The Global Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (GJMPS) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. The journal follows internationally accepted ethical guidelines and best practices in scholarly publishing.
All authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers involved in the publication process are expected to adhere to the ethical principles outlined by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Duties of Authors
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their submitted manuscripts are original works and have not been published previously or submitted simultaneously to another journal. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must be clearly cited.
All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using standard plagiarism detection tools. Manuscripts containing significant plagiarism may be rejected.
Multiple or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same work to multiple journals is considered unethical publishing behavior.
Data Integrity and Accuracy
Authors are responsible for presenting accurate data and an objective discussion of the significance of their research. Fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of research data is strictly prohibited.
Authorship of the Manuscript
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All co-authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the results or interpretation of their research. Sources of funding must be clearly acknowledged in the manuscript.
Ethical Approval
Research involving human participants or animals must comply with institutional, national, and international ethical guidelines. Authors should provide details of ethical approval from an appropriate ethics committee where required.
Duties of Editors
Publication Decisions
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial board are responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published based on the manuscript’s scientific merit, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
Fair Play
Editors evaluate manuscripts without discrimination based on race, gender, nationality, religious belief, or institutional affiliation of the authors.
Confidentiality
Editors must ensure that all submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents and should not disclose any information about the manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, or publisher.
Conflict of Interest
Editors must not use unpublished information disclosed in submitted manuscripts for their own research without the written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and may help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shared with others without permission from the editor.
Objectivity
Reviewers should provide objective, constructive, and unbiased comments to improve the scientific quality of the manuscript.
Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and notify the editor of any substantial similarity between the manuscript under review and other published work.
Conflict of Interest
Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors.
Ethical Oversight
The journal takes allegations of research misconduct seriously. Cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices will be investigated according to established ethical guidelines.
Where necessary, the journal may take actions including:
Rejection of the manuscript
Retraction of published articles
Notification to authors’ institutions or funding bodies
Corrections and Retractions
If significant errors or ethical issues are identified after publication, the journal may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.