About the Journal

Focus and Scope:

The Advances in Scientific Research - A Multidisciplinary International Journal (ASRMIJ) is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes original papers from all academic disciplines. Research articles, Letters, and Review articles are published two times in a year. Original contributions will be thoroughly reviewed by the editorial board before publication. All published articles are a reflection of the innovative techniques supported by intensive research and consequent validation by the technically liaised dynamic editorial team.

The main objective of ASRMIJ is to publish original research from all areas of academic disciplines. ASRMIJ welcomes contributions from all over the world.  All submissions are double blind peer reviewed for possible publication.

Section Policies:

Articles: Open Submissions, Indexed and Peer reviewed.

Letters: Open Submissions, Indexed and Peer reviewed.

Review: Open Submissions and Indexed.

Peer Review Process:

Once a manuscript is submitted to Advances in Scientific Research - A Multidisciplinary International Journal (ASRMIJ), it is initially evaluated by the ASRMIJ Editors for contribution, originality, plagiarism, relevance and presentation. Only the manuscripts passed in the initial stage are forwarded for the review process. In order to maintain and improve the quality of publication, a double blind peer review is strictly followed by ASRMIJ where the reviewers and authors remain anonymous. The editor shall inform the author after receiving the reviewer's comments. The manuscript should be revised as per the reviewer's comments if any. The Editors' decision is final and all the correspondence will be sent by e-mail only.

Open Access Policy:

ASRMIJ supports the Open Access policy of distribution of published manuscripts, ensuring "free availability on the public Internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of [published] articles. ASRMIJ adhere to the best practice and high publishing standards.

Publication ethics and malpractice statement:

The statements of publication ethics for ASRMIJ are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. All parties (Publisher (XLESCIENCE), Reviewer, Editors, and Author) involved in the publication of articles should agree the below standards of ethical behavior.

Responsibilities of Editor:

Accountability: The editors of the ASRMIJ journal are responsible for deciding which articles submitted to ASRMIJshould be published, and, moreover, is accountable for everything published in the journal. In making these decisions, the editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board as well as by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers when making publication decisions. The editor should maintain the integrity of the academic record, preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards, and always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Fairness: The editor should evaluate manuscripts for intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s). The editor will not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and potential reviewers, and in some instances the editorial board members, as appropriate.

Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure, conflicts of interest, and other issues:  Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. The editor is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. The editor should seek to ensure a fair and appropriate peer review process. Editors should reuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.

Involvement and cooperation in investigations: Editors should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when needed and pursuing suspected or alleged research and publication misconduct. Editors should pursue reviewer and editorial misconduct. An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper

Responsibilities of Reviewer:

Contribution to editorial decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Promptness:  Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the editor.

Standards of objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inacceptable. Referees should express their views clearly with appropriate supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published data of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

Responsibilities of Author:

Reporting standards:  Authors reporting results of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention:  Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism:  The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of sources:  Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of a manuscript: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication

Hazards and human or animal subjects: If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest:  All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal’s editor or publisher and cooperate with them to either retract the paper or to publish an appropriate erratum.

Responsibilities of Publisher

The publisher will take all appropriate measures in close collaboration with the editors of ASRMIJ to clarify the situation and to amend the article in cases of plagiarism, fraudulent publication or proven scientific misconduct. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum or, in the most severe cases, the complete retraction of the affected work

Publication Frequency:  Two issues per year. 

Article Processing Charges: No fee is involved at any stage of publication in ASRMIJ.