The general policy provisions to consider when submitting your research paper to a journal for publication consideration include the Journal general objective, Journal’s focus area(s), research acceptability, charges (article processing fee), peer review and copyright provisions..
Journal General Objective: Seek to understand the general objective of the journal you wish to publish with, including the scope and context of its publications.
Journal focus: Each journal focuses on a particular area. For instance, the journal may focus on education and social issues which are regionally relevant.
Research acceptability: The acceptance of a research article in a particular journal may depend upon the paper’s relevance. The journal’s main commitment may not be driven by academics merely showcasing their research prowess to each other but rather the works’ contribution to knowledge, action plan or policy.
Charges: In open access journals, the publication cost is covered by the author. The journal charges a particular article processing fee. These charges meet article processing costs and allow the journal to make the valuable published materials freely accessible to the members of global community.
Peer review: The submitted work goes through peer review. Research contributions are sought, reviewed and refereed by renowned scholars.
Copyright: An author submitting an article agrees to license the journal to publish the work if and when the manuscript is accepted. An article submitted for publication consideration must be original and not under any consideration for publication in another journal or in any other platform. If there are figures of tables that have been published elsewhere, the copyright-holder’s permission should be obtained prior to article submission. The articles published some journals are protected by copyright, which is retained by the authors. Be ware of the journals that retain the author’s copyright!
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