Journal Policies

Archiving

To ensure long-term accessibility and preservation, all published articles are archived in recognized digital repositories. Authors are also encouraged to deposit their published work in institutional or subject-specific repositories to enhance visibility and impact.

Digital Archiving

All articles published in IJHSDR are preserved in multiple digital formats, including PDF and XML. The content is securely stored on dedicated hosting servers with routine backups to safeguard against data loss and ensure continued accessibility.

Conflicts of Interest Policy

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research has a transparent publication policy and adheres in principle to the Conflict of Interest policy recommended by the COPE.

All authors are required to fill and sign Form to disclosure potential conflict of interests.

Transparency, objectivity, fairness, highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct are essential elements to authors, editors and reviewers for publication in IJHSDR which is strictly dedicated to the ethical principles and it is important to address potential conflicts of interest policy. Editorial members can submit to the IJHSDR with respect to blind reviewing and confidentiality.

Journal submissions are assigned to editors in an effort to minimize potential conflicts of interest. In the event that none of the editors satisfy all of the conflict screens, co-editors who are least conflicted will be assigned to the manuscript. Journal submissions are also assigned to referees to minimize conflicts of interest. After papers are assigned, referees are asked to inform the editor of any conflicts that may exist.

Editors and reviewers are also required to declare any competing interests and may be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

Financial competing interests

Financial competing interests include (but are not limited to):

  • Receiving reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of the manuscript, either now or in the future.
  • Holding stocks or shares in an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of the manuscript, either now or in the future.
  • Holding, or currently applying for, patents relating to the content of the manuscript.
  • Receiving reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript.

Non-financial competing interests

  • Non-financial competing interests include (but are not limited to) political, personal, religious, ideological, academic, and intellectual competing interests.

Copyright notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY – 4.0, that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as an earlier and greater citation of published work

    • Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license

Editorial policy

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research follows the practices of Council of Scientific Editors (CSE)

The basic principles:

  • Objectivity and fairness in the manuscript selection process.
  • High standards for the quality of scientific research.
  • Double “blind” peer review for all submitted articles.
  • Collective decision-making regarding publications.
  • Accessibility and prompt communication with authors.
  • Strict adherence to copyright and related intellectual property rights.

Open access policy

The IJHSDR provides immediate, unlimited and free open access to its content. This Journal practices a policy of immediate open access to the published content, supporting the principles of the free flow of scientific information and the global exchange of knowledge for common social progress. Benefits of the open access are: increased citation and usage; rapid publication; faster impact with permissive licenses; copyright retention by the author.

Open-Access Statement

This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Full-text access to scientific articles of the journal is presented on the official website in the Archives section.

We sustain free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.

In this regard, the only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

We strongly recommend, for the authors who would like to republish a work that has been previously published in our Journal, to include an acknowledgement with the mention of its first publication of the scientific paper, in the further publication.

Research Misconduct and Plagiarism policy

The IJHSDR has a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism and research misconduct. All submissions are scanned for possible plagiarism.

The IJHSDR follows the COPE guidelines regarding allegations of research misconduct in its publications.

It is unacceptable to copy text and arrogate study results, which do not belong to the authors of the manuscript submitted.
Authors must guarantee that their submitted manuscript:

• represents entirely original research
;• contains no plagiarized material;
• has not been previously published in any language;
• incorporates precise citations or references whenever the ideas and/or phrasing of other researchers are utilized.

Relevant copyright regulations and international treaties must be observed. Protected materials (such as charts, diagrams, or lengthy excerpts) should only be integrated with proper authorization and formal credit.

The editors reserve the right to screen submitted manuscripts for plagiarism. Plagiarism is unacceptable.

AI using policies

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research follows recommendations:

Any use of genAI must be additionally disclosed by authors/reviewers/editors.

Authors/reviewers/editors must ensure they have the necessary rights to all content uploaded to public genAI platforms (e.g., language improvement, formatting), considering confidentiality and proprietary rights.

Commitment to Academic Integrity

IJHSDR is committed to publishing ethical, original, and high-quality research. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to maintain integrity, transparency, and responsibility in all academic activities.

Privacy statement

Ethical Principles

Your privacy is important to International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that IJHSDR collects, and the journal uses that personal information.IJHSDR may collect and use personal information that is necessary for the processing and publication of manuscripts submitted to us. This information may include names, affiliation and contact details; including postal address, emails, phone numbers and fax numbers.

Authors must disclose to these individuals whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication. Study participant consent should be written and archived with the journal, the authors, or both, as dictated by local regulations or laws. The Journal requires that all authors obtain written study participant consent and that this be archived by the author and available for inspection for a period of at least three years. A written statement should be included in the manuscript that attests that the authors have obtained and archived written study participant consent. Nonessential identifying details should be omitted. Informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt that anonymity can be maintained. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance, and editors should so note, that such alterations do not distort scientific meaning.

Authors are welcome to submit multiple manuscripts; however, each submission will be scheduled according to the journal’s publication policy, ensuring that no single issue contains multiple papers from the same author group. Exceptions may be made only if an earlier submission is rejected.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a  Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY, that allows others to share the work, with an acknowledgement of the works authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work , with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as an earlier and greater citation of published work .

Manuscripts will be reviewed with due respect for authors’ and reviewers’ confidentiality. Our editors have been instructed to not disclose information about manuscripts to anyone other than the authors and reviewers.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.

You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website.

To maintain fairness, diversity, and scientific integrity, authors are not permitted to submit more than one manuscript for consideration in the same journal issue. Additionally, if an article by the same author group or one author is accepted and published, subsequent manuscripts from the same group or author cannot appear in the immediately following issue.

This policy helps ensure balanced representation of research, prevents undue repetition, and upholds the quality and integrity of the journal.

The Journal’s website contains links to other websites.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or IJHSDR treatment of your personal information, please send an email to

info@ijhsdr.com

Advertising Policy

The Journal's website does not contain online advertising.