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We are committed to prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted papers in all Mazedan journals. To maintain a high-quality publication, all submissions undergo a rigorous review process. Characteristics of the peer review process are as follows:

• Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated.
• Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review.
• Depending on individual journal policy, submissions usually will be refereed by 2 experts as suggested by the editorial board.
• In addition, Editors will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed. Authors will be informed when Editors decide further review is required.
• All publication decisions are made by the journal's Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the referees' reports. Authors of papers that are not accepted are notified promptly.
• All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. We expect our Board of Reviewing Editors and reviewers to treat manuscripts as confidential material as well.
• Editors and reviewers involved in the review process should disclose conflicts of interest resulting from direct competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, and remove oneself from cases in which such conflicts preclude an objective evaluation. Privileged information or ideas that are obtained through peer review must not be used for competitive gain.
• Our peer review process is confidential and identities of reviewers cannot be revealed.

Different types of peer review

There are different forms of peer review used by journals, although the basis is always the same, field experts providing comments on a paper to help improve it. The most common types are-

• Closed: where the reviewers are aware of the authors identities but the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.
• Double blind: in this case neither authors nor reviewers know each other identities.
• Open: where there reviewers are aware of the authors identity and the reviewers identity is revealed to the authors. In some cases journals also publish the reviewers reports alongside the final published manuscript.

Mazedan Review Policy

• Initial manuscript evaluation- The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. It is rare, but it is possible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Manuscripts rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are normally passed on to at least 2 experts for review.
• Type of Peer Review- Mazedan journals follow the double blind peer review process, where referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process.
• How the referee is selected- Whenever possible, referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise and our database is constantly being updated.
• Referee reports- Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript: - Is original - Is methodologically sound - Follows appropriate ethical guidelines - Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions - Correctly references previous relevant work.
• Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but referees may, if so wish, suggest corrections to the manuscript.
• How long does the review process take? The time required for the review process is dependent on the response of the referees. Should the referees reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. In rare cases for which it is extremely difficult to find a second referee to review the manuscript, or when the one referee's report has thoroughly convinced the Editor, decisions at this stage to accept, reject or ask the author for a revision are made on the basis of only one referee's report. The Editor's decision will be sent to the author with recommendations made by the referees, which usually includes verbatim comments by the referees. Revised manuscripts might be returned to the initial referees who may then request another revision of a manuscript.
• Final report- A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the referees, and may include verbatim comments by the referees.

Editor's Decision is final Referees advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article. The review process can be broadly summarized into the steps shows in the flow chart given below-

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else prior ideas, processes, results, or words without explicit acknowledgment of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes a large part of his/her own previously published work without using appropriate references. This can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.

Mazedan journals are strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of a manuscript have been copied from existing previously published resources. All manuscripts submitted for publication to Mazedan are cross-checked for plagiarism using Turnitin/iThenticate software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during the initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, maybe with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author(s) Institute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any. A determination of misconduct will lead the publisher to run a statement bidirectional linked online to and from the original paper, to note the plagiarism and provide a reference to the plagiarized material. The paper containing the plagiarism will also be marked on each page of the PDF. Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.

Types of Plagiarism
Full Plagiarism: Previously published content without any changes to the text, idea and grammar is considered as full plagiarism. It involves presenting exact text from a source as one's own.

Partial Plagiarism: If content is a mixture from multiple different sources, where the author has extensively rephrased text, then it is known as partial plagiarism.
Self-Plagiarism: When an author reuses complete or portions of their pre-published research, then it is known as self-plagiarism. Complete selfplagiarism is a case when an author republishes their own previously published work in a new journal.

Policy and Action for Plagiarism
Mazedan respects intellectual property and aims at protecting and promoting original work of its authors. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Hence, all authors submitting articles to Mazedan are expected to abide ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism, in any form. In case, an author is found to be suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published manuscript then, Mazedan shall contact the author (s) to submit his / her (their) explanation within two weeks, which may be forwarded to the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) constituted for the purpose, for further course of action. If MIRA does not receive any response from the author within the stipulated time period, then the Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author is affiliated shall be contacted to take strict action against the concerned author.

• Mazedan shall take serious action against published manuscripts found to contain plagiarism and shall completely remove them from Mazedan digital Library and other third party websites where the paper is listed and indexed. The moment, any article published in Mazedan database is reported to be plagiarized, Mazedan will constitute a Fact Finding Committee (FFC) to investigate the same. Upon having established that the manuscript is plagiarized from some previously published work, MIRA shall support the original author and manuscript irrespective of the publisher and may take any or all of the following immediate actions or follow the additional course of actions as recommended by the committee:
• Journal editorial office shall immediately contact the Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author(s) is (are) affiliated to take strict action against the concerned author.
• Mazedan shall remove the PDF copy of the published manuscript from the website and disable all links to full text article. The term Plagiarized Manuscript shall be appended to the published manuscript title.
• Mazedan;shall disable the author account with the journal and reject all future submissions from the author for a period of 03 / 05 / 10 years or even ban the authors permanently. Mazedan may also display the list of such authors along with their full contact details on the website. Any other course of action, as recommended by the Committee or as deemed fit for the instant case or as decided by the Editorial Board, from time to time.

Article Processing Charge & Fast-track Publication

Each open access journal associated with Mazedan International Research Academy has no article processing charge. Publisher may ask the one-time processing fee to the author(s).

The regular publication is free of charge; however, the processing time is approximately 3-4 months. Author may opt for the fast publication option at USD 50, in which the article can be published within a week.

Payment Link-1 (2000INR)

Before you begin

Before you accept or decline an invitation to review, consider the following questions:

• Does the article match your area of expertise? Only accept if you feel you can provide a high-quality review.
• Do you have a potential conflict of interest? Disclose this to the editor when you respond.
• Do you have time? Reviewing can be a lot of work before you commit, make sure you can meet the deadline.
• Do you need to find out more about reviewing and the peer review process? If so, check out the free tutorials on the Elsevier Researcher

  Academy, especially the Certified Peer Reviewer course.

Respond to the invitation as soon as you can (even if it is to decline) a delay in your decision slows down the review process and means more waiting for the author. If you do decline the invitation, it would be helpful if you could provide suggestions for alternative reviewers.

Managing your review

• If you accept, you must treat the materials you receive as confidential documents. This means you can not share them with anyone without prior authorization from the editor. Since peer review is confidential, you also must not share information about the review with anyone without permission from the editors and authors
• Your review will be managed via an Mazedan Journal Management System. All the Mazedan journals use same submission system so there is one generic login link has to be used.
• To access the paper and deliver your review, click JMS button given at the website or link send in the invitation email you received which will bring you to the submission/reviewing system.
• First read the article. You might consider spot checking major issues by choosing which section to read first. Below we offer some tips about handling specific parts of the paper.

Review Instructions

Methodology- If the manuscript you are reviewing is reporting an experiment, check the methods section first. The following cases are considered major flaws and should be flagged:

• Unsound methodology
• Discredited method
• Missing processes known to be influential on the area of reported research
• A conclusion drawn in contradiction to the statistical or qualitative evidence reported in the manuscript

For analytical papers examine the sampling report, which is mandated in time-dependent studies. For qualitative research make sure that a systematic data analysis is presented and sufficient descriptive elements with relevant quotes from interviews are listed in addition to the author's narrative.

Research data and visualizations- Once you are satisfied that the methodology is sufficiently robust, examine any data in the form of figures, tables, or images. Authors may add research data, including data visualizations, to their submission to enable readers to interact and engage more closely with their research after publication. Please be aware that links to data might therefore be present in the submission files. These items should also receive your attention during the peer review process. Manuscripts may also contain database identifiers or accession numbers (e.g. genes) in relation to our database linking program.

Critical issues in research data, which are considered to be major flaws can be related to insufficient data points, statistically non-significant variations and unclear data tables.

Ethical considerations- Experiments including patient or animal data should properly be documented. Most journals require ethical approval by the author's host organization.

Overview- If you do not spot any major flaws, take a break from the manuscript, giving you time to think. Consider the article from your own perspective. When you sit down to write the review, again make sure you familiarize yourself with any journal-specific guidelines (these will be noted in the journal's guide for authors).

Structuring your review

Your review will help the editor decide whether or not to publish the article. It will also aid the author and allow them to improve their manuscript. Giving your overall opinion and general observations of the article is essential. Your comments should be courteous and constructive, and should not include any ad hominem remarks or personal details including your name (unless the journal you are invited to review for employs open peer review).

Providing insight into any deficiencies is important. You should explain and support your judgment so that both editors and authors are able to fully understand the reasoning behind your comments. You should indicate whether your comments are your own opinion or are reflected by the data and evidence.

Your recommendation- When you make a recommendation, it is worth considering the categories the editor will likely use for classifying the article:

1. Reject (explain your reasoning in your report)
2. Accept without revision
3. Revise – either major or minor (explain the revision that is required, and indicate to the editor whether you would be happy to review the revised article). If you are recommending a revision, you must furnish the author with a clear, sound explanation of why this is necessary.

Bear in mind that there will be the opportunity to direct separate comments to both the editor and author. Once you are ready to submit your report, follow the instructions in the email or visit our support center if you encounter any difficulties.

The final decision- The editor ultimately decides whether to accept or reject the article. Mazedan plays no part in this decision. The editor will weigh all views and may call for another opinion or ask the author for a revised paper before making a decision. The submission system provides reviewers with a notification of the final decision, if the journal has opted in to this function.

After your review

Once you have delivered your review, you might want to make use of Mazedan's reviewer recognition platform to ensure that you receive credit for your work. The platform provides a private profile page, certificates, editor recognition as well as discounts for Mazedan services.

Do not forget that, even after finalizing your review, you must treat the article and any linked files or data as confidential documents. This means you must not share them or information about the review with anyone without prior authorization from the editor.

Finally, we take the opportunity to thank you sincerely on behalf of the journal, editors and author(s) for the time you have taken to give your valuable input to the article.

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Where is the office of the Mazedan journals?

F148/1A, Jamia Nagar Okhla, South Delhi-110025, India.

Are Mazedan Journals have the valid ISSN?

Yes, All Journals having ISSN. It is mentioned on the home page of the journal website.

How much old are these journals? | When it was started? | When first issue of the journal was published?

Answer is available in the home page of the journal.

What is the name of the publishing house? | Under which banner, it is publishing?

All the Journals are published by Mazedan International Research Academy on Mazedan Digital Library.

What is Mazedan Digital Library (MDL)?

Mazedan Digital Library is an online platform to archive and publish all the research papers.

What is M-impact factor of the journal?

It is citation value that is evaluated by Mazedan.

Is it open access journal?

Yes, all are open access journals.

Is it peer-reviewed journal?

Yes, all journals are fully refereed, peer reviewed.

Which review model is followed by journal?

Double-blind review model, which means that the reviewers are aware of the author(s) identities but the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.

How much time you will take to resolve a query?

It will be resolved within 24 hours.

What is paper submission process? | What is the procedure to submit research paper?

Manuscript can be submitted in docs to Online Journal Management System. You can access the relevant submission system via the "submit your paper" link on the mazedan.com journal homepage.

What is the plagiarism policy?

Journal does not accept paper that having plagiarized contents. Good quality plagiarism software/ tool (Turnitin/iThenticate) will be used to check similarity that would not be more than 20% including reference section. In the case of exclusion of references, it should be less than 10%.

Which software is referred for plagiarism / similarity check?

Either iThinticate or Turnitin software.

Did I eligible to submit my research work to this journal?

Yes, you are eligible to submit your research work but paper should be within the scope of the journal. It is please noted that paper should be result oriented, plagiarism less than 20% including reference section.

What is the scope/research area of the journal?

Scope of the journal is available in the journal website. Please visit journal website and click to Aim and Scope tab for it.

Can I send only abstract for review?

No, you have to send a full-length paper for the review process.

Is the paper presentation required for publication?

No, there is no need to present the paper.

How much time will you take for review process?

It depends on reviewer response. It will take minimum of 02 weeks.

How many reviewers will evaluate / examine submitted paper?

All submitted manuscripts are reviewed by three reviewer.

How many times I can submit paper for publication? | How many articles can be submitted for same volume/issue?

Maximum 05 papers can be submitted by one author for same issue. There is no restriction of number of papers for the journal or volume.

How many authors may be cited in a paper?

Maximum 06 authors are to be allowed a paper.

Can I submit same paper to the multiple journals?

No, it is advised you, do not submit the same article to multiple journals at the same time. You should wait for review report.

Is it compulsory to submit papers in the given journal template?

No, for initial paper submission, paper can be submitted in any format.

Is it compulsory to final papers in the given journal template?

Yes, final paper should be prepared as per journal template.

What documents I have to send with paper submission?

Only paper at the initial submission but after acceptance you have to send the copy right form.

Will I submit paper through any agent/mediator to the journal?

No, you can directly submit your paper through journal management system.

Can you provide me paper template of the journal?

There is no need to format the paper in Journal template, Journal editorial team will do it prior to production.

How many minimum and maximum pages are allowed for a paper?

There should be minimum of 03 pages and maximum of 15 pages that cover all the aspect of the research.