paper.

Fundamental errors in published works

It is the authors’ responsibility to promptly notify the associate editor about significant errors or inaccuracies in his/her work after publication of the paper, and to cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper in form of an erratum. Errors and inaccuracies may also be reported by readers after publication, in which case the Associate Editor may publish readers’ letters, to which the authors may offer a rebuttal.