Strategic Leadership & Organizational Performance (SLOP) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal follows the principles and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and expects all authors, reviewers, editors, and other parties involved in the publication process to adhere to these standards.

The journal is committed to ensuring ethical practices throughout the submission, peer-review, editing, and publication processes. Any allegations of research misconduct, plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, or other ethical violations will be handled in accordance with applicable COPE guidelines and procedures.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original, properly cited, and have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Reviewers and editors are expected to maintain confidentiality, declare potential conflicts of interest, and evaluate manuscripts objectively and fairly.

SLOP reserves the right to take appropriate corrective action when ethical violations are identified, including requesting corrections, issuing retractions or expressions of concern, or rejecting manuscripts, as appropriate.

For further information on publication ethics and recommended practices, authors, reviewers, and editors are encouraged to consult the official Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.