Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth follows internationally recognized standards of publication ethics for authors, reviewers, and editors. The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record and to promoting honest, transparent, and responsible research and publication practices.

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth adopts ethical principles in line with widely used guidelines in scholarly publishing, such as those provided by leading editorial and ethics bodies in science, medicine, arts, humanities, and allied subjects. All participants in the publication process are expected to follow these core principles: honesty in reporting, originality of work, proper citation and acknowledgement, avoidance of plagiarism and redundant publication, declaration of conflicts of interest, and responsible handling of data and human/animal subjects.

1. Publication Policy

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth is an International, Double-Blind, Quarterly, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed, Edited, and Open Access Research Journal that publishes original research articles, review papers, and case studies in science, innovations, and earth-related disciplines. Manuscripts submitted to Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth must be original, must not have been published previously, and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere; simultaneous submission to more than one journal is not permitted.

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth follows internationally accepted principles of publication ethics like COPE, WAME, ICMJE, CONSORT, and good editorial practice, and expects all authors, reviewers, and editors to act with honesty, transparency, and responsibility. Accepted papers are published online in quarterly issues and are made freely available immediately under the journal’s open-access policy.

2. Peer Review Policy

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth uses a double-blind peer-review system, where the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process. Every manuscript is first screened by the editorial office for scope, structure, plagiarism, and basic quality before being sent for external review. Only manuscripts that meet the journal’s basic standards are sent to at least two independent reviewers with appropriate subject expertise and no conflicts of interest. Reviewers are requested to provide constructive, unbiased, and timely comments on the scientific quality, originality, and clarity of the work.

3. Review Procedure

• Initial editorial screening: After online submission, the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned editor checks whether the manuscript fits the journal’s scope, follows author guidelines, and passes plagiarism and basic quality checks.
• Assignment to reviewers: Suitable manuscripts are sent to at least two expert reviewers under a double-blind process. Additional reviewers may be invited when needed.
• Review and recommendations: Reviewers evaluate the manuscript in terms of originality, methodology, validity of data, ethical compliance, significance of results, and clarity of presentation, and recommend one of four decisions: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject.
• Author revision: Authors receive consolidated comments and are asked to revise the manuscript and submit a detailed, point-by-point response to reviewers’ and editors’ remarks within the given time.
• Final decision and publication: Revised manuscripts may be re-reviewed. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision. Once accepted, the article moves to copy-editing, typesetting, and online publication in the appropriate issue.

4. Copyright

All authors retain the copyright to the scholarly works they publish in Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth. By submitting a manuscript to the journal, the authors confirm that the work is original, that they hold the necessary rights to all parts of the content, and that the article is not under consideration or published elsewhere. Upon acceptance, the authors grant Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth and its publisher, M. S. Educational Research Development Society, a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, translate, and store the article in all current and future formats and media.

Because the licence is non-exclusive, the authors remain free to use their article in future books, teaching material, or other works, provided that the original publication in Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth is properly acknowledged.

5. License Policy

All content published in Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, as indicated in the journal footer. Under this licence, any user is free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and use commercially the full text of the articles, or remix, transform, and build upon them for any purpose (including commercial), as long as the following conditions are met:

• Attribution (BY): Appropriate credit must be given to the original authors and to Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth, a link to the official version of the article must be provided whenever possible, and any changes made to the original work must be clearly indicated.
• No additional legal or technological restrictions may be applied that would limit others from exercising the rights granted by this licence.

6. Archiving

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth is committed to the permanent preservation of all published articles. All content is stored on the journal’s OJS platform and additionally preserved through trusted services such as the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) and archiving partners listed in The Keepers Registry, ensuring long-term accessibility even in case of technical failure.

7. Repository Policy

Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth allows and encourages authors to deposit their articles in open repositories. Authors may archive the pre-print, accepted manuscript (post-print), and publisher's final PDF in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal or departmental websites, and academic networks, provided that the full citation, a link to the official version on Journal of Science Innovations and Nature of Earth website, and the CC BY 4.0 licence information are clearly indicated.