[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Misconduct
Misconduct constitutes violation of this editorial policy, journal policies, publication ethics, or any applicable guidelines/policies specified by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement should adhere to (PEMS). Any other activities that threaten/compromise the integrity of the research/publication process are potential misconducts. Suspected cases of misconduct will be investigated according to COPE guidelines
Correction and retraction of articles
Corrections may be made to a published article with the authorization of the editor of the journal. Editors will decide the magnitude of the corrections. Minor corrections are made directly to the original article. However, in cases of major corrections, the original article will remain unchanged, while the corrected version will also be published. Both the original and corrected version will be linked to each other. A statement indicating the reason for the major change to the article will also be published. When necessary, retraction of articles will be done according to COPE retraction guidelines
After the reviewer’s report is received, the paper is assigned to an Associate Editor for the review/redrafting/editing process, which can be substantial, depending on the article. Upon receipt of the revised article from the author, and after final approval by referees and associated editor, the Editor-in-Chief reviews the paper and makes a final determination on whether or not to include the paper for publication in the JNASR based on the recommendations of the reviewers and associated editor. The Editor-in-Chief then issues a written confirmation of acceptance or rejection to the author. Once an article is accepted, the Managing Editor will carry out a thorough desk edit and liaise with Igbinedion University Press/the author/Associate Editor over author queries, publisher proofs and corrections.
The JNASR strives to ensure that the time between submission and final decision is as reasonable as possible, without compromising quality.
Contact Information
- General correspondence: For more information about the journal and for subscriptions, please contact, email: [email protected], Phone: +2348033205593, +234 81 64004804
- Managing Editor: name: Professor Denloye, Abiodun A. email: [email protected], [email protected]
- Editor-in-Chief: Professor Anyanwu, Longy O., email: [email protected]
Journal Complaints Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about the policies, procedures, or actions of The JNASR’s editorial staff. We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for us to further improve our practices and processes, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively. The procedure outlined below aims to be fair to those making complaints and those complained about.
How to make a complaint
The best way to reach us is by email. Please send all complaints to the attention of the Editorial Secretary, JNASR via, cnasjournal@iuokada.edu.ng.
All complaints will be acknowledged within three working days. If possible a full response will be made within four weeks. If this is not possible an interim response will be given within four weeks. Further interim responses will be provided until the complaint is resolved.
If the complainant is not happy with the resolution he or she can ask for the complaint to be escalated to the respective Associate Editors or the Managing Editor.
Whenever possible complaints will be dealt with by Editorial Secretary. If the Editorial Secretary cannot deal with the complaint, he or she will refer it to an Associate Editor or the Managing Editor.
Complaints that are not under the control of The JNASR’s editorial staff will be sent to the relevant heads of department. Complaints about editorial matters that are sent to the chairman of the JNASR Editorial Board will usually be referred in the first instance to the editor (and invariably if they relate to editorial content, for which the editor is wholly responsible).
If the complainant remains unhappy, complaints should be escalated to the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision is final.
Publication Frequency
This journal now publishes two issues per volume, and one volume per year.
Paper submission fees
This journal charges no submission fees, but may charge for processing fees.
Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
All articles are provided for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License]
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), our publication ethics and publication malpractice statement is mainly based on the COPE Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (2011).
Authors are advised to carefully read and ensure full compliance with the full statement, available here
Compliance with publication ethics ensures the integrity of scientific publishing and confidence in published articles. Therefore, The Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Research expects all authors to adhere to ethical requirements in the preparation of their manuscript.
Submitted manuscripts should be the original works of the author(s). Academic Journals will follow COPE guideline in suspected cases of plagiarism.
Duplicate Submissions
Duplicate submission is a situation whereby an author submits the same or similar manuscripts to two different journals at the same time. This includes the submission of manuscripts derived from the same data in such a manner that there are no substantial differences in the manuscripts. Duplicate submission also includes the submission of the same/similar manuscript in different languages to different journals. The Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Research does not encourage duplicate submissions.
Fabrication and Falsification of Data
It is unethical to fabricate, manipulate or falsify data in a manuscript. The Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Research complies with COPE guidelines in dealing with suspected cases of data fabrication and falsification.
Citations Manipulation
A manuscript should contain only relevant citations. Inclusion of citations that are not relevant to the work is strongly discouraged. Similarly, irrelevant self-citation to increase one’s citation is unethical.
Indexing and Archiving
All published articles of this journal are included in the indexing and abstracting coverage of:
- Scopus
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Google Scholar
- Web of science
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Copyright information
Copyright over published articles belong to the College of Natural and Applied Sciences of Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria
Publisher: (under construction)
College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria
Publisher contact person: Prof. Longy O. Anyanwu
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Phone: +234 81 64004804
Mailing address: College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria
Sources of Support
College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
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