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Peer-Review Policy |
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We are committed to prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted
papers in GSS journals. All submissions undergo a rigorous review process.
Following will be characteristics of peer review process of all submissions;
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• All submitted manuscript shall go Double-blind peer review system at least by
two independent reviewers, as designated by the Chief-Editor or Editor.
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• Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review
and shall be rejected by Chief-Editor or Editor by primary screening. |
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• In addition, Chief-Editor or Editors will have the option of seeking
additional reviews when needed. Authors will be informed when Chief-Editor or
Editor decide further review is required. |
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• All publication decisions are made by the journal's Editors-in-Chief or Editor
on the basis of the referee’s reports. Authors of papers that are not accepted
are notified promptly. |
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• All submitted manuscripts shall be treated as confidential document. It is
expected from Editorial Board and reviewers to treat manuscripts as confidential
material. |
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• Editors and reviewers involved in the review process should disclose conflicts
of interest resulting from direct competitive, collaborative, or other
relationships with any of the authors, and remove oneself from cases in which
such conflicts preclude an objective evaluation. |
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• Peer review process shall be confidential and identities of reviewers cannot
be revealed in any circumstances. |
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• Submissions of the same manuscript in different journals by authors will not
be tolerated. In case author submitted same paper in different journal without
withdrawing paper he shall be blacklisted along with all co-authors if any and
no papers will be accepted by GSS Journals in future. |
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Publication Policy |
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• Publication of Research Paper/Article is free of cost. No publication fee at
any stage of publication in being charged from authors.
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• One complimentary copy of Issue will be provided to Corresponding author of
each Research Paper/Article |
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• Open Access Policy: Publication of all Research Paper/Article is made freely
available online, with limited or no restrictions on reuse. |
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Publication Ethics
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Human Subjects |
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GSS Journals require a statement by the author(s), at the time of manuscript
submission or after acceptance of paper that authors has taken written
permission of all person appearing in any Image of research paper, if any. |
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Data Fabrication or Falsification |
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GSS Journals considers any deliberate fabrication of data, including images,
selective reporting of findings, omission of conflicting data, suppression or
distortion of data as serious scientific misconduct. If any misconduct is found
pre or post paper publication editorial board reserves the right to modify or
withdraw paper, upon consultation with authors and complainers.
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Proper Identification of Authors and Their Contributions |
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An individual must have contributed intellectually or substantially in research
paper. It is assumed that all authors have reviewed and approved the submitted
manuscript. An author’s contribution may take various forms, including
conceptualization, data collection, data interpretation, data presentation, etc.
If author’s research is sponsored or funding by any institution or corporation,
the name of the sponsoring organization must be provided within the
acknowledgments. |
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Plagiarism |
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Use of others published and unpublished work or idea without attribution or
permission, and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an
existing source. Such sources include all unpublished or published manuscripts
in print or electronic publication format. We strongly discourage such
unacknowledged plagiarism, and may take action against such violation when
appropriate. |
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Simultaneous Submission
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It will be assumed that all authors who submit papers to any of the GSS Journal
to acknowledge and agree that results presented as new data have not been
published and are not being considered for publication elsewhere. Submissions of
the same manuscript in different journals by authors will not be tolerated. In
case author submitted same paper in different journal without withdrawing paper
he shall be blacklisted along with all co-authors if any and no papers will be
accepted by GSS Journals in future. |
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Media Relations |
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The GSS Journals shall have the authority to release news of results of paper
accepted for publication on their own portal or any other portal in print or
online form. A formal consent of corresponding author of the paper shall be
requested by the journal. He will have the right to suggest modification in
release. |
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