Publication Ethics & Best Practices

SCOPUA Journal of Applied Statistical Research (JASR) ISSN 3104-4794 follows the editorial guidelines and policies of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in letter and spirit and operates according to the  Scopus Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) and DOAJ Principles of Transparency

Editors and Referees

Our editors and referees are required to declare any conflict of interest related to the manuscript they are requested to evaluate. To ensure transparent double-blind peer review, the identities of authors are not disclosed to referees, and vice versa.  Manuscript submission by the editor/associate editor or by any member of the editorial board is handled by the editor-in-chief.  SCOPUA Journal of Applied Statistical Research (JASR) ISSN 3104-4794 follows a rigorous peer review process in such cases. This includes disclosing all potential conflicts of interest upfront, keeping the submission confidential, and having the article reviewed by the editor-in-chief.

Authors

Authors are expected to adopt the general ethical standards in their research and writing, ensuring that:

  • The submitted work or any of its essential content has not been previously published in a refereed journal and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. To ensure this, the editors screen out the submissions using the anti-plagiarism software, i.e., Turnitin.com.
  • Published relevant material/work referred to by the authors in their research must be properly cited as per APA formatting guidelines.
  • Mentioning and acknowledging the sources of funding and significant help is the ethical obligation of the authors. 
  • Obtaining consent from the parties with vested interests is the ethical responsibility of the authors.

If a published paper or its essential content is found to have been published before or if any other unethical conduct by the authors is verified, the journal will take one or more of the following actions:

  • Publish a notice
  • Retract the paper
  • Prevent the corresponding author from publishing
  • Report the impropriety to the corresponding author, co-authors, employer, head of the department (HOD), and funding body.

Complaints

SCOPUA Journal of Applied Statistical Research (JASR) ISSN 3104-4794 publishes corrections only when significant errors arise from author errors (Corrigenda) or editorial mistakes (Errata). If there is a serious complaint about a journal’s own procedures, the Chief Editor will confer with the corresponding author and any relevant member of the editorial board to resolve the problem. If these procedures prove unacceptable, the matter will be referred for outside adjudication as per COPE guidelines.

For Complaints: jasr@journals.scopua.com

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