Publication Ethics and Other Conditions to do the publication in IJMSNR Journal

International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research (IJMSNR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed biomedical and healthcare online journal.  This statement spells out the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article for this journal.  i.e., the author, the editors, and the peer-reviewers.

Main Works (duties) of the Editors:

(a).  The decision on the Publication of Articles

The Editor-In-Chief of International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research (IJMSNR) is responsible for deciding which of the articles accepted for publication after undergoing double blind peer review should be published online.  The Editor may be guided by the policies of the journal subject to such legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.  Plagiarism Checking of the submitted each and every article will be checked by iThenticate plagiarism software.  However, the Editor does not have the authority to influence the reviewers who are conducting the blind review of the articles submitted for peer review.

(b).  Main Work on Received Article

Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without regard to authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

(c). Confidentiality

The Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief/Guest Editor, Associate Editor, and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and other editorial advisers.

(d). Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has a view of the manuscript (while handling it) in his or her own research without the express written consent of the author.

Main Duties of the Peer Reviewers:

(a). Contribution of Double-Blind Peer Review

Double-Blind Peer review assists the reviewers in making editorial decisions, while editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. The reviewers don’t know the author’s identity, as any identifying information will be stripped from the document before review. Reviewers’ comments to the editors are confidential and before passing on to the author will be made anonymous. The names of the reviewers remain strictly confidential; with their identities known only to the Editor.

(b). Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the assigned manuscript or unable to provide a prompt review should notify the Editor and excuse himself/herself from the review process.

(c). Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to, or discussed with, others except as authorized by the Editor.

(d). Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. There shall be no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

(e). Acknowledgment of the Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that had been previously reported elsewhere should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the Editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

(f). Confidentiality of the article

Privileged information or ideas obtained through double-blind peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

(g). Conflict of Interest in their article

Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Selection of Guest editors

Guest editors play a vital role in acquiring content and leading the review process for a special issue publications.

You can become a guest editor in two ways:

1. The IJMSNR journal may invite a researcher’s Google Scholar Citation 10 and above as an expert in your specific field of research.

2. You can submit a proposal for a special issue to the IJMSNR journal. The  Editor in-Chief will approve or reject it after consulting with th editorial board members.

Special issues on a particular theme/disease

A special issue focuses on a specific area of research that has a broad appeal and falls within the aims and scope of the IJMSNR journal. It also provides an excellent opportunity to review a particular theme, examine previously unaddressed aspects, propose and develop new approaches, exchange perspectives and encourage new lines of research.

Important Role of the authors are as follows:

1. How to prepare a paper and its standards:

Authors of original research (not previously published or under consideration for review or under publication elsewhere (in any other journals)) should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

2. Retention of and Access to the research data:

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such, if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

3. Manuscript originality and Similarity Status:

Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.

4. Duplication, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author shouldn’t publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.  Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

5. Acknowledgment of Sources by the authors

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

6. Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.  All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

7. Corresponding Author

The Corresponding Author is the author responsible for communicating with the journal for publication. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

8. Acknowledgment of Funding Sources:

The sources of funding for the research reported in the article should be duly acknowledged at the end of the article.

9. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

10. Authors’ Contribution Statement:

The corresponding author should give all the authors’ contributions to their particular study and mention it very clearly according to their participation.  Give the abbreviations of their names to each and every co-author.

11. Any errors found in the final reviewed paper before publication as online version in the journal website:

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her paper/article at the time displaying in current issue page (online).  It is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the Editor and cooperate with the editors to retract or correct the errors in the paper before display/put in online in the journal IJMSNR website.