Statement of ethics and responsibilities

Statement of Ethics and Responsibilities of Authors/Reviewers/Editors/Publishers

This journal is committed to ensure the strict adherence of all forms of ethics in publication. The committee on publication ethics has make known a comprehensive publication ethics statement in their web pages- http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/New_Code.pdf

We claim clearly the following policies for publication of this journal.

1. Publication and authorship:

The papers published in the journal should provide a complete reference list with a clear acknowledgement of using literature. The financial support for the creation of the work needs to be spelt. The journal will not permit the publication of the same or even part of the paper in two different media. For shared authorship, the authors can indicate the primary responsible authors (like communication authors) and, if possible, each author's role in the content of the papers.

2. Author's responsibilities:

Authors should accept the principle of the review process. The authors listed in the paper are expected to contribute to the research. The authors need to accept the data and content presented in the work are authentic. If any changes or corrections are made, they should be clearly stated.
Data used for research can be deposited with the complete dataset and sent to the journal once the paper is accepted. Sometime before acceptance, data used in the research may be required for reviewers' evaluation.
Authors should declare a conflict of interest, if any.

3. Peer review / responsibility for the reviewers:

Reviewers need to understand their professional responsibilities. They should ensure that the review is objective and the comments are based only on the content of the work. The reviewers have no conflict of interest in any form. Reviewers play the additional role of directing the authors in using relevant research pieces. Reviewers should not use any of the work given to them for review for other purposes, including publications.

4. Editorial responsibilities:

Editors make very objective decision for the selection or rejection of the papers. They must ensure that the accepted papers contribute to the scholarship and scientific value. They need to keep the identity of the reviewers secret. They should be encouraged to acknowledge and correct if errors are found.

5. Publishing ethics issues

This publisher has good amount of responsibility in implementing the claimed ethics statement. The publishers will maintain the academic and research eminence and scholarship. Business processes should not compromise ethical and intellectual requirements. If any unexpected errors occur, they should be corrected with an open statement.
Plagiarism should be completely eliminated in the scholarship and scientific eminence of publication, and all the concerned partners, such as publishers, editors, reviewers and authors, should ensure this process.

5 A. Retraction

The papers will be retracted if authors are involved in malpractices, such as using paraphrasing tools, AI tools, and paper writers. Reproducing early published research in any form is unacceptable, and we follow zero tolerance for content reproduction. If a paper is published by oversight of manipulation detection, the paper will be retracted immediately. Once the papers are published, the users and domain experts have the right to bring to the notice of the publishers about ethics violations.

When we retract papers, they will be removed from our primary pages but kept on the back pages with a clear notice of retraction. Bibliographic databases are notified, as per COPE guidelines.

The authors and reviewers can understand their responsibilities by visiting the below page.

https://publicationethics.org/files/u7141/1999pdf13.pdf

5 B. Post-Publication Corrections

Suppose authors identify errors in the published articles. In that case, there are several options they can take: A corrigendum should be issued when the author has made a mistake in the article. An erratum should be published when we have made an error in your article. A post-publication modification to the original article can only occur if the error impacts the article's discoverability, visibility, and citability. For instance, corrections can be made to author names, titles, and abstracts. We only permit changes to affiliations, footnotes, and/or acknowledgements to fulfil the requirements of a funding body or to address legal matters. Please get in touch with the journal's email address to request adjustments in these areas. If you have changed your name and wish to update previously published articles, please ask us or submit a request. In the case of a corrigendum or erratum, the PDF of the correction article will be linked to the online version of the original article, establishing a connection between the corrigendum/erratum and the original article to inform readers and other users/systems about the correction. When submitting a corrigendum, the title of the article should follow this format: “Corrigendum: “original article title” (“original article reference”)” If a post-publication change is executed, the online version of the article will be updated, and a dated note will be added to indicate the modification that was made. Please be aware that in some instances, it may not be possible to correct any print versions. Please contact us initially, and we can offer guidance on the most appropriate course of action. Be advised that the authors must provide reasonable proof of your article's authorship. The majority of post-publication changes require consent from all co-authors to proceed. We suggest the communication authors get consent for publication and changes from the co-authors when submitting papers.

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