Decision on Publication

The Editor-in-Chief decides which submitted articles are published based on peer review outcomes, editorial board policies, and applicable legal requirements. The decision is made purely on academic merit.

Fair Play

Manuscripts are evaluated solely on their intellectual merit, without regard to the author's race, gender, nationality, religious belief, or institutional affiliation.

Confidentiality

Editors do not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher.

Disclosure & Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making publication decisions and helps authors improve their manuscripts. IJM operates a rigorous double-blind peer review process.

Promptness

Reviewers who feel unqualified to review a manuscript, or unable to complete the review within the agreed timeframe, must notify the editor and decline or withdraw promptly.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except with the editor's authorisation.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support them with appropriate arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the author. Any statement that an observation has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.

Conflict of Interest

Reviewers must not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with the authors or institutions.

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance, with sufficient detail for replication.

Originality & Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. Any work or words of others must be appropriately cited or quoted. All forms of plagiarism are unacceptable.

Multiple Submissions

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same work to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical and unacceptable.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

Data Access & Retention

Authors may be asked to provide raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Disclosure & Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript in a disclosure statement.

Acknowledgment of Funding

Sources of financial support for the research must be disclosed. This includes grants, contracts, consultancies, stock ownership, or other forms of financial interest.

Errors in Published Work

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, they have an obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the paper.