The Pan African Journal of Hospitality (PAJH) is committed to publishing original, high-quality, ethically conducted scholarly research.
The journal seeks to maintain high standards of academic integrity, editorial independence, transparency, and responsible scholarly communication.
Manuscripts submitted to PAJH must be original and must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
All individuals who have made substantial contributions to a manuscript should be appropriately recognized as authors.
All listed authors should have participated meaningfully in the research or preparation of the manuscript and should approve the final version before submission.
Authors are expected to report research honestly and accurately. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation of data, plagiarism, and other forms of academic misconduct are unacceptable.
Authors, reviewers, and editors should disclose relationships or circumstances that could influence the objectivity of the research, review, or editorial decision.
PAJH uses peer review to assess the quality, relevance, originality, and scholarly contribution of submitted manuscripts.
Where significant errors are identified after publication, the journal may publish a correction, erratum, or corrigendum.
Articles may be retracted where serious errors, misconduct, plagiarism, fabricated data, or other circumstances undermine the reliability of the published work.
Editorial decisions are based on scholarly quality, relevance, originality, and ethical standards and should not be influenced by commercial or personal interests.
PAJH is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record and will take appropriate action when errors or ethical concerns are identified.