Core Principles: Honesty | Originality | Confidentiality | Transparency | Responsible Conduct
The GIAR INTERNATIONAL Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (GIAR-IJIR) is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, editorial responsibility, and ethical publishing practice. The journal expects authors, editors, and reviewers to uphold honesty, transparency, confidentiality, originality, proper citation, and responsible scholarly conduct throughout the submission, review, and publication process.
GIAR-IJIR does not tolerate academic misconduct or unethical publication practices. Any breach of publication ethics may result in editorial action, including rejection, correction, retraction, or refusal of future submissions, depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue.
Ethical Responsibilities
Authors
Authors are expected to:
- submit original and unpublished work
- ensure that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere
- properly acknowledge all sources and references
- present data honestly and accurately
- disclose funding sources and conflicts of interest
- ensure that all listed authors have made an appropriate scholarly contribution
- obtain ethical approval or participant consent where required
- cooperate with editorial queries, revision requests, and post-publication corrections if necessary
Editors
Editors are expected to:
- evaluate manuscripts fairly and objectively
- maintain confidentiality during editorial handling
- avoid conflicts of interest
- base editorial decisions on scholarly merit, relevance, originality, and ethical compliance
- address allegations of misconduct responsibly and without bias
Reviewers
Reviewers are expected to:
- review manuscripts objectively and constructively
- maintain confidentiality of all submitted materials
- disclose any conflict of interest before accepting a review
- avoid misuse of unpublished information
- provide timely, respectful, and evidence-based feedback
Academic Misconduct
The following practices are considered serious violations of publication ethics:
- plagiarism
- duplicate submission
- duplicate publication
- data fabrication
- data falsification
- image manipulation
- improper or misleading citation
- authorship abuse
- undisclosed conflicts of interest
- unethical research practice
- manipulation of the peer review process
Such conduct may lead to rejection of the manuscript, withdrawal from review, publication of corrections, retraction of published work, or other appropriate editorial action.
Grounds for Editorial Action
GIAR-IJIR reserves the right to take corrective or disciplinary action where ethical concerns are identified. Grounds for rejection, correction, or further action may include:
- plagiarism or substantial unattributed overlap
- simultaneous submission to another journal
- fabricated, falsified, or misleading data
- manipulated images, figures, or results
- false or inappropriate authorship claims
- omitted or undisclosed conflicts of interest
- failure to meet accepted standards of transparency and responsible research conduct
Corrections and Retractions
Where necessary, the journal may publish:
- corrections
- clarifications
- expressions of concern
- retractions
These actions may be taken when published work is found to contain significant error, misleading information, or evidence of ethical misconduct.
Final Note
GIAR-IJIR is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record and to promoting ethical, transparent, and responsible academic publishing. All contributors to the journal are expected to act in good faith and in accordance with accepted research and publication standards.