Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

International Journal of Arts, Humanities, Literature and Science IJAHLS is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary online international journal. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in our journal, including the authors, the editors, the peer-reviewers and the publisher (International Journal of Arts, Humanities, Literature and Science). This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Arts, Humanities, Literature and Science is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the authors, the journal editors, the peer reviewers, the publisher and the society. International Journal of Arts,Humanities, Literature and Science as a publisher of IJAHLS Journal takes its duties of guardianship over all the stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the IJAHLS Editorial Board will assist in all communications with the other journal and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication decisions

The editors of the IJAHLS journal are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to the researchers and the readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

An editor at any time can evaluate the manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Detailed information regarding the Duties of Authors, Duties of Reviewers and Article Withdraw Policy can be viewed by downloading the links below.

Duties of Authors  

Duties of Reviewers  

Article Withdraw Policy