Establishing an academic atmosphere that respects the highest ethical standards is the responsibility for any serious academic publications. That is no exception to International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching (IJCLT). We strive to guarantee that all parties and every step involved in the publication process follow strict ethical rules.

Contributing authors to IJCLT are required to make sure that all of the writing they submit is original and any outside sources have been properly acknowledged. Plagiarism, in any form, is strictly forbidden. Authors bear the responsibility for the accuracy and authenticity of the data they present. Fabrication or manipulation of data is considered a grave ethical breach. Authorship should reflect genuine contributions to the research and manuscript preparation. The final draft of the document needs to be approved by each named co-author before it can be submitted.

To avoid any undue impact on the research's findings or interpretation, disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest—financial or otherwise—must be made at the time of submission. Additionally, all applicable ethical guidelines must be followed in research involving human participants, and informed consent procedures and ethical approvals must be precisely outlined in documentation.

The editors of IJCLT are tasked with judging submissions impartially and on the basis of their intellectual value. The manuscript's originality, contribution to the field, methodological soundness, and significance to the development of Chinese language instruction serve as the main guiding principles for publication decisions. Editors who have any financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest should not handle manuscripts containing such conflicts.

Reviewers must handle manuscripts with confidentiality. Reviews ought to be written politely and objectively, offering authors helpful criticism that allows them to improve their work. When assessing a paper, reviewers are supposed to abstain from reviewing it if they have any conflicts of interest that might affect their objectivity.

For any questions regarding this Ethics Statement, please contact the editorial team at info@clt-international.org.