Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statements

Editorial Policies

SKUAST Journal of Research will be guided by COPE guidelines, however the journal will continue to make independent decision based on our existing policies and principles.

Ethics and disclosures

The journal is committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity in the published content. All manuscripts will undergo a double-blind review process by qualified reviewers from the concerned field, besides shall be approved by the editorial board before publication. This journal has a competing interest policy in place.

Plagiarism

The journal checks the plagiarism using appropriate software and holds no responsibility for plagiarism. If a published paper is found later to be extensively plagiarized and is found to be a duplicate or redundant publication, a note of retraction will be published, and copies of the correspondence will be sent to the author's Head of the Institute/University.