Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement
The IJSMR journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and strictly follows international guidelines to ensure integrity, transparency, and quality in the publishing process. All parties involved—authors, reviewers, and editors—are expected to adhere to ethical practices.
Plagiarism Policy
- All manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism checks before the review process.
- Articles with plagiarism levels exceeding acceptable academic standards will be rejected immediately.
- Authors must ensure that all sources are properly acknowledged and cited according to the prescribed referencing style.
- Self-plagiarism or duplicate submissions to multiple journals are strictly prohibited.
Author Responsibilities
- Authors must ensure that their work is original, accurate, and properly referenced.
- Submissions should not be under consideration by another journal at the same time.
- Any form of fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of data is considered unethical.
- All co-authors should have made a significant contribution to the research and must approve the final manuscript.
- Authors must disclose funding sources and conflicts of interest (if any).
Reviewer Responsibilities
- Reviewers must provide objective, constructive, and timely feedback.
- Confidentiality of manuscripts must be strictly maintained.
- Reviewers should not use unpublished material from a submission for their own research.
- Any conflict of interest (personal, financial, or professional) must be disclosed, and if necessary, the reviewer should withdraw from the process.
Editor Responsibilities
- Editors are responsible for making fair and impartial decisions based on scholarly merit.
- They must ensure a transparent peer-review process and maintain confidentiality at all stages.
- Editors must take action in cases of academic misconduct, plagiarism, or ethical breaches.
- No manuscript should be rejected or accepted on the basis of personal bias, institutional affiliation, or nationality of the author(s).
- Editors are committed to improving the journal’s quality by maintaining high ethical and academic standards.