Responsible publishing begins before submission
Our journal and book programs are guided by transparent peer review, conflict-of-interest management, ethical reporting, author accountability, and correction of the scholarly record.
Editorial integrity
Editorial decisions should be independent, evidence-based, and separated from commercial considerations. Article processing charges, book production fees, or service purchases must not influence editorial decisions.
Editors and reviewers are expected to evaluate submissions based on scope, originality, technical quality, ethical compliance, clarity, and contribution to the field.
Peer review
GJVAS uses a double-blind peer-review model. Authors should remove identifying information from the manuscript file and provide author details separately. Reviewers must keep manuscripts confidential and declare conflicts of interest before accepting review invitations.
Authorship and contributorship
All listed authors should have made a meaningful contribution to the work, approved the submitted version, and accepted responsibility for the integrity of the manuscript. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged with permission.
Core expectations
Plagiarism and originality
Submissions should be original, properly cited, and not under consideration elsewhere unless explicitly disclosed and permitted.
Research ethics
Human, animal, clinical, field, and laboratory studies must follow applicable institutional and legal requirements.
Conflicts of interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers should disclose financial, personal, institutional, or academic conflicts that may affect judgment.
Data and reporting
Methods, data, materials, and analysis should be described with enough transparency for evaluation and appropriate reuse.
Corrections and retractions
When needed, the publisher may issue corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, or editorial notices to preserve the record.
Licensing and reuse
Open access articles are published under CC BY 4.0 unless a journal-specific policy states otherwise.
Complaints and appeals
Authors may contact the editorial office if they believe a process error, conflict, or policy issue affected a decision. Appeals should include the manuscript title, submission ID if available, decision letter, and a concise explanation of the concern.
Editorial decisions may be reconsidered when there is evidence of a procedural error, reviewer conflict, or substantive misunderstanding, but disagreement with reviewer opinion alone may not be sufficient for appeal.
Contact for ethics concerns
For concerns about a published article, submitted manuscript, reviewer conduct, authorship, plagiarism, data integrity, or conflict of interest, contact the publisher with relevant evidence and full citation or submission details.