Publication Agreement and Policy

(a) Publication Agreement

(b) Authors' Guidelines and Publication Policies

Publication Agreement

This is a publication agreement between the author(s) and the International Journal of Humanities (IJOHMN)/SMART MOVES (Publisher) regarding the submission of a research paper for publication in our journal. Later on in this agreement, we will write IJOHMN instead of the International Journal of Humanities (IJOHMN)/SMART MOVES. Once a manuscript is submitted, the author(s) agrees to the journal's terms and conditions, and by doing so, acknowledges having read, agreed to, and committed to abiding by our policies.

Authors' Guidelines and Publication Policies

IJOHMN is committed to fair and ethical publication policies. We adhere to publication ethics, policy, and guidance laid by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). The following points are only intended to give a broad overview and are not exhaustive. We categorically instruct our authors, editors, reviewers, or anyone who is a part of the publication process, to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). If we find any violation of COPE guidelines, the action will be taken according to COPE guidelines on a case-to-case basis. Please  carefully review and adhere to the following guidelines:

Originality and Plagiarism

  • Submissions must be original and should not have been published elsewhere.
  • Properly cite and reference all sources used in your research to avoid plagiarism.
  • Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate rejection.

Authorship

  • Clearly define authorship criteria, and ensure all listed authors have significantly contributed to the research.
  • All authors should have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Ethical Approval

  • Clearly state in your manuscript if ethical approval was obtained for human or animal research.
  • Include details of the ethics committee, institutional review board, or equivalent body that granted approval.

Data Integrity and Reproducibility

  • Provide detailed and accurate data in your manuscript.
  • Ensure data reproducibility by providing clear methodologies and making raw data available upon request.

Acknowledgment of Funding:

  • Clearly state the source(s) of funding for the research in your manuscript.
  • Acknowledge all contributors to the research who do not meet the criteria for authorship.

Manuscript Submission

Please click on the below links to find details of our Manuscript Submission and Preparation Guidelines

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/manuscript-preparation-guideline

Peer Review Policy

Please click on the below links to find details of our Peer Review Policy

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/peer-review-policy

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Please click on the below links to find details of our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/Malpractice-Statement

Open Access, Copyright and Licensing Policy

IJOHMN follows the open access policy. Please find details on below link

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/Open_Access_Policy

Storage and Hosting

By submitting to IJOHMN, you grant Smart Moves publication the right to index, host, and promote your research work in social media or any current or future methods of technology for distribution, marketing, and promotional purposes.

Advertising Policy

Advertising for other organizations is not permitted on the IJOHMN website. However, information about our publishers, SMART MOVRS, and their other publication activities such as journals, conferences, and books may be featured on our platform.

Allegation of Misconduct Policy

Please click on the below links to find our policy on Allegations of misconduct

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/Allegation_of_Misconduct

Conflict of Interest Policy

Please click on the below links to find details of our Conflict of Interest Policy

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/Conflict-of-Interest-Policy

Core Practices

Please click on the below links to find our Core Practices

https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/Core-Practices

Guidelines for Withdrawal of Articles

The International Journal Online of Humanities (IJOHMN) is committed to upholding the integrity and credibility of research work within the educational community. We take the authority of published research seriously and place significant importance on maintaining the accuracy and reliability of our published articles. In this regard, we have established guidelines for the withdrawal of articles:

  1. Preservation of Published Articles: Articles that have been published in IJOHMN are regarded as permanent contributions to the academic record. We strive to ensure that published articles remain present, accurate, and unchanged to the greatest extent possible.

  2. Withdrawal Criteria: The editor of IJOHMN may consider allowing the withdrawal of an article in exceptional circumstances, including but not limited to the following situations:

    • Multiple Submissions: If an article has been simultaneously submitted to multiple journals and this fact comes to our attention.
    • Bogus Claims of Authorship: In cases where fraudulent authorship claims are identified.
    • Fraudulent Use of Data: When there is evidence of fraudulent use or manipulation of data in the article.

  3. Withdrawn Article Status: When an article is withdrawn, its content in both HTML and PDF formats is removed from the journal's website. In its place, an HTML page and PDF are provided, clearly indicating that the article has been withdrawn in accordance with the journal's policy.

  4. Transparency and Accountability: The decision to withdraw an article is made by the editor or editorial board after careful consideration of the circumstances. We prioritize transparency and accountability in all withdrawal cases.

Our commitment to maintaining the integrity of published research work underscores our dedication to the highest ethical standards in academic publishing. We believe that these guidelines help ensure the credibility and reliability of the scholarly content we publish in IJOHMN.

Article Removal

In an extremely limited number of cases, it may be necessary to remove a published article from our online platform. This will only happen if an article is clearly defamatory or infringes others’ legal rights, or where the article is, or we have good reason to expect that it will be, the subject of a court order, or where the article if acted upon, may pose a serious health risk. In such circumstances, while the metadata (i.e. title and author information) of the article will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating that the article has been removed for legal or other unavoidable reasons. 

Post-Publication Corrections

a- Minor Changes- We may allow if there is a minor change like the correction in formatting, spelling or article versioning, this will be considered as a minor change.

b- Major Changes- If there is a major change in the manuscript like a change in the author's name, we will not allow it.

Article Retraction: Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submissions, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated use of data, major error (eg, miscalculation or experimental error), or the like similar incidences, the article may be retracted. Occasionally, a retraction will be used to correct major errors in submission or publication. The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (ie, cases of redundant publication)

The original article is retained unchanged except for a watermark which is included on each page of the article PDF indicating that it has been “retracted”.

Notice of retraction will be served to the correspondent author with clear information about the Title, Issue, and Volume including the link to the published article. 

For more details please click on the link  https://publicationethics.org/retraction-guidelines

Article Replacement:

Authors of the original paper at times may wish to retract the flawed original and replace it with a corrected version. Under such circumstances, the above procedures for retraction will be followed with the difference that the article retraction notice will contain a link to the corrected re-published article together with a history of the document. 

APC Refund Policy

We ask the author to pay APC only after acceptance of a manuscript.

  • Once the APC is paid, it becomes non-refundable.
  • Regardless of any subsequent decisions, including manuscript withdrawal, the Article Publication Fee (APC) will not be refunded.

Force Majeure

Both, You and Smart Moves shall not be liable or responsible to each other or deemed to have defaulted under this Agreement for failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement if the delay is due to an Act of God or out of the control of the parties.

Legal Proceedings

All legal matters shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts in Bhopal, India. Disputes will be referred to an arbitrator appointed by Smart Moves, and arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, with the place of arbitration in Bhopal, MP, India.