Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Publication and authorship :

  1. All manuscripts will be evaluated basing on content without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief or political philosophy of the authors

  2. All submitted papers are subject to double peer-review process by at least one international and one local reviewer and that are experts in the area of the particular paper.

  3. The factors that are taken into account in review are significance, originality, readability and language.

  4. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with major/minor revisions, or rejection.

  5. If authors are encouraged to resubmit a paper after major revisions, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.

  6. Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed, but it can be resubmitted in other format.

  7. The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.

Duties of Authors :

  1. Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.

  2. Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere

  3. Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.

  4. Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.

  5. All Authors mentioned in the paper must be informed about the submission of paper.

  6. Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic.

  7. Authors must notify the Editor-in-chief of any conflicts of interest.

  8. Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.

  9. Authors must report any errors they discover in their published paper to the Editor-in-chief.

  10. Author and co-authors should sign the copyright transfer agreement after the acceptation of paper.

  11. Authors should read and agree the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement and guidlines for authors before the submission of paper

Duties of Reviewers :

  1. Reviewers should keep all information regarding papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.

  2. Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author

  3. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments

  4. Reviewers also check the manuscript for plagiarism, research fabrication, falsification and improper use of humans or animals in research

  5. Reviewers should also call to the Editor-in-chief attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

  6. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Editor :

1. JNTM Editor has complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.

2. JNTM Editor is responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.

3. JNTM Editor should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.

4. JNTM Editor should guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.

5. JNTM Editor should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.

6. JNTM Editor should base their decisions solely one the papers' importance, originality, clarity and relevance to publication's scope.

7. JNTM Editor should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.

8. JNTM Editor should preserve the anonymity of reviewers.

9. JNTM Editor should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.

10. JNTM Editor should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.

11. JNTM Editor should not reject papers based on suspicions, they should have proof of misconduct.

12. JNTM Editor should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.

13. JNTM Editor verify the plagiarism

14. In the case of plagiarism, JNTM Editor can forbid all future publications from the same authors