Allegations of Misconduct
Scientific misconduct is a willful violation of standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behaviour in the publication of professional scientific research, which includes fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, reviewing research, or in reporting research results. Misconduct represents a tremendous attack on the values upon which science is based, and will be taken very seriously by IJRIAR.
While misconduct can occur at any stage of the research, writing, peer review and publication processes, this policy ensure how IJRIAR investigates and acts upon allegations of scientific misconduct:
Identifying Suspected Manuscripts: Allegations of scientific misconduct can arise from numerous sources, either from automated screening tools, reviewers, editors, or third parties.
Reporting and Communicating an Instance of Scientific Misconduct: Any allegation of potential scientific misconduct should be reported immediately to the Editor-in-Chief of IJRIAR editor.riar@gmail.com. The Editor-in-Chief will notify either the corresponding author of the manuscript, co-author of the manuscript, institution head of the author(s) or their affiliation, or funding body regarding the allegation of misconduct has been lodged against the paper by providing details as needed to let the author understand the concern.
Responding to an Allegation of Scientific Misconduct: Authors are given a specified period of time to respond in writing to the allegation, explaining themselves. If authors are not cooperative, if their responses are not satisfactory or if they have a history of scientific misconduct, investigations can broaden in scope and penalties become increasingly severe. The Editor-in-Chief may call upon institution heads into the investigation.
Taking Action on Scientific Misconduct: If it is determined that misconduct has occurred, the Editor-in-Chief will consult with the legal team of the publisher and parent society before issuing a penalty and notifying all related parties.