Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

The Global Journal of Clinical and Applied Medical Sciences is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and academic integrity.

Authors

Authors are expected to:

• Submit original work.

• Present research accurately.

• Avoid plagiarism.

• Avoid fabrication and falsification.

• Disclose conflicts of interest.

• Provide ethical approval where applicable.

• Follow appropriate authorship standards.

• Correct significant errors discovered after publication.

Editors

Editors should:

• Evaluate manuscripts fairly.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Manage conflicts of interest.

• Make editorial decisions based on scholarly merit.

• Maintain editorial independence.

Reviewers

Reviewers should:

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Provide objective evaluations.

• Disclose conflicts of interest.

• Avoid inappropriate use of unpublished information.

Publication Misconduct

The journal may investigate suspected:

• Plagiarism

• Fabrication

• Falsification

• Duplicate publication

• Undisclosed conflicts of interest

• Inappropriate authorship

• Ethical violations

• Other forms of publication misconduct

Appropriate corrective action may include rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction.