The Litera Global Journal of Social Science is committed to maintaining the highest standards of research integrity and publication ethics. Data falsification is considered a serious form of research misconduct and is strictly prohibited. Data falsification includes, but is not limited to:

• Manipulating, altering, or selectively omitting research data to misrepresent findings.
• Modifying research methods, results, statistics, tables, figures, or images in a manner that produces misleading conclusions.
• Deliberately suppressing, deleting, or changing data that contradict the reported outcomes.
• Inappropriate image enhancement, fabrication, or manipulation intended to deceive readers or reviewers.

Authors submitting manuscripts to LGJSS must ensure that all data presented are accurate, authentic, and honestly reported. Authors may be requested to provide original datasets, supporting documents, research records, or raw data during the peer-review process or after publication for verification purposes. If data falsification is suspected or confirmed, LGJSS will take appropriate actions in accordance with internationally accepted publication ethics standards and the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

• Reject the manuscript immediately.
• Suspend the review or publication process pending investigation.
• Publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction of the article.
• Inform the authors' affiliated institutions, funding agencies, or other relevant authorities.
• Restrict future submissions from the authors for a specified period.

LGJSS has zero tolerance for data falsification and expects all authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold honesty, transparency, and integrity throughout the research and publication process.