The
International Journal of Education and Research in Health Sciences (IJERHS)
is an open access; quarterly, Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Speciality Peer-Reviewed International Journal, publishes
articles of authors from India and abroad with special emphasis on original research
findings that are relevant for developing country perspectives including India.
The journal publishes original research articles, review article, short communication/brief
reports, letters to the editor, case reports, etc. The journal covers population
based studies, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, systematic review,
meta-analysis, clinic-social studies etc., related to any domain and discipline
of public health, especially relevant to national priorities, including ethical
and social issues. Articles aligned with national health issues and policy implications
are preferred. It is published quarterly and available in print and online version.
International Journal of Education and Research in Health Sciences (IJERHS)
complies with the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical
journals, issued by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors.
ISSN : 2455-2410 (Online)
ISSN : 2455-555x (Print)
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Aims & Scope
The International Journal of Education and Research in Health Sciences (IJERHS)
is an open access; quarterly, Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Speciality Peer-Reviewed International Journal, publishes
articles of authors from India and abroad with special emphasis on original research
findings that are relevant for developing country perspectives including India.
The journal publishes original research articles, review article, short communication/brief
reports, letters to the editor, case reports, etc. The journal covers population
based studies, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, systematic review,
meta-analysis, clinic-social studies etc., related to any domain and discipline
of public health, especially relevant to national priorities, including ethical
and social issues. Articles aligned with national health issues and policy implications
are preferred. It is published quarterly and available in print and online version.
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Ethical guidelines for journal publication
The Editor-in-Chief/Editor of the International Journal of Education and Research
in Health Sciences is responsible for deciding which of the research papers/articles
submitted to the journal should be published. The publishing decision is based on
the recommendation of the journal's reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief /Editor may be
guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such
legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement
and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief/Editor may confer with other editors or reviewers
in making this decision.
Fair play
Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual content without regard
to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship,
or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The Editor-in-Chief/Editor, Reviewers and any Editorial Staff must not disclose
any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding
author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher,
as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an
Editor-in-Chief/Editor’s own research without the express written consent of the
author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Articles will be published in the Journal after peer reviewing, under the “Blind
Review” process. The reviewers advise the Editor-in-Chief/Editor in making the editorial
decision. The Editor-in-Chief/Editor communicates with authors, as required, and
helps them in improving quality of their research paper. The reviewers don't know
the author's identity and Reviewers' comments to the editors are confidential and
before passing on to the author will be made anonymous. The names of the reviewers
remain strictly confidential; with their identities known only to the Editor-in-Chief/Editor.
Promptness
The journal Editor-in-Chief/Editor are committed to provide timely review to the
authors and if any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research
reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should
notify the Editor-in-Chief/Editor and excuse him/her from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They
must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
The editors and reviewers are required to evaluate papers based on the content.
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the
authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously
reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also
call to the Editor-in-Chief/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
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. Privileged
information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and
not used for personal advantage.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the
work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying
data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient
detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly
inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Reviews
and other articles should also be accurate and objective, and should unfailingly
cite the work on which they are based.
Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial
review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable,
and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after
publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that submitted work is original and has not been published
elsewhere in any language, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of
others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Applicable copyright laws
and conventions should be followed. Plagiarism in any form, including the touting
of material contained in another paper (of the same authors or some other author)
with cosmetic changes as a new paper; copying or paraphrasing substantial parts
of another’s paper (without attribution), and claiming results from research conducted
by others are among the numerous forms of plagiarism. In all its forms plagiarism
constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same
research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript
to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour
and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration to
another journal a previously published paper, or the one under consideration with
another journal, without the written consent of the two journals involved.
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. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion
with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written, permission
from the source.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to
the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All
those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where
there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research
project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding
author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors
are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final
version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. If the work
involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent
in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
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. All sources of financial support for the project should be
disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published
work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal Editor-in-Chief/Editor
or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper. If the Editor-in-Chief/Editor
or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant
error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper
or provide evidence to the Editor-in-Chief/Editor of the correctness of the original
paper.
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