Amity Management Review (AMR)’s Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement is based, in large part, on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). AMR provides open access to all publications and does not charge for publication.
The relevant responsibilities and expectations of authors, reviewers, and editors of the journal are set out below.
Reporting Standards: An author should not normally publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in multiple journals or publication venues. Such redundant publication is generally considered to constitute unethical publishing behaviour, and if discovered may result in a manuscript under consideration being rejected, or a published article being retracted. Author must follow the manuscript preparation guidelines in letter and spirit before submitting the article for publishing.
Authors of manuscripts reporting on original research should present an accurate account of the work performed, accompanied by an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. The fabrication of results and the making of fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements, or promotion of deceitful or incorrect argumentswould be deemed as unethical behaviour and may be cause for rejection or retraction of a manuscript or published article.
Originality: By submitting a manuscript to AMR, the author(s) affirm that the manuscript is original work carried out by them and that it has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
Plagiarism: Author(s) also warrant that the sources of any ideas and/or words in the manuscript that are not their own have been properly attributed through appropriate citations and/or quotes. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to include any images or artwork for which they do not hold copyright in their articles, or to adapt any such images or artwork for inclusion in their articles. The copyright holder must be made explicitly aware that the image(s) or artwork will be made freely available online as part of the article under a copyright agreement.
Authors have full responsibility for the authenticity of their paper. In case of multiple authors, the authenticity of the article needs to be ensured by all of them.Plagiarism will be followed by the rejection of the manuscript.
Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Copyright: The author(s) of a manuscript agree that if the manuscript is accepted for publication in AMR, the published article will be copyrighted. This license allows the author(s) to retain the copyright, but also allows others to freely copy, distribute, and display the copyrighted work, and derivative works based upon it, under certain specified conditions.
Authorship: Only those individuals who have made a substantive contribution should be listed as authors; those whose contributions are indirect or marginal (e.g., colleagues or supervisors who have reviewed drafts of the work or provided proofreading assistance, and heads of research institutes/centres/labs) should be named in an “Acknowledgments” section at the end of the article, immediately preceding the Reference List.
The authors’ names should be listed on the article in order of their contribution to the article, and all authors must take responsibility for their own contributions. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the article, and that all listed co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and agreed to its publication.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. Where the manuscript reports on commercial software, hardware, or other products, authors must include a declaration at the beginning of the manuscript in which they must either state that no conflict of interest exists or describe the nature of any potential conflict.All sources of financial support for the research should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works: Where an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in an article of his/hers that has been published in AMR, he/she has an obligation to promptly notify the editors and cooperate with them to correct the article or retract it as appropriate.
All submitted papers are subject to strict double-blind peer-review process by at least two reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper in line with the guidelines laid down by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The factors that are taken into account in review are as follows:
Of these, the factors consideredas high priority are significance and originality.
Contribution to Editorial Decisions: AMR reviewers perform work for the journal on a volunteer basis and assists Editor-in-Chief/Associate Editor(s) and the Editorial Board in making editorial decisions. Through editorial communications about the submitted manuscriptsthey may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Review Process: Articles that are poorly written or organized or are written in poor English are often rejected. Articles may be rejected without review if the Editor-in-Chief/Editor considers the article obviously not suitable for publication.Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
By consenting to do a review the reviewers accept that their names will be published in the list of former reviewers of the journal.The reviewers must use the review form delivered by the editors together with the submitted article.The review process needs to be objective, and reviewers should argue their statements. Personal criticism is not permitted.
The probable reviewer decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions but without re-review, revise and resubmit, or rejection. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted. The editorial staff can resubmit a manuscript to additional reviewers in case the answer from previous reviewers are considered insufficient, inappropriate or not timely.
Promptness: If a reviewer feels that the received manuscript does not suite his/her specialty field and the reviewing process will suffer, he needs to notify the editor immediately.All reviews should be delivered to the editorial staff in due time. On a regular basis, the review of an article should not take more than one month from the submission of the manuscript to the reviewer to the transmission of the completed review form to the AMR editorial board.
Confidentiality: Received manuscripts are confidential documents and reviewers must not reveal information or discuss about the articles, beside the editor and other persons authorized by the editor. Any suspected conflicts of interests need to be reported on immediate basis.
Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should attempt to identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that a result or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider 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.
Decision of Publication: All submissions must receive an answer from the Editor-in-Chief/Associate Editor, either if the manuscript is rejected, considered for publication or accepted for publication. In general, an article should be processed in less than 3 months from the date of submission by the author to the date of the communication of the editors’ final decision.
Quality of Journal/Articles: Editor-in-Chief/Editor is accountable for the overall quality of the publication and therefore are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.Editor shall accept or reject a manuscript based only on its scientific content and they will not consider the nationality, gender, race, age or institutional affiliation of the authors.Editor must always consider the needs of the authors and the readers while attempting to improve the publication.
Review: Only manuscripts that are considered for publication will be sent to blind peer review. Editor-in-Chief/Editor will choose appropriate reviewers considering the manuscript’s content. During the peer review process, editor or any editorial staff will not reveal to reviewers the identity of the authors.
Legal and Ethical Considerations: The Editor-in-Chief/Editorsmust defend the integrity standards of the journal. They will notice and decide about any misconduct on behalf of authors or reviewers. In this, Editor-in-Chief/Editor may be guided by the editorial policies of the journal and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
The editor-in-chief may confer with the members of the Editorial Board or reviewers in making this decision.In addition, Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.If Editor-in-Chief/Editorssuspect the authenticity of an article, its publication may be delayed until any doubt is clarified.
Confidentiality: Editors will expose information about a submitted manuscript only to the corresponding author, reviewers, and other editorial advisers, except in the case of a manuscript that is suspected of double submission.The Editor-in-Chief, Editor, the members of the Editorial Board, and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the authors of the manuscript, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript will not be used in the own research of the Editor-in-Chief/Editor or the members of the Editorial Board without the express written consent of the author(s) of submitted manuscripts.
The publisher of AMR is the only person having the rights to sell the journal to the individual, agencies and institutions or authorize an agency for marketing of the journal. Authors are not permitted to be involved in the financial activities/selling of their published papers or journal. All disputes are subjected to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent courts and forums in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
All rights are reserved with the publisher of AMR. No part of the published items of the journal reproduced or copied in any form by any means without written permission of the Publisher or Editor. The views expressed by the authors are their own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of AMR or the organization they represent.