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Ethics Policy

1. The author(s) should her/himself/themselves ensure that the research work submitted for publication is original, fully referenced and has been represented accurately.

2. The author(s) must provide accurate and complete contact details of the designated corresponding author, who shall be deemed by the editor as fully responsible for the authorship of the paper and all communications concerning the ethical status and originality of the paper. This includes all queries or investigations that may arise, pre or post publication.

3. The author(s) should openly disclose the source of all data and third party materials, including previous published work by the author her/himself.

4. The author(s) must not fabricate, falsify or misrepresent data or the results.

5. If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in her/his own submitted work during the period of manuscript evaluation, it is her/his responsibility to promptly notify the editor and cooperate with her/him to rectify the manuscript.

6. The author(s) should not, in general, publish the same manuscript(partially or in full) in more than one journal or any other periodical.

7. The author(s) should fully correspond and comply with the editor and publisher in any requests for source data, proof of authorship or originality in a timely manner, providing reasonable explanation for discrepancies or failures to disclose vital information.

8. The author(s) must fully co-operate with any consequent investigations if the editor is dissatisfied with the evidence available or the explanations provided.

9. No publication fee is to be charged at any stage of the publication. Whole publication expenditure is to be borne by the journal/publisher. One copy of the journal is to be provided free of cost to the author(s) concerned. The only requirement on the part of the author(s) is quality research work.

10. The manuscripts are assessed/evaluated as per plagiarism policy of Panjab University, for details see. http://puchd.ac.in/includes/documents/pu-plagiarism-policy-2015.pdf