About the Journal

Submissions are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has been neither submitted to, nor published in, another publication. Simultaneous submission to other publications will result in immediate rejection of the paper. Papers are not within the journal scope will be rejected immediately after the pre review process. All manuscripts will be subject to a well established, fair, unbiased peer blind review and refereeing procedure, and are considered on the basis of their significance, novelty and usefulness to the Journals readership. The reviewing structure will always ensure the anonymity of the referees & it will be reviewed by 2 experts in the field.

The review output will be one of the following decisions:

 1. Accept

 2. Accept with minor changes

3. Weak Accept with major changes

4. Reject

The review process may take approximately 5 to 20 days to be completed. The Editor reserves the right to reject a paper if it does not meet the aims and scope of the journal, it is not revised well. Each manuscript will be primarily examined by the editor, and then forwarded to two referees for blind review. The research paper shall be published subject to recommendation of referees. The review process may take up to  Maximum two months in extra ordinary circumstances.

The author shall be informed about the selection/rejection of the article/paper through paper website or by e-mail. However, the journal shall publish the article/papers of the authors completing the formalities in due time mentioned in the selection letter. The rejected papers shall not be returned.

 In case of acceptance of the article and completion of publication formalities by the author, journal reserves the right of making amendments in the final draft of the research paper to suit the journal's requirement.

 

PUBLICATION POLICY

We at SEEIJ, aspire to select research paper of very high quality in terms of originality, accuracy, validity, reliability, credibility, authority, readability, comprehensibility and relevance to the Journal’s scope and mission which are the outcome of the most recent and original research contributing to the advancement in the existing literature and are very significant in managerial implications. All the papers are selected  through highest quality peer review. To achieve this, the entire peer review and publication process must be thorough, objective, and fair. Almost every aspect of this process involves important ethical principles and decisions, which are rarely explicitly stated and even less often shared with the readership. Journal's reputations depend on the trust of readers, authors, researchers, reviewers, editors and research subjects. This trust is enhanced by describing as explicitly as possible the journal's publication policies to ensure the ethical treatment of all participants in the publication process.  

We have following Publications Guidelines.

Authors 
Good research should be well justified, well planned, and appropriately designed, so that it can properly address the research question. Paper should publish based on the copyright that constitutes authorship. All authors are responsible for the quality, accuracy, and ethics of the work. Republication of a paper in another language, or simultaneously in multiple journals with different audiences, may be acceptable, provided that there is full and prominent disclosure of its original source at the time of submission of the manuscript.

Review

• Peer review is fundamental to the scientific publication process and the dissemination of knowledge and information.
• Peer reviewers should be experts in the specific topic addressed in the articles they review, and should be selected for their objectivity and scientific knowledge.
• All reviewers should be informed of the publication’s expectations.
• Reviews will be expected to be professional, honest, courteous, prompt, and constructive.
• The editors may routinely assess all reviews for quality; they may also edit reviews before sending them to authors.
• The submitted manuscript is a privileged communication; reviewers must treat it as confidential. It should not be retained or copied.
• Also, reviewers must not share the manuscript with any colleagues without the explicit permission of the editor.

Editor 
Editorial Decisions should be precise. If a published paper is subsequently found to have errors or major flaws, the Editor should take responsibility for promptly correcting the written record in the publication. Quality and other performance characteristics of editors should be periodically assessed.

Plagiarism 
Plagiarism is the use of other's published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission, and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source.  We at SEEIJ,  strongly discourage and against this ruthless act. If found guilty, to any extent, SEEIJ  will fight for Plagiarism. Self-plagiarism refers to the practice of an author using portions of their previous writings on the same topic in another of their publications, without specifically citing it formally in quotes.

ETHICS  POLICY FOR ACADEMIC AUTHORS, REVIEWERS AND JOURNAL EDITORS.

INTRODUCTION - ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

SEEIJs are committed to upholding ethical standards and publisher’s integrity towards the journals’ authors, editors and the members of academic community.

In the quest to maintain these high standards, we list down few essential guidelines for academic authors, reviewers and journal editors.

SEEIJ  ensures that all the publications are refereed and complied with Double-Blind Review process. The guidelines are given below to help authors, peer reviewers and editors in keeping a check on the areas like work integrity, conflict of interest, plagiarism, validity of science, adaptions of the existing material, adequacy of context, avoidance of unethical experimentation, and authorship disputes.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

We expect authors, submitting their manuscripts to SEEIJ, to agree upon the expected ethical guidelines:

• Authors must adhere to the fact that their work is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any party, person or entity. Scientific articles are deemed to be free of plagiarism and therefore, cannot be construed on existing publications, including their own previously published work.
• All authors, associated with the development of the manuscript with significant scientific contribution, must be mentioned on the title page since each of them holds equal rights regarding accountability for the content. One of the authors must represent as the corresponding author, who will be in contact till the publication process is completed.
• All co-authors’ consent to publication and being named as co-author must be presented through the Copyright Transfer Agreement by the Corresponding author.
• The manuscript which is submitted to any of the SEEIJ,  should not be submitted simultaneously to any other journal.
• Authors should clearly declare that the work is not published before and it is not based in substance on any previously published material, either in whole or in part.
• Authors must ensure to cite all relevant references appropriately in the APA format. Any information, useful to the manuscript, which is obtained from sources such as conversations, correspondence, or discussion with some third party, should be reported or cited in the reference section. Prior permission must be taken from that third party before citing the same.
• Manuscripts must include all appropriate and necessary instructions and warnings, relating to the specific experiment conducted in the study. It is advisable to provide any safety guidelines or prevalent code of practice as reference in the manuscript.
• The data sets or databases described in the article must be facilitated with access details for the readers to refer, if needed.
• Authors should describe any potential conflict of interest which could be held to arise with respect to the article content. The same can be declared in a cover letter and shall be submitted to the journal.
• Authors must disclose information of all funders or sources of funding for the research conducted in the article.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR PEER REVIEWERS

All peer reviewers must make every reasonable effort to adhere to enlisted ethical guidelines for reviewing articles submitted to SEEIJ:

• Reviewers must give unbiased consideration to the manuscript solely on the basis of its merits.
• Reviewers should bring to the journal editor’s notice any potential conflict of interest with regards to the content of the research article, prior to reviewing the same.
• Reviewers must maintain confidentiality with reference to the manuscript, its research information and correspondence cited in the reference, if any. The manuscript should, in no case, be shared with a third party, external to the peer review process.
• Referees should develop a comprehensive and appropriately evidenced peer review report, with constructive feedback for the author to work on.
• Reviewers should strive to stand up to the specified deadlines to ensure submission and publication in a timely manner.
• Reviewers should declare any significant similarity, if found between the article under consideration and any published paper of which they are aware.

 

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL EDITORS

Significant ethical guidelines that all journal editors must comply with are as given below:

• Editors must give unbiased consideration to the manuscript solely on the basis of its merits.
• Editors must maintain confidentiality with reference to the manuscript, research information and correspondence cited in the reference, if any. The manuscript should, in no case, be shared with a third party, external to the peer review process.
• Any claim received against the submitted article that the same is being under consideration elsewhere or has already been published, should be called to the journal editor’s attention immediately  to investigate further.
• Editors hold the authority to accept or reject a submitted manuscript without resort to formal peer review if the manuscript is found inappropriate to the journal’s scope or entails plagiarized content.
• Editors should strive to stand up to the specified deadlines to ensure submission and publication in a timely manner.

SEEIJ recommend authors, peer reviewers and editors to comply with the aforementioned ethical code of conduct.