Privacy Policy
General Information
At JOIA, we respect your privacy. We want to ensure that you get the information, content, and experiences that matter most to you. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our members, customers, volunteers, and other contacts. We respect your concerns regarding privacy on the Internet and value the relationship we have with you. This policy outlines our efforts to protect your privacy, what kind of your data we collect and what we will do with the collected data. JOIA is an open access publisher and provides platforms for open scientific exchange.
International Transfer of Personal Data
As an international company, JOIA may transfer your personal information outside of your country of residence to be stored on our servers. We takes steps to ensure your personal information is continued to be protected wherever it is stored and/or processed.
Protection of Your Information
All data we collect from you on our websites is protected against unauthorized access by third parties. We do our utmost to protect your privacy through the appropriate use of security technologies and physical safeguards.
Your Rights
As a registered user, you can access your account at any time and make corrections or updates. In accordance with existing data privacy law, you may request the information that JOIA holds or processes about you. On request, we will also provide you with a copy of all personal information that we possess about you. We will delete this personal information when you request to deactivate your account. However, some personal information may remain in storage for a certain period of time in order to comply with our (legal) obligations and to resolve disputes.
Editorial Policies
Editorial policies are subjected to protect and strengthen the journals integrity and quality aiming reader’s interest. In accordance to WAME definitions, Society for Science and Education provides complete editorial freedom to the Editors-in-Chief with authority to determine journal’s content and does not interfere with any sort of evaluation process of manuscripts. All the articles are produced with respect to the scope of the journal based on relevancy, integrity, scientific strength, potential interest, completeness, clarity and ethics. Decisions on manuscripts are not affected by the author’s origin, nationality, ethnicity, race, religion or political beliefs. No government policies or agencies away from the journal will determine the decision. Decisions taken are strictly based on the articles validity and importance to the scientific readers.
Publication Ethics
Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas. SSE is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct and aims to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines. To ensure a fair evaluation process, all the submitted manuscripts undergo a single-blind peer-review process. The process involves strict measures to prevent
- Plagiarism
- Duplicate submissions
- Redundancy of manuscripts
- Fabrication of data and Falsification
To ensure a fair evaluation process, all the submitted manuscripts undergo a single-blind peer-review process. The process involves strict measures to prevent. We firmly encourage original manuscripts and should be a sole contribution from the authors. The submitted manuscript has not been plagiarized wholly or partially from any previously published articles. It has not been published or under consideration for review by any other journal. If any infringement of the above guidelines is found in any submitted manuscripts, it will be subjected to immediate rejection and a ban of twelve months would be imposed on the authors from submitting subsequent manuscripts to any of the journals from SSE regardless with other co-authors who involved or not in the former infringement. The editorial boards of all the journals from SSE will be notified with the obligation. In case of repeated infringement, a ban for life would be imposed on the authors involved in the former infringement from submitting manuscripts in all of the Journals from SSE. SSE closely suggest authors to declare transparency in any case of duplication and demonstrate significant development in the submitted manuscript than the original article with correct citations. We endorse COPE and ICMJE guidelines to handle the submitted manuscript in case suspected for any duplication or substantial overlap. It is highly recommended to mention the ethical approvals for animal experimentation, sample collection or trials on humans with their consent. Also maintain transparency to acknowledge competing interest and disclose any partial benefits from individuals in manuscript preparation or funding resources for the research.
If any departures observed from the above mentioned policies, Editors-in-Chief can be notified immediately to resolve the problem.
What is Open Access?
Open access publishing refers to unrestricted reuse and redistribution. It facilitates easy access for research distribution and its global transmission to any internet user for free. Open access publishing is a reverse process to the traditional print publishing method where the publishers holds the copyrights to the articles published in their journals. A reader has to pay to access the articles and obtain permission to use them. Overcoming these accessing barriers open access publishing is a new generation digital publishing where the author is charged the cost of publication process for an article and made available on-line for free to everyone. Other than their cost-recovery model, Open Access journals are no different from traditional subscription-based journals; they undergo the same peer-review and quality control as any other scholarly journal. Moreover, Open Access allows for maximum visibility, uptake and use of the published material.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Should I use the template for submission?
Authors are advised to format their manuscripts according to JOIA’s Microsoft Word template. For the authors using Endnote for bibliography creation, an output style is available that supports the formatting of in-text citations and reference list.
How do I submit my paper to the JOIA journal?
Manuscripts shall be submitted through on-line submission system of each journal by clicking “Submit Manuscript” in the navigation menu-bar on the journal’s website. The paper status in the editorial process can be easily tracked in the submission system. New users should get themselves registered in order to get access to the system. Alternatively, the papers can also be sent to the respective journal’s editorial offices through email.
What type of file format is acceptable?
MS Word (.doc & .docx) and RTF formats are acceptable.
Is it possible to recommend guest reviewers for my paper?
JOIA encourages authors to recommend the guest reviewers from the relevant fields to review their manuscripts. The practice is aimed at improving the communication among the experts and learners such that individual researchers get to learn more about other researchers in the community. It shall also serve the purpose for young researchers to learn from the experience of experts by interaction and getting their work evaluated from them. Nevertheless, the author must provide the institutional email address to any journal of JOIA for correspondence. However, the final decision to utilize the services of any recommended reviewer rest with the editorial office. If you don’t have any candidates, we will help you to find good reviewers.
What kind of papers will be rejected without review?
Out of Scope papers, plagiarised papers, duplicate submissions and papers with improper formatting will be automatically rejected.
Are all submitted articles peer reviewed?
Yes, all of our articles undergo peer review. The status of the paper will be updated within 30 days from the date of paper submission. Authors will be given a week to modify and perform changes suggested by the reviewers before sending in their final manuscript.
