Peer-Review Process
Conflict of Interest
Guidelines for Editors
Guidelines for Reviewers
Publishing Ethics
Corrections and Retractions
Plagiarism Policy
Misconduct Allegation Policy
Peer-Review Process
The critical evaluation of articles submitted to journals by specialists who are typically not on the editorial staff is known as the peer-review process. The reviewer evaluates the paper based on its quality, validity, originality, and adherence to proper procedures. Anusanadhan: A Multidisciplinary International Journal (In Hindi) (Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J.) follows the Committee on Publication Ethics' (COPE) Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers policy.
Two or more reviewers are assigned to articles that satisfy the minimum requirements. Peer-review is double-blind, meaning that neither the reviewers' nor the authors' identities are disclosed to each other.
The initial step for a newly submitted manuscript is the plagiarism check. The next step is for the editors to screen the manuscript; if they determine that it is not original, of insufficient quality, or outside the purpose and scope of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J., they may reject it.
The minimum number of requirements for an article is met and it is assigned to two or more reviewers. A reviewer has fifteen days to offer his comments on a manuscript. The author receives reviewers' comments on the paper after it has been evaluated. The author sends the revised file to the reviewer once more. Satisfaction of the reviewers and editor is a must before acceptance of the paper for publication in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J..
Conflict of Interest
A piece of writing's resilience to criticism and public confidence partly depends on how well conflicts of interest are handled during the writing, editing, and peer-review stages. A conflict of interest arises when authors, reviewers, or editors have financial or personal ties that unduly influence (bias) their work. These connections are sometimes known as competing loyalties, competing interests, or dual commitments. The possible impact of these links on judgment ranges from negligible to substantial. In relationships, there aren't always real conflicts of interest. Even if individuals believe that their relationship has no bearing on their capacity to make scientific decisions, they may nonetheless be in a conflict of interest. The conflicts of interest that are most likely to harm the standing of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J., the authors, and the field of academics itself are those with financial ties because they are the easiest to identify. Employment, consulting, stock ownership, honoraria, and compensated expert testimony are a few examples of these connections. However, there are more factors that could lead to conflict, such as strained personal ties, competitiveness in the classroom, and intense intellectual curiosity.
In this sense, disclosure of such relationships is especially important, since it can be more challenging to detect bias in editorials and review articles than in reports of original research. Editors of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. may form their conclusions depending on the information provided in financial interest and conflict of interest disclosures.
Guidelines for Editors
The person in charge of overseeing an academic journal's manuscript publication procedure is called a journal editor. Editors decide which article should be published and which should be rejected. They manage the review process and make sure that the publications add to the standard of quality of the journal.
Since we assign the manuscripts based on the editors' areas of competence and interest, we greatly rely on their judgement regarding each paper or manuscript.
Editors of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. are accountable for everything that is published in this journal. They should take care of the following:
originality, and clarity.
Guidelines for Reviewers
Reviewers are individuals who suggest improvements in articles, share their opinions regarding articles, and recommend whether an article should be accepted, rejected, or sent for revisions to the author. The editors make decisions regarding articles while keeping in mind the opinions and recommendations of reviewers regarding them.
Every manuscript that appears in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. goes through a double-blind peer-review process. The editorial team does not include reviewers. Being on the reviewer board of a journal is a very prestigious and privileged role. Based on the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, the following guidelines have been adopted:
For every article reviewed by the reviewer in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J., we will share the soft copy of the article along with the reviewer certificate (for that particular article), once its issue is released.
Publishing Ethics
Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. maintains the highest standards of article quality and publication ethics. We are committed to ensuring freedom of expression. The Editorial Board is the final deciding authority on all matters pertaining to publication and advertising; the decision should remain unaffected by any commercial revenue. Therefore, it is expected of all parties—editors, authors, reviewers, and the publisher—to adhere to the standards of ethical behaviour. COPE served as the foundation for the development of the guidelines on publication ethics in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J..
We have been verifying the similarity of submitted manuscripts from 2021 using the iThenticate software in association with CrossRef. When malpractice is reported, Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. complies with the guidelines of the COPE flowchart. Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. has a policy of not accepting articles with plagiarism, unclear authorship, or duplicate submissions for publication.
The article will be retracted and the author (and co-authors, if any) will not be allowed to submit any article again if any malpractices are found in the article after its publication.
If plagiarism is suspected, the author will be notified and a response will be expected by a specified date. The editor will get in touch with the author's organisation for additional research if they don't hear back within the specified amount of time.
If an author is to be added or removed from an article submitted in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. at any point, a signed declaration of agreement and an explanation for the change will have to be provided by each of the authors of that article including the author who wants to be added or removed.
Policy on Human Rights, Ethical Clearance, and Consent of Participant
Without the participant’s prior consent, no information about their identity should be released. All research involving human subjects should adhere to institutional and/or regional ethical guidelines. It should be made clear in the text that the participant’s consent has been acquired if the participant’s identity is disclosed in any way in the article.
A scanned copy of the Ethical Clearance Certificate from the local or institutional ethics committee must be submitted by the author to the editorial board of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J.. The author should provide information about ethical approval in the Methodology section.
Corrections and Retractions
If a correction is required, Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. will adhere to the following standards:
The editor is the only person with the authority to make a decision related to the expression of concern and retraction of an article on the basis of COPE Flowcharts, if scientific misconduct is alleged.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is the use of someone else's ideas or works without giving due credit or permission. At the submission stage, an automated plagiarism checker is used to verify all submissions for plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, which is illegal as well. Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. has strict policies against plagiarism. The articles are rejected if they are found to contain plagiarised text. Our team at Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. has been verifying the similarity of submitted manuscripts using the iThenticate software in association with CrossRef from 2021.
The authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is entirely their work and hasn't been published before. No words, figures, or tables from other publications may be used by authors without proper citation and authorization.
Misconduct Allegation Policy
Before submitting the manuscript, authors are requested to thoroughly read the ethical standards and author guidelines of Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J. and to abide by them.
A peer-reviewed article that has been published may be the subject of a report of research misconduct. The following steps should be taken in a sensitive and confidential manner when handling reports of author misconduct in Anusanadhan: Multidis. Int. J.:
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