Editorial Guidelines

The journal relies on the expertise of its editorial board and reviewers to maintain the highest standards of scholarly excellence. As a member of the editorial board, you play a crucial role in upholding the journal's quality and advancing the field. You help in guiding the journal's strategic direction, suggesting special issue themes, identifying potential authors, and promoting the journal within the academic community.

The guidelines for the editor is outlined below

    ● Editors should read and understand our ethics policy, and follow them during all editorial processes
       ensuring the maintenance of the highest quality of academic integrity in publications. Editors should 
       ensure that the research work submitted for publication complies with the requirements of the
       journal.

   ● Editors should do a rigorous, objective and confidential review of all original research submissions
       that pass the initial quality check and editorial assessment. The initial quality check should also   
       include an originality check using a plagiarism detection software amongst other appropriate
       methods. Research work that does not pass the initial test need not be considered for publication.
       However, the Editor needs to inform the author stating the reason for rejection.

    ● Editors should provide the best care to the authors. All publication processes should be transparent
       and any queries from the authors regarding the publication process should be answered in a timely
       manner. Editors should communicate all editorial decisions regarding a research work submitted for   
       publication to the respective author and give the authors the chance to appeal against the same.

    ● All research work submitted for publication should be subjected to a double blind peer review and the
       review report should be submitted to the publisher for archival purposes. Any work that does not
       need a peer review should be accompanied by an editorial note that justifies its selection for
       publication.

    ● Editors should ensure that the desk review is conducted within 2 weeks and if eligible, the reviewers
       submit their reviews in the format given by the publisher and the review is done within two to three
       months. If the review report is not received and forwarded to the author within the stipulated time,
       the editor should inform the author on the reason for delay.

    ● Editors need to keep the publishers informed of all editorial decisions and submit all relevant
       documents supporting the same. Any discrepancy, misrepresentation or insufficiency in copyright
       permissions procured by a research work sent for publication, as identified by the editor, should be
       brought to the notice of the publisher.

    ● Any article found using false data or having a detrimental impact on society should not be considered
       for publication. In case it is found after publication, the editors should publish an erratum or
       corrigendum or retract the article depending on the seriousness of the issue.