Policy Document

POLICY DOCUMENT

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zFogq3gbNSK_N6DbFJo6-WHBAr1OB_tc/view?usp=drive_link

Author Guidelines and Submission Process

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OHO0tD03eQdD6l58VhO8w_BDOSH1Icie/view?usp=drive_link

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10zGADaWXlXGV4GiMQsAW8iIQsyKLoGbY/view?usp=drive_link

Source of Funding

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-mCh3pP6cSFZsvY-_qilGcuxb-mD1T4/view?usp=drive_link

 

 

FREQUENCY OF JOURNAL

Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) is published biannually, in June and December.

 

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH ARTICLES

Manuscript submission at Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) is exclusively online via our submission system. We do not accept submissions via email, nor hard copies by hand or post.

A guide is available to assist authors with the manuscript submission process on our system, which can be retrieved online.

If you encounter issues during the manuscript submission process, please contact us at editor@ Insightsjlss.com for guidance. Our office contact details are as follows:

Health and Research Insights

535, SUnfort Gardens,Near Architect Society Lahore

Contact: +923334605590

Timings: 9am – 5pm (Monday to Saturday except public holidays)

Please note that no article will be processed without a cover letter, authorship declaration form, ethical approval of research. Upon initial submission, our team verifies if all the required documents are present and complete. If the submission is incomplete, the article is returned to the author for completion. Authors will have two weeks to complete the submission. Failure to do so within the time limit will result in automatic deletion of the article from the online submission system without prior notice. Further details regarding the fees are provided below.

 

PEER REVIEW POLICY

  • Peer review at Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) involves the evaluation of manuscripts by experts in related fields, facilitating authors to receive critical feedback on individual manuscripts.
  • Reviewers evaluate manuscripts objectively, clearly expressing their opinions and supporting their comments.
  • All submitted manuscripts are kept confidential. Reviewers are not allowed to share or disclose unpublished information.
  • Reviewers avoid evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest. If such a conflict exists, they are required to inform the editors and decline from reviewing the manuscript.
  • A double-blind system for peer review is employed where the identities of both reviewers and authors remain anonymous. Each manuscript is peer-reviewed by at least two experts. In rare cases, a third round of peer review may be initiated based on the recommendations from editors and reviewers.

 

ORIGINALITY AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) uses Turnitin for plagiarism checking. The acceptable similarity index is 15% or below.

 

SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS

  • No refund is made if an article is withdrawn by the author after payment.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES

Ethical approval from a relevant authority (ERC, ERB, IRB etc.) is mandatory for all manuscripts submitted to Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS). Exceptions include letters to the editor based on new information, narrative reviews, and special communications. For case reports or series, a letter of approval from the head of the department or institute is required on the institute’s letterhead.

  • An IRB number, approval date, permitted research period, and the signature and designation of the chairperson must be included on the institutional letterhead.

 

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The names and email addresses entered in Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS)’s site will be used strictly for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

AUTHOR AGREEMENT FORM

 

Submission of work requires that the piece to be reviewed has not been previously published. Upon acceptance, the Author assigns to Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) the right to publish and distribute the manuscript in part or in its entirety. The Author's name will always be included with the publication of the manuscript.

 

The Author has the following nonexclusive rights:

(1) to use the manuscript in the Author's teaching activities;

(2) to publish the manuscript, or permit its publication, as part of any book the Author may write;

(3) to include the manuscript in the Author's own personal or departmental (but not institutional) database or online site; and

(4) to license reprints of the manuscript to third persons for educational photocopying.

The Author also agrees to properly credit Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) as the original place of publication.

 

The Author hereby grants Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) full and exclusive rights to the manuscript, all revisions, and the full copyright. Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) rights include but are not limited to the following:

 

  • To reproduce, publish, sell, and distribute copies of the manuscript, selections of the manuscript, and translations and other derivative works based upon the manuscript, in print, audio-visual, electronic, or by any and all media now or hereafter known or devised.
  • To license reprints of the manuscript to third persons for educational photocopying.
  • To license others to create abstracts of the manuscript and to index the manuscript.
  • To license secondary publishers to reproduce the manuscript in print, microform, or any computer-readable form, including electronic online databases.
  • To license the manuscript for document delivery. These exclusive rights run the full term of the copyright and all renewals and extensions thereof.

I hereby accept the terms of the above Author Agreement.

 

Author: - Date: -

 

Editor in Chief: - Date: -

 

DEADLINES OF ALL PROCESSES I.E. DURATION OF PAPER SUBMISSION, REVIEW OF ARTICLES, ACCEPTANCE OF ARTICLES AND PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES

 

TIMELINES OF PUBLICATION OF ISSUES

 

Event   First Issue (June)         Second Issue (December)

Call for Papers              January             July

Paper Submission      January             July

Review Process            November       May

Acceptance/Rejection Notification to Authors        December       June

Publication      December       June

STEPS INVOLVED FROM DATE OF RECEIPT OF RESEARCH ARTICLE TILL THE PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE

 

ARTICLE PROCESSING/PUBLICATION

 

Important points regarding processing fees:

 

Submission of processing does not guarantee acceptance of a manuscript.

Publication fees are charges after the acceptance.

No refund will be made if the article is withdrawn by the author after payment of the publication fee. This holds good for all authors, within the country and abroad, and for all categories of articles.

If an article is withdrawn by the authors after all the processing has been completed and before publication, the author will have to pay half of the respective publication charges before the article is considered withdrawn and the copyright is transferred to the author.

 

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CORRECTION AND RETRACTION OF RESEARCH ARTICLES, CONTRIBUTION AND CONSENTS OF EACH AUTHOR AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION

 

When submitting a manuscript to Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS), authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest is any activity or role of an author that might influence the research conducted in the paper. While it is ideal to avoid conflicts of interest, it is recognized that this is not always possible; for example, an author might be a consultant for a healthcare company due to their expertise in the field. The purpose of declaring conflicts of interest in scientific papers is to ensure transparency in the reporting of science to the public and to allow readers to evaluate the credibility and value of the publication.

 

Conflicts of interest can be financial or non-financial. Insights-Journal of Life and Social Sciences (IJLSS) requires disclosure of all financial relationships (such as funding, employment, stock ownership, consultant fees, lecturing fees, etc.) and also non-financial relationships (like unpaid advisory roles, memberships, political or personal beliefs) that might affect the objectivity of the research. The IJLSS form for Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest includes sections for both financial and non-financial relationships. Authors are advised to consult the journal guidelines to determine what needs to be included. Only relationships that are relevant to the study in the manuscript need to be declared. There is no strict threshold for relevance or the amount involved; authors must use their judgment to decide if something might be perceived by readers as influencing their objectivity and thus should be disclosed.

 

If a conflict of interest is not disclosed in a published paper but is later discovered by a reader and reported to the journal, IJLSS will typically ask the authors to clarify the situation. The journal may also request an investigation by the authors' institution to verify the credibility of the research. Failure to disclose conflicts of interest does not usually lead to retraction of the paper by the journal. However, the authors will be required to update their disclosure, and the journal may publish a correction. Retractions may occur if the journal determines that the authors omitted significant conflicts of interest that could have influenced the study.

 

It is important to note that not only authors but also reviewers and editors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the editorial board during the handling of a paper to ensure the integrity of the review and publication process.