PUBLICATION,
REVIEW AND ETHICS POLICY
PUBLICATION POLICY
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All the manuscripts would be considered for publication
only if they fall within the ambit of Aim and Scope of the Journal. The
manuscripts would be accessed on the basis of:
a) Originality;
b) Relevance;
c) Quality of research;
d) Research contribution and applied significance.
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The Journal does not levy any submission/publication
charges. Further, the contributors are given a complimentary copy of the
Journal.
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Disclaimer: The views expressed in the Articles in the
Researcher do not necessarily reflect the opinion of University of Jammu.
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Articles published in Researcher should not be
reproduced/ reprinted in any form without prior written permission.
Copyright © University of Jammu, Jammu.
PEER REVIEW POLICY
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE REVIEWERS
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The submitted manuscript is a privileged communication
and reviewers must treat it as confidential.
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The reviewer must not (or allow anyone else to)
retain/copy or share the manuscript with any one without the explicit
permission of the Editor.
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The reviewer shall not disclose his/her identity and
the review outcome with anyone other than the editor of the Journal.
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The reviewer must return the reviewed manuscript within
two weeks from the date of the receipt.
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Evaluation Criteria: The criteria for evaluating a
manuscript encompasses the evaluation of the attributes as given in the
following manuscript review form
MANUSCRIPT REVIEW FORM
Rankings: Please use the symbol (P)
to indicate your assessment
(5= Excellent, 4= Good, 3= Average, 2=Poor, 1= Very Poor, NA= Not
applicable)
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Originality of the work |
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Contemporeinity of the subject |
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Contribution to existing knowledge
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Adequacy of empirical/theoretical background |
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Appropriateness of the research methodology |
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Citation and referencing as per the style |
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Analysis and inferences |
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Legitimacy of the conclusions |
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Applied significance |
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Organization of the manuscript |
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Quality of the communication in terms of use
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Appropriateness for publication |
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Reviewers Detailed Comments (Reviewers may use
separate sheet)
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As a reviewer, you are invited to comment on the
strengths and weaknesses of the research paper.
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Additional inputs to the author on how he/she can make
the topic more meaningfully aligned to the discipline specific
requirement.
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General comments for improving/adding, references,
clarifying data analysis, structure and format, language editing,
communication etc.
ETHICS POLICY
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Authors should submit only unpublished original
manuscript that has not been submitted for publication or published
elsewhere. A declaration by the author(s) should be made that the paper(s)
has/have not been sent elsewhere for publication. It should be made on
separate sheet with the title of the research work, name(s) of the
author(s), full postal address for correspondence and signature.
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Any manuscript which is found to be plagiarised or is
having text match above the standards as fixed by the University of Jammu
will be rejected out rightly. Authors are required to scan submissions
using plagiarism detection software before submission of manuscript. The
author shall bear the full responsibility if any malpractice is detected.
Authors involvement in any of the following will be treated as
malpractice:
a) Falsification of data
b) Plagiarism
c) Improprieties of authorship
d) Misappropriation of ideas of others
e) Violation of generally accepted research practices
f) Material failure to comply with legislative and regulatory requirements
affecting research
g) Inappropriate behavior in relation to misconduct.
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In such cases the decision of the Editorial Board shall
be final and binding.
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Authors must assign copyright of the manuscript in the
favour of the Researcher.
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Authors are advised to avoid biased language and
subjective comments/opinion that don't in any way pertain to the research
problem.
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