Ethics Policy

The chief goal of our policy is to provide advice for our authors, to maintain the scholarly integrity of our journals and their content, and to detail the ethical responsibilities of Chandernagore College,our publisher, editors and authors. We expect all authors to read and understand our ethics policy before submitting to any of our journals. This is in accordance with our commitment to the prevention of ethical misconduct, a growing problem in academic and professional publications. If you have any questions, please contact the respective editors at their email addresses.

Author should:

  1. Ensure that all researched work submitted is original, fully referenced and that all authors are represented accurately.
  2. Provide accurate contact details for a designated corresponding author, who shall be deemed by the publisher and editor as fully responsible for the authorship of the paper and all communications concerning the ethical status and originality of the paper. This includes any queries or investigations that may arise, pre- or post publication.
  3. Openly disclose the source of all data and third party material, including previously unpublished work by the authors themselves. Anything that could compromise the originality of the submission should be expressly avoided and/or discussed with the editorial office in the first instance.
  4. Identify any third party material that they intend to include in their article, and obtain written permission for re-use in each instance from the relevant copyright holders. Such permissions should be submitted once the manuscript is accepted, or requires small changes to be accepted.
  5. Openly disclose any conflict of interest – for example, if publication were to benefit a company or services in which the author(s) has a vested interest.
  6. Expect the editor to scan submissions using plagiarism detection software at iThenticateor Plagiarismato check a paper’s originality before sending out for review.
  7. Fully correspond and comply with the editor and publisher in any requests for source data, proof of authorship or originality in a timely manner, providing reasonable explanation for discrepancies or failures to disclose vital information.
  8. Fully co-operate with any consequent investigations if the editor and/or publisher are dissatisfied with the evidence available or the explanations provided.
  9. Expect transparency, efficiency and respect from the publisher and the editor during the submissions process.
  10. It is mandatory to submit a Declaration that the author’s submission is his own work and not submitted to any other journal or publisher for publication.