Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

We encourage the best standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences as a publisher, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. These guidelines are fully consistent with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Principles of Transparency and Best Practice Guidelines and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct. Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Duties/Responsibilities of Editors

The Editorial Board and the committee for publications is responsible for taking a decision as to which of the articles submitted to the journal are to published. Editors of scientific journals have responsibilities toward the authors who provide the content of the journals. Notifying the editor immediately if unable to review in a timely manner and providing the names of potential other reviewers. Alerting the editor about any potential personal or financial conflict of interest and declining to review when a possibility of a conflict exists. Complying with the editor's written instructions on the journal's expectations for the scope, content, and quality of the review. Providing guidelines to authors for preparing and submitting manuscripts and clear statement of the Journal's policies on authorship criteria. Making editorial decisions with reasonable speed and communicating them in a clear and constructive manner. 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. Editors will ensure that material submitted remains confidential while under review. In addition to many general duties, such as constantly improving the quality and integrity of the journal, striving to needs of authors and readers, encouraging academic debate, and others.

Duties/Responsibilities of Reviewers

The number of scientific articles published each year continues to grow, the quality of the peer-review process and the quality of the editorial board are cited as primary influences on a journal's reputation, impact factor, and standing in the field.

Scientific journals publishing peer-reviewed articles depend heavily on the scientific referees or reviewers who typically volunteer their time and expertise. In most circumstances, at least 2 reviewers are solicited to evaluate a manuscript; some journals request 3 reviews. This may be required in situations where review by a statistician is needed. In cases of controversy or strong disagreement regarding the merits of the work, an additional review may also be solicited or one of the journal's editors might give an evaluation. More than 3 reviewers are sometimes used if reviewers from several fields are needed to obtain a thorough evaluation of a paper.

The reviewer indicates whether the writing is clear, concise, and relevant and rating the work's composition, scientific accuracy, originality, and interest to the journal's readers.

Duties/Responsibilities of the Authors

Authors must ensure that data have been collected in an ethical manner. He should submit only previously unpublished manuscript. Authors of research manuscripts should ensure that the manuscript is prepared so as to facilitate the review process. Authors who receive an editorial decision of revise-resubmit are expected to submit the revised paper within the time frame provided in the action letter. Failure to do so may rescind the invitation to revise the paper. The paper should contain sufficient details of the literature and references. No fees or charges are required from authors for manuscript processing.