Editorial
| Author | Bronwyn Rossingh,Lyn Alderman,Carol Quadrelli,Liz Gould |
| DOI | 10.1177/1035719X1701700101 |
| Published date | 01 March 2017 |
| Date | 01 March 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
2Evaluation Journal of Australasia Vol 17 | No 1 | 2017
Editorial
Lyn Alderman | Liz Gould | Carol Quadrelli | Bronwyn Rossingh | Editors
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and/or reviewer role. Submission numbers are increasing
and this augurs well for a vibrant and diverse journal
contributing to the field of evaluation. An added bonus is the
journal expanding in size with this edition consisting of four
academic articles, one practice paper and a book review.
The first paper by Leanne Kelly, Ethics and evaluative
consultations with children in small to mid-sized Australian
non-government organisations provides a comprehensive
overview of the literature on the importance of valuing
and listening to children’s voices yet identifies an absence
when the context is small to mid-sized non-government
organisations. Kelly explores the ethical considerations in
this Melbourne case study including formal ethics processes
and ethical considerations when consulting with children.
Kelly’s take home message is to engage early on with
‘dialogue’ and ‘reflect on ethical concerns surrounding the
recruitment of participants, recruitment of facilitators, risk
management, methods, activities, location, processes of
consent, privacy and confidentiality practices, strategies to
use findings, and strategies to report these actions back to
participants’.
With 2016 done and dusted, we welcome you to 2017—the
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,
which acknowledges the importance of international tourism,
and sustainable tourism for development. The declaration
by the United Nations (UN) prioritises the importance of
‘fostering better understanding among peoples everywhere, in
leading to a greater awareness of the rich heritage of various
civilizations and in bringing about a better appreciation of
the inherent values of dierent cultures, thereby contributing
to the strengthening of peace in the world’ (World Tourism
Organization, 2015). This resolution synergises with the
‘doing’, the nuts and bolts of evaluation frameworks,
and these values are evident in the papers selected for this
edition. Guiding the UN’s resolution to achieve best practice
is the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (World Tourism
Organization, n.d.) a comprehensive set of principles
designed to guide key-players in tourism development. As we
commence a fresh new year, the focus for this first editorial
pivots around ethical guidelines; ethical considerations for
editors, reviewers and authors; and ethics in practice today.
Ethical dynamics and considerations are a recurring theme
embedded within this edition. This is partially in response to
excellent queries raised around publishing for evaluators at
the 2016 Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) International
Conference in Perth.
This journal abides by the Committee on Publication
Ethics’ (2017) Code of Conduct and Best Practice
Guidelines for journal editors and publishers. The AES
acknowledges our ethical and other responsibilities, we
take all possible measures against malpractice and we are
committed to ensuring that reprint, advertising or other
commercial revenue or political gain has no impact or
influence on editorial decisions. We publish papers based
only on their quality, importance, originality, and relevance
to our remit. We evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual
content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation,
religious belief, citizenship, ethnic origin, or political
philosophy of the authors. We are committed to ensuring
ethics in publication and high quality of scholarship.
Conformance to standards of ethical behaviour is therefore
expected of all parties involved: authors, editors, reviewers,
and the publisher.
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