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Ethics and Policies

FIJBMS is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in research, publication, and editorial practices. We expect all authors, reviewers, and editors to adhere to the following ethical guidelines and policies:

1. Publication Ethics

     1.1. Authorship

  • All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the research and manuscript and should agree to the final content and submission.
  • Honorary or ghost authorship is strongly discouraged. Anyone who has contributed substantially to the work should be acknowledged as an author.

   1.2. Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that their work is original and properly cited. Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism (reusing one's own work without proper citation), is unacceptable.

1.3. Data and Image Integrity

Authors should present accurate and valid data. Manipulation, fabrication, or falsification of data and images is considered a serious ethical breach.

1.4. Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including financial and non-financial relationships, that could influence the research or its interpretation.

2. Review and Editorial Process

2.1. Peer Review

  • Our Journal follows a double-blind peer-review process, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.
  • Reviewers are expected to provide constructive, unbiased, and timely feedback.

2.2. Editorial Independence

Editors are responsible for making publication decisions based on the quality, originality, and relevance of submitted manuscripts, without bias.

3. Data Access and Sharing

3.1. Data Availability

Authors should make data and research materials used in the manuscript available to other researchers, where feasible, to promote transparency and reproducibility.

3.2. Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to provide detailed methodologies and instructions to allow others to replicate their experiments and analyses.

4. Ethical Considerations in Research

4.1. Human and Animal Research

Authors conducting research involving human subjects or animals should adhere to ethical guidelines and obtain necessary approvals and informed consent.

4.2. Research Misconduct

Our journal takes allegations of research misconduct seriously and will investigate any such claims in accordance with established guidelines.

5. Corrections and Retractions

5.1. Corrections

Our journal will consider publishing corrections or errata when errors are identified in published articles.

5.2. Retractions

In cases of serious ethical breaches or significant errors, our journal may retract published articles following a formal investigation.

6. Copyright and Licensing

6.1. Copyright

Authors retain copyright of their work but are required to grant our journal a license to publish and distribute the accepted manuscript.

6.2. Open Access

Our journal is an open-access journal, and articles are freely accessible to all readers.