Editorial Responsibilities

  1. Publication Decision:

The Chief Editor and other members of the Editorial Team are responsible for the fair management and publication of the submitted manuscripts. In the light of guiding policies of the Editorial Board, they have exclusive rights to submit or reject an article on the grounds of libel, copyright infringement, plagiarism or any other malpractices. All members of editorial team are responsible to:

  • Improve the quality of the Journal.
  • Encourage freedom of expression.
  • Maintain the integrity of the academic record and publication process.
  • Respond to the queries regarding publication.
  • Willing to publish clarification, correction, retraction, and apologies if needed.
  1. Fair Review

The Editors ensure the integrity of the publication review process. The submitted manuscript is reviewed upon academic merit, originality, quality, clarity, and relevance to the Journal scope regardless of the author’s race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation. Decisions of publication are not made on the basis of government policies or any other agency guidance except the Journal itself.

  1. Confidentiality

While considering confidentiality, it is pertinent to mention that the information regarding submitted manuscript should not be revealed to any corresponding body including authors, reviewers, editorial advisors, and publishers. The team of Editors will ensure that the submitted material remains confidential while under review.

  1. Disclosures or Conflicts of Interest

Editors and Editorial Board members will ensure that the disclosed information of the submitted manuscript (Published or Unpublished) must not be used by any of the board members for their research purpose without the author’s written authorization. The Editor must not allow any conflict of interest among authors, reviewers, and board members. 

  1. Involvement and cooperation in investigations:

Appropriate responsive measures will be taken by the editors if any ethical issue has been raised concerning the submitted manuscript (Published or Unpublished). While taking such measures the editor corresponds with the author and makes rectification with the author’s consent. Every reported issue regarding unethical publishing must be looked into, even if it is found years after publication.