Editorial Governance

Peer Review & Publication Ethics

Standards governing double-blind evaluation, authorship, conflicts of interest, and anti-plagiarism oversight

Double-Blind Peer Review Policy

JMN Journal of Medical Sciences enforces a strict double-blind peer review policy for all submitted research manuscripts. Both the reviewer identities and the author identities remain completely concealed from each other throughout the review workflow.

1. Initial Screening

Technical check for scope, formatting, and plagiarism screening.

2. Anonymized Review

Assigned to minimum 2 subject experts without author identifiers.

3. Editorial Decision

Accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject based on reports.

4. Verification

Re-evaluation of revised manuscript prior to formal acceptance.

ICMJE Authorship Criteria

All listed authors must qualify under the four International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria:

Substantial contributions to conception/design of the work or acquisition/analysis/interpretation of data.

Drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content.

Final approval of the version to be published.

Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work's accuracy and scientific integrity.

UGC Plagiarism Policy & Scientific Misconduct

The journal strictly complies with University Grants Commission (UGC) anti-plagiarism regulations. Every submission is subjected to automated similarity analysis prior to peer review. Manuscripts exhibiting similarity index exceeding 10% (excluding references and standard methodology text) will be returned for revision or rejected.

Fabrication, falsification of data, duplicate submission, or redundant publication will result in immediate rejection, notification to author institutions, and permanent retraction if discovered post-publication.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Authors must declare any financial or personal relationships with commercial entities, funding bodies, or institutions that could inappropriately influence their work. A signed Conflict of Interest declaration form must accompany every manuscript submission.