Policy

Peer Review Policy

The International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Science, Engineering, Technology & Management (IJMRSETM) adheres to a double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, integrity, and academic rigor of all published content.

  • Reviewers and Authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the review process.

  • Each submitted manuscript is initially screened by the editorial office for relevance, completeness, and adherence to journal guidelines.

  • Suitable manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers.

  • Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on originality, methodological soundness, clarity of presentation, relevance to the journal’s scope, and contribution to the field.

  • The final decision (accept, revise, or reject) is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned editorial board member, based on the reviewers’ recommendations.

  • Authors are informed of the review decision along with reviewers’ comments and are expected to revise the manuscript accordingly.

Ethics and Malpractice Policy

IJMRSETM is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors' Responsibilities

  • Authors must ensure that their work is original, unpublished, and properly referenced.

  • Authors must not submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously.

  • All contributors must be listed as co-authors and should approve the final version before submission.

  • Any conflict of interest must be disclosed.

  • If authors discover a significant error in their published work, they must notify the editorial board promptly for correction or retraction.

Reviewers' Responsibilities

  • Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript.

  • Reviews should be objective, constructive, and free from any personal criticism or bias.

  • Reviewers should alert the editors of any ethical concerns, plagiarism, or potential conflicts of interest.

Editors' Responsibilities

  • Editors must ensure a fair and impartial review process.

  • Editorial decisions must not be influenced by race, gender, religious belief, or political philosophy of the authors.

  • Editors are responsible for investigating any ethical complaints and taking appropriate corrective actions, including corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.

Copyright and Privacy Policy

Copyright Policy

  • Authors retain the copyright of their published articles.

  • Upon acceptance, authors grant IJMRSETM a non-exclusive license to publish and distribute their work under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), allowing others to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Privacy Policy

  • Personal information such as names, email addresses, and affiliations provided to the journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal.

  • IJMRSETM will not share or sell personal data to third parties or use it for any commercial purposes.

  • All data is stored securely and access is restricted to editorial staff only.

Open Access Policy

IJMRSETM is an open-access journal, which means all articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication.

  • Readers can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without restriction.

  • There are no subscription fees or paywalls for accessing content.

  • This policy supports the principle that freely available research fosters wider dissemination, collaboration, and global knowledge sharing.

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is strictly prohibited in IJMRSETM. We define plagiarism as the act of using another person's ideas, words, or work without proper attribution, including:

  • Verbatim copying without quotation marks or citation

  • Paraphrasing without acknowledgment

  • Reusing one's previously published work (self-plagiarism) without disclosure

Detection and Action

  • All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate) prior to peer review.

  • A similarity index of more than 15% (excluding references and quotations) is considered unacceptable.

  • If plagiarism is detected:

    • The manuscript will be rejected or returned for revision.

    • In case of serious misconduct, authors may be blacklisted and the incident reported to their institution.