Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
TSI maintains high ethical standards of publication of in social science and other disciplines with its publication ethics policy which is based on editors, authors and peer-reviewers. The essentials of TSI's publishing ethics for all said three groups is as follows:
1. Editor/s
- The editor should maintain the transparency of the academic research & records
- The editor should assess manuscripts for their quality and intellectual content
- The editor should free from biasness and discrimination like race, gender, place, or religion of the author(s)
- The editor should not disclose any confidential information regarding submitted manuscript.
2. Reviewer/s
- Provide timely detailed, and unbiased evaluation report with research accuracy
- Maintain the confidentiality of the complete review process
- Notifying the editor of any ethical concerns in their evaluation of submitted manuscripts
3. Author/s
- Submitted work must be original and free from any kind of plagiarism
- The work should not have been duplicated or published or submitted to any other journal(s)
- Proper acknowledgements to other work reported (individual/company/institution) must be given
- Permission must be obtained for used other contents.
Peer Review Policy for the Journal
The manuscript will be evaluated by the Editors of the TSI first to check its feasibility and utility, than it will be accepted or rejected for the review process. Authors will receive an email of acceptance or rejection within 3 weeks of receipt.
1. Reasons of Rejection
- insufficiently originality
- have poor grammar or English language
- beyond the aims and scope of the journal and
- or rejected by the minimum 3 out of 5 reviewers.
2. How The Reviewer is Selected
TSI have multiple Reviewers in all subjects and they matched to the paper according to their area of subject expertise. TSI has constantly updated database of its reviewers.
3. Reviewer Reports
Reviewers review manuscript of the following basis:
- Originality
- Methodology
- Ethical Guidelines
- Results and Conclusions
- References
(Reviewers are not authorised to correct manuscripts.)
4. Time of Review Process
Reviewers take 4 to 8 weeks to review a manuscript. After it reviewed manuscript return to the author via Editors but author must be send it again to the TSI within 2 weeks.
5. Final Decision
A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript after referees reports will be sent to the author along with comments of the reviewers.
6. Special Issues, Conference Proceedings and Project Reports
Special issues, conference proceedings and Projects reports may have different peer review procedures involving, such as Guest Editors, conference organisers, or project director. Contribution of the authors will be decided by the said editor/s/office.
7. Editor's Decision is Final