Editorial Policies

Initial Screening

Upon reception of an article, the Editorial Staff will screen the article for format and journal scope, originality and potential impact. If the article is not up to the standard format of the LSDJMR, the article will be returned to the author for correcting the format.

If the format is according to the requirements of LSDJMR, then it will be assigned for External Peer Review.

External Peer Review

During submission, the author can suggest at least 2 reviewers who can evaluate the manuscript. The reviewers should not be collaborators or previous co-authors of any of the submitting authors. They should be from another institution with the institution's email address. The editors may or may not contact the suggested reviewers.

Experiments on Animals

The authors of papers, in which experiments on animals were conducted, should give a statement of certification that “Experiments on animals were performed in accordance with the ethical guidelines and regulations set forth by .... [give Name of Institution/Committee of the country where experiments carried out]" and also should be in accordance with the internationally accepted principles for laboratory animal use and care.

Conflict of Interest

For a transparent nature of the publishing process, all parties involved in the article should reveal any possible association which poses a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.

Authors at the time of submission should declare the conflicts of interests in written statement. It is understood upon submission of an article, that the authors acknowledge the sources of funding and any related associations or assistance from any third parties related to the article.

Reviewers are responsible for revealing any potential conflicts with the article in review, and it is strongly advised that, the reviewers should not consider them for review.

Permissions

If authors would like to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published in any other online/print publication, in their article, they should take written permission from the previous publisher/author before article submission to the LSDJMR. The authors should submit this letter along with the manuscript submission. The material received without written permission will be assumed to originate from the authors International Multidisciplinary Research Journal will not be responsible for any future consequences.

Complaints

For any types of complaints please contact through email editor@lsdjmr.com for a quick response. The complaints will be acknowledged and the resolution will be conveyed to the complainant. All complaints will be resolved as quickly as possible and in consultation with the concerned journal editors.

Privacy

The names and email addresses entered in the LSDJMR website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of LSDJMRand will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.