Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

All parties involved in the publication of articles in the Bangladesh Journal of Integrated Thought (BJIT) must adhere to the ethical standards endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

 

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authorship and Accountability:

All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the research and manuscript and must have agreed to the submitted version for publication.

Any individual or entity that has provided significant contributions should be acknowledged appropriately.

Originality and Plagiarism:

Authors will submit only entirely original works and will appropriately cite or quote the work and words of others. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Publications cited by authors should be those that were the most influential in the outcome of the work reported. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Data Integrity:

Authors should provide accurate and transparent data in their manuscripts.

Fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of data is considered unethical and will not be tolerated.

Conflicts of Interest:

All authors should include a statement disclosing any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

 

Editor’s Responsibilities

Publication decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the papers submitted to the journal will be published. The editor will evaluate manuscripts without regard to the authors' ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, gender, religious belief, political philosophy, or citizenship. The decision will be based on the paper’s importance, originality and clarity, the study’s validity, and its relevance to the journal's scope. Current jurisdictional legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism should also be considered.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Submissions that disclose unpublished information will not be used by the editor or the members of the editorial board for their own research purposes without the author’s explicit written consent.

 

Reviewers’ Responsibilities

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

The peer-review process provides an opportunity for the editor and the editorial board to make revisions or corrections and may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research in a manuscript, or who knows that a timely review will not be possible, should inform the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts submitted for review must be treated as confidential. They should not be shared or discussed with others unless the editor has given authorization.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be carried out objectively. Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate. Referees should express their opinions clearly, supported by evidence.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify cases where relevant published work cited in the manuscript has not been included in the references. They should also check whether observations or arguments taken from other sources are properly cited. Reviewers should notify the editor if they find any significant similarity or overlap between the manuscript and other published works they are aware of.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must remain confidential and should not be used for personal benefit. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions involved with the paper.