Publication Ethics
Authorship: Authorship of the paper should be limited to those who significantly contributed to the paper including field and laboratory data generation, and interpretation of the reported study.
Originality: An author should not publish papers describing essentially the same research. Maximum limit of similar content as a whole is 19%, while matter from a single source should not exceed 4%.
Plagiarism: Reproducing text from other sources without citing references or producing many research articles (Salami slicing) with the same content is unethical and unacceptable. In research papers, authors should acknowledge other’s research work by citing their publication references.
Duplication: Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to different research journals is not acceptable.
Corrections: All authors have an obligation to cooperate with journal editors promptly to point out correction of errors in their published articles.
Peer-Review Policy: The practice of peer review is to ensure that only scholarly scientific work is published. The policy of International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology is the Double-blind Review, where both Referees and Authors remain anonymous throughout the publication process. Our Editorial and Review Board Members play an important role in maintaining high standards of reviewing the manuscripts.
Referee Reports: Referees are asked to evaluate the manuscripts originality, methodology, citing of previous work, results and discussion, conclusion, and adherence to journal’s ethical guidelines.
Final Report: The final decision to accept (after minor or major revision) or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with referees’ comments. Moreover, Editors have the discretion of seeking additional reviews, if required.
Editorial and Review Board: Members are chosen for their expertise in key areas related to the scope of journal from all over the world. Editors of Int. J. Econ. Environ. Geol. ensure that journal’s content is from a wide range of international authors. The list of Editorial Board Members and Reviewers is regularly updated by inviting experts to join the Journal’s Editorial and Review Board.
Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology has sole responsibility for the decision-making process and overall quality of the journal and its content.
Ethical Policies
International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology follows the ethical guidelines for publication outlined by the COPE (Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers) as well as Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. In view of that, the authors, the reviewers, and the editors are expected to follow the best-practice guidelines.
HEC Guidelines: (Link)
Ethical Policy for Authors: (Link)
Declaration of Conflicting Interests Policy: (Link)
