Announcements

1. 版權與開放獲取政策

開放獲取聲明

本刊是一本完全開放獲取 (Open Access) 的學術期刊。所有文章一經發表，即可在全球範圍內永久、免費、無障礙地獲取。本刊支持用戶閱讀、下載、複製、分發、列印、搜索或連結到文章全文，或將其用於任何其他合法目的。

版權歸屬

根據本刊出版政策，稿件一經接受並正式出版，該文章的版權將由作者與HEPM高圖學術出版管理(HEPM) 、香港高等教育研究所共同所有。期刊整體的版式設計、彙編權及其他所有相關權利歸HEPM高圖學術出版管理(HEPM) 和香港高等教育研究所所有。

許可協議

所有在本刊發表的文章均採用「知識共享署名 4.0 國際許可協議」 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, CC BY 4.0) 進行許可。此協議意味著，任何第三方均可在明確署名原作者和出處的前提下，自由地：

• 分享 — 在任何媒介或格式下複製和分發本作品；
• 演繹 — 修改、轉換或基於本作品進行二次創作；
• 可用於任何目的，包括商業性使用。

作者的權利

儘管版權為共同所有，本刊仍保障作者享有一系列權利，包括但不限於：

• 保留對自己作品的署名權和保護作品完整權。
• 在後續研究、教學、學術報告或個人著作中重複使用其文章內容。
• 將文章作者的手稿接收版本存儲於個人網站或其所在機構的知識庫中。
• 與他人分享其文章的副本。

 

2. 隱私政策

 

本刊高度重視並嚴格保護所有用戶（包括訪問者、作者、審稿人及編輯）的個人隱私與數據安全。我們嚴格遵守包括歐盟《通用數據保護條例》(GDPR)、《中華人民共和國個人信息保護法》、《個人資料（私隱）條例》（香港法例第 486 章）在內的全球主要數據保護法規。

信息收集與使用：您在本刊網站提交的個人信息（如姓名、電子郵件地址、單位信息、學術背景等），將專門用於本刊明確的學術出版目的，包括但不限於稿件處理、同行評審、編輯溝通、文章發表、信息通知及期刊訂閱服務。我們承諾，絕不為任何其他目的使用您的信息，或將其提供給任何未經授權的第三方。

數據安全：我們採取了加密技術、訪問權限控制等行業標準的安全措施來保護您的個人數據，以防止數據丟失、泄露、濫用或篡改。

數據保留：我們僅在實現上述出版目的所必需的期限內，或在法律法規要求的期限內保留您的個人信息。

Cookie政策：本網站可能使用Cookies技術以提升用戶體驗、進行網站流量分析。您可以根據瀏覽器設置選擇接受或拒絕Cookies。

用戶權利：您有權隨時查閱、更正或要求刪除您提交的個人信息。如需行使此權利，請通過本刊官方聯繫方式與我們聯繫，我們將在合理期限內予以響應和處理。

 

3. 出版倫理聲明

 

本刊嚴格遵循國際出版倫理委員會 (COPE) 的核心實踐與指導方針，對任何形式的學術不端行為（包括但不限於抄襲、剽竊、數據造假、一稿多投、重複發表、不當署名、隱瞞利益衝突等）持零容忍態度。

作者的責任：作者需確保作品原創性，數據真實準確，引用恰當，署名合理，並聲明任何潛在利益衝突。涉及人體或動物的研究必須獲得相關倫理委員會的批准。若發現學術不端行為，本刊將採取拒稿、撤稿、通報作者單位等嚴肅處理措施。

審稿人的責任：審稿人需秉持客觀、公正、保密的原則，基於學術價值進行獨立評審。審稿人不得泄露稿件信息，若與稿件存在利益衝突需主動迴避。

編輯的責任：編輯對稿件的取捨負有最終責任，其決策完全基於稿件的學術價值。編輯必須確保審稿流程的公正性與保密性，並在處理稿件時避免任何利益衝突。

舉報與調查：任何單位或個人如發現本刊出版過程中存在倫理問題，均可向本刊舉報。我們將對舉報信息嚴格保密，並組織調查核實，及時公布處理結果。

 

4. 法律聲明

 

本聲明旨在明確本期刊及出版方、相關代理方在法律框架下的權利與責任。

觀點立場：本刊所發表文章中的觀點、意見及結論僅代表作者個人立場，不代表本刊編輯部、編委會或出版方（高圖出版管理（韶關）有限公司）的觀點或立場。

無擔保聲明：本刊內容僅供學術參考。我們雖已盡最大努力確保所發表內容的學術質量，但不對其絕對準確性、完整性、可靠性或適用於任何特定用途作出任何明示或暗示的保證。

責任限制：在任何情況下，對於因使用或無法使用本刊信息而導致的任何直接、間接、附帶、特殊或後果性的損害或損失，本刊及出版方均不承擔任何法律責任。

外部連結：本刊網站可能包含指向第三方網站的連結，這些連結僅為提供便利。本刊不對這些外部網站內容的真實性、合法性及安全性負責。

網站使用：用戶訪問本網站時應遵守相關法律法規，不得利用本網站從事任何非法活動。本刊保留隨時修改、暫停或終止網站服務的權利。

管轄法律：本聲明及與本刊相關的所有事宜均受中華人民共和國（包括香港特別行政區）法律的管轄。

 

 

權責聲明

本期刊所刊載的評論、意見、觀點等均出自文章作者個人立場，不代表出版社或出版代理方本身的觀點或看法。對於文章任何部分及文內引用材料給任何個人、機構、其財產所帶來的任何損失及損害，本出版社和相關代理方均不承擔任何責任。我們鄭重聲明，本出版方和相關代理方的出版業務，不構成任何本產品商業性能的保證，也不表示本出版方業已承認本社文獻中所述內容適用於某特定用途。如有疑問，請通過郵件與我們交談。

合作聲明

為更好地支持本學術期刊在中國大陸地區的傳播、服務與管理工作，本刊出版方與本學術期刊編輯部授權高圖出版管理（韶關）有限公司參與刊物在中國大陸地區的唯一官方代理單位。高圖出版管理（韶關）有限公司全面負責並代表本學術期刊編輯部，處理本刊在中國大陸地區的各項事務，包括但不限於：

1. 本刊在中國大陸的出版發行與推廣；
2. 數據庫收錄與檢索相關合作；
3. 法律事務、版權管理與維權支持；
4. 開發票具與財務結算餘額；
5. 其他與本刊在中國大陸地區運營相關的協調與執行工作。

 

 

 

Offical Announcements and Statements:

 

1. Copyright and Open Access Policy

Open Access Statement

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Copyright Ownership

In accordance with the publication policy of this journal, once a manuscript is accepted and formally published, the copyright of the article shall be jointly owned by the author(s), HEPM (Higher Education Publishing Management), and the Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education Research. The journal's overall layout design, compilation rights, and all other related rights are owned by HEPM (Higher Education Publishing Management) and the Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education Research.

Licensing

All articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows any third party to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
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