International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology (IJARIIT) is a bi-monthly international journal with ISSN 2454-132X (online), published in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December every year by Om Ak Publications, Panchkula (India) since year 2014.

IJARIIT follows the principles of open access journal publication, which aims at making the journal accessible to public with minimum restrictions. In an Open Access publication model, readers are not charged for access to articles or other resources. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print or link the full texts of these articles for any commercial and non-commercial purpose without requiring any subscription fee to be paid to the publisher or the author. However, due citation and reference must be provided with proper links. The publication charges are borne by the author themselves or the institution funding the research. By following this model, we make the valuable published materials freely accessible to anyone online.

General Responsibility of Authors

1. The author is expected to furnish accurate details, objectives, conclusion and references in the final research paper.
2. The author is expected to allow the editorial team to check the accuracy and originality of information provided in the paper and be ready to make the changes, if recommended.
3. The author is expected to present the complete raw and reference data related to the research work, if asked by the reviewers and the editors.
4. The author is expected to ensure that their submitted work follows the rules regarding the originality and plagiarism policies and the paper is likely to get rejected if found to be not original.
5. The leading author is expected to ensure that the final paper is also approved by all the co-authors.
6. If any error or modification is required and recommended by the publisher on behalf of the reviewer or editor, it is the responsibility of the author to make those changes and send the edited paper again.

 

General Responsibility of the Reviewers

1. A reviewer is responsible for reviewing the paper and is expected to make sure that everything is according to journal’s format before sending the paper to the editors.
2. A reviewer should double check the non-peer-reviewed sections of the paper.
3. Reviewers are selected by the Editor and they are not expected to know the name and background of the author under double-blind or single-blind review.
4. If the reviewers found themselves unqualified for reviewing the paper, they are supposed to inform the editor.
5. During review session, reviewers are not expected to disclose the information regarding the paper with anyone outside the reviewing committee.
6. The reviews should be defined objectively and no personal criticism is allowed. Comments to author should be clearly mentioned to the author.
7. If manuscript is found to be copied or plagiarized, reviewers need to inform the editor.
8. Information and content in author’s manuscript can not be used by reviewers or editors for their personal purpose.
9. Reviewers with conflict of interest are expected to disclose the information to the editor and other reviewers.

General Responsibility of the Editors

1. The editorial team is authorized for selecting and publishing the articles in the journal.
2. The editorial team aims at meeting the publication needs of authors keeping the publishing standards of the journal in mind.
3. The editors should be ready to accept the changes done by author during the publication process and if required, suggest the author for any improvements they deem fit.
4. Their evaluation of the given manuscript should be completely unbiased and not based on author’s name, religion, gender, race etc.
5. The editor can take help of other editors or reviewers, if needed.
6. It is expected that the paper submitted for publication is an original work with citations and references clearly mentioned. If found to be plagiarized, the paper is likely to get rejected.
7. The paper submitted by the author remain private until the publication process is completed. Editor can only share the manuscript with authorized reviewers and publisher during the publication process.

All submitted papers will be reviewed by single-blind or double-blind peer review process which may take up to three weeks from the date of submission. It is expected from the author(s) that they would not submit the same paper to the multiple journals. They should wait for the review status of the paper with one publisher before submitting it to another.

IJARIIT is committed to prompt publication of fully accepted and evaluated papers. To maintain high-quality publication, all submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous review process. Characteristics of the peer review process are as follows:

1. Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals is highly discouraged on the part of the author.
2. Manuscripts with content outside the scope will not be considered for review.
3. Papers will be refereed by up to 2 reviewers randomly suggested by the editorial board on the basis of their area of expertise.
4. Authors of papers that are not accepted are notified promptly so they can submit the paper to any other publication house.
5. All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the double-blind review process. However, in some rare cases, the single-blind review is also possible where the reviewer may need to contact the author to suggest the changes or improvements.
6. All manuscripts submitted for publication are first checked by using the plagiarism software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are likely to get rejected if the required changes are not made.
7. If a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation and form a committee constituted for the purpose. The next step involved contacting the author’s Institute or the Funding Agency for discussing the future course of action.

Refund Policy

Wrongly deposited money or extra deposited money will be processed for refund within 2 days of notification. However, as per the banking process it may take upto 3 weeks to reflect in your bank but once the paper/article is published, the publication fee will not be returned to the author.

Withdrawal Policy

Some authors request withdrawal of manuscript from the publication process after submission. In some instances, the request for withdrawal is made within a few days after submission, however, at times the request is made very late, when the paper is about to be published. Withdrawing manuscripts late from publication wastes the valuable resources and efforts made in evaluation process by the editorial board. So, it is advised that any request for the withdrawal should be made within 2 days of paper submission.

IJARIIT Policies

It is a general principle of scholarly journal that the editor of the journal is solely responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal shall be published. In making this decision the editor is guided by policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by the requirements of copyright infringement and plagiarism. The core aim of following these principles is to come up with an online archive of scholarly journal with a permanent database of quality research work. Once published, these articles shall remain online for an unforeseeable future. However, there are circumstances when a published article must be retracted or even removed. Such circumstances should be rare and must be undertaken only as a last resort.

Article withdrawal

Article withdrawal is applicable on manuscripts that have been accepted for publication but have not been formally published. These manuscripts are categorised as Article In Press. Withdrawal is acceptable on manuscript that contain errors, or may have been accidentally submitted twice. Also applicable under circumstances when the manuscript may represent infringements of copyright, intentional multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data etc. These Articles in Press can be “withdrawn” from the journal. Once withdrawn, the original HTML Page and PDF file will be replaced by a new HTML Page and PDF file stating that the said article has been withdrawn as per the IJARIIT policy on Article in Press withdrawal policy.

Article retraction

Retraction include infringements of professional ethical codes, such as submission in multiple journals, bogus claims of authorship, unoriginal work, fraudulent use of data etc. Occasionally, retraction is being used to correct errors in submission or publication. The retraction of an article by its authors or the editor following the advice of the members of the scholarly community is what most of the journals does under given circumstances. Standards for dealing with retractions have been developed by a number of scholarly bodies, and these best practices are being followed for article retraction by IJARIIT:

1. A retraction note titled as “Retraction” followed by the paper title signed by the authors and/or the editor is published in the subsequent issue of the journal and also in the contents list.
2. The online article which is being retracted is preceded by a retraction note. The note mentions the article with retraction message on it.
3. The retracted article remained unchanged except for a watermark with message “retracted” on each page of the manuscript.

Article removal: legal limitations

Under some rare circumstances, complete removal or article from the database is required. This extreme action is taken only when the said article clearly infringes on someone’s legal rights or the article is defamatory or the removal is subject to a court order, or if the article, when acted upon, might pose a serious mental, physical or social health risk. Under these circumstances, the metadata (Title and Authors) will remain and the manuscript will be replaced by a screen mentioning that the article in question is being removed for legal reasons.

Article replacement

In some cases where the article may pose some health risk, the authors of the article may wish to retract only the part that are objectionable and replace it with the appropriately corrected version. In this situation, the original article will be replaced by the revised one with a message that the current article is a revised version of a retracted article.

Plagiarism is an act of copying someone else’s work without due knowledge and acknowledgement of the original author. Plagiarism also include self-plagiarism when an author utilizes a big portion of their own previously published work without using appropriate references in a new research work. This can include getting the same paper published in multiple journals to publishing a previously published manuscript by adding some new data.
Types of Plagiarism
The following types of plagiarism are considered as plagiarism by IJARIIT:
Full Plagiarism: A complete replication of the paper with no changes in text, grammar, idea and data.
Partial Plagiarism: Exact rephrase of the text or data from various sources, mixed and match together.
Self-Plagiarism: The article previously published is being used by the same author either full or partial in the same journal or a different one.

Policy and Action for Plagiarism
IJARIIT is committed to following the intellectual property rights and aims at protecting the work of its authors. All authors submitting articles to IJARIIT are expected to follow these standards with regards to plagiarism, in any form.

IJARIIT explicitly discourages any act of copying or plagiarism in any form. All manuscripts submitted to IJARIIT are cross-checked for plagiarism using a plagiarism software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are likely to get rejected unless problem is technical one e.g. author forget to mention the citation and reference. In such cases, the author is contacted to include the required references and citations. In cases where the manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct an investigation and form a committee constituted for the purpose. The next step include contacting the author’s Institute or the Funding Agency for discussing the future course of action. The following course of action will be taken by the committee:

The Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization to which the author(s) belong shall be contacted to discuss the situation.
IJARIIT shall immediately remove the PDF copy and HTML link of the published manuscript from the website. The Metadata gets appended with “Plagiarized Work” for indexing purpose.
IJARIIT is likely to reject all future submissions from the author for a period of up to 10 years or for lifetime, if the work proved to be plagiarised by the committee.
IJARIIT may also display complete contact details of such author(s) on IJARIIT website.

Authors should note that paper cannot be withdrawn once it is published. The Authors are not expected to publish their previously published research work anywhere else unless the changes made in the research are substantial enough to warrant a new research. Once research is published, the Author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors. By accepting the copyright policy, the author(s) keep the following rights:

1. The right to use all or part of their own article, including tables, figures, and images in their own future works, provided that due acknowledgment is made to the Publisher as the copyright holder.
2. The right to make copies, paper or electronic for their own use but not for sale.
3. It is expected that the paper was written is an original piece of work and is not plagiarised. The copyrights of the paper can only be attributed to its original authors, which gets transferred to the publisher.
4. It is expected that the same paper is not being been published anywhere else in the same form.
5. It is expected that the paper will not be submitted anywhere else for publication unless being rejected by a current journal.
6. Any dispute or legal issues will be discussed and considered only in front of District Court’ at Panchkula, Haryana, (India).

Journal Author Rights:

In order for Om Ak Publications and its journal to publish and disseminate research articles, publishing rights are needed. This is determined by a publishing agreement between the author and Om Ak Publications along with IJARIIT. This agreement deals with the transfer of the copyright to Om Ak Publications and IJARIIT. The authors retains the rights to use and share their own published articles. Om Ak Publications and IJARIIT fully support the need for authors to share and disseminate their research to maximize the impact. The following are the ways in which the work published in the journal gets disseminated under Open Access Policy:

1. For subscription articles: The copyright gets transferred to the publisher but the author still have the right to:
   • Share their article for their personal use, institutional usage or sharing for scholarly purpose.
   • All the rights related to patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights are being retained by the author.
   • Complete attribution and due credit for the work done and published.
2. For open access articles: An agreement is being signed between the author and the publisher, where authors have copyright but gives a license exclusive rights to the publisher to let the paper available for open access. In this case the authors have the rights to:
   • Share their article in the same ways as permitted to third parties under the relevant user license together with personal use rights as mentioned above.
   • All the rights related to patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights are being retained by the author.
   • Complete attribution and due credit for the work done and published.

Rights granted to Om Ak Publications and Its Journals:

Following are the rights granted to Om Ak Publications and IJARIIT by the author when a paper is published:

1. The exclusive right to publish and distribute an article online and grant the rights to others, including for commercial purposes with due reference.
2. For open access articles, Om Ak Publications and Its journal will publish the paper online for open access to anyone for personal and commercial purpose as long as the user give the proper reference in the paper.
3. The right to furnish the article in all formats and media so that the research work can be used on the latest available technology even long after publication.
4. The authority to enforce the rights on behalf of the author, in case of plagiarism or non permitted usage of the published material by third party.

Protecting Author Rights:

Om Ak Publications and IJARIIT are committed to protect and defend the work and the reputation of the authors and takes allegations regarding copyright infringement, plagiarism, non-permitted usage of content by third party and fraud very seriously.

It is highly recommended, that the author should contact Om Ak Publications or IJARIIT if came to know of a possible plagiarism, fraud or copyright infringement. The publisher will then take the necessary actions based on the gravity of the situation. Please note that open access policies have quite broad and lenient copyright laws and certain cases which may seem infringement might not be infringement per se.

Disclaimer

All the opinions expressed and data provided in the papers published by the Journal is a sole responsibility of the authors and the publisher, but the editors bear no responsibility in this regard.

All disputes and legal issues are subject to District Court, Panchkula (India) jurisdiction only.