For Editors

The editorial team of the International Journal of Research on Multidisciplinary Studies (IJROMS) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing, research integrity, editorial independence, and academic excellence. Editors play a critical role in ensuring the quality, credibility, transparency, and ethical integrity of all manuscripts submitted to the journal.

IJROMS follows internationally recognized editorial and publication standards aligned with the principles and best practices of Committee on Publication Ethics.

Editorial Responsibilities

Editors are responsible for ensuring that all submitted manuscripts are evaluated fairly, objectively, and professionally without discrimination based on race, gender, institutional affiliation, nationality, religion, or political beliefs. Editorial decisions must be based solely on scholarly merit, originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal scope, and contribution to academic knowledge.

Editors are expected to:

  • Maintain confidentiality throughout the editorial and peer review process
  • Ensure an unbiased and transparent double-blind peer review system
  • Evaluate manuscripts based on academic quality and ethical standards
  • Prevent conflicts of interest during the review and publication process
  • Ensure timely and professional communication with authors and reviewers
  • Uphold publication ethics and address cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, and unethical research practices
  • Promote diversity, inclusivity, and academic integrity in scholarly publishing

Editorial Screening Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine:

  • Alignment with the aims and scope of IJROMS
  • Compliance with manuscript formatting and submission guidelines
  • Originality and scholarly contribution
  • Ethical compliance and research integrity
  • Clarity, organization, and academic writing quality

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s standards may be returned to authors for revision or rejected prior to peer review.

Peer Review Management

IJROMS implements a rigorous double-blind peer review process in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous to ensure impartiality and objectivity. Editors are responsible for selecting qualified reviewers with appropriate expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject area.

Editors should ensure that reviewers provide constructive, scholarly, evidence-based, and respectful evaluations within the designated review period. Final editorial decisions are based on reviewer recommendations, editorial assessment, and the journal’s publication standards.

Publication Ethics and Integrity

IJROMS maintains strict adherence to ethical publishing standards and research integrity principles. Editors must take appropriate action in cases involving:

  • Plagiarism and similarity concerns
  • Duplicate or redundant publication
  • Data fabrication or falsification
  • Authorship disputes
  • Ethical violations involving human or animal research
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest
  • Citation manipulation and unethical publication practices

Where necessary, editors may request clarifications, corrections, retractions, or ethical documentation from authors. Editorial actions shall follow accepted international ethical guidelines and due process procedures.

Editorial Independence

Editors of IJROMS operate with full editorial independence and are expected to make publication decisions free from commercial, institutional, political, or personal influence. Editorial decisions shall not be affected by advertising, sponsorship, publication fees, or external pressure.

The publisher supports the editorial board in maintaining academic freedom, integrity, and transparency throughout the publication process.

Quality Assurance and International Standards

The editorial board continuously works to strengthen the journal’s quality, visibility, and international scholarly standards by:

  • Promoting high-quality and impactful research publications
  • Ensuring transparency in editorial and review procedures
  • Supporting ethical and responsible research publication
  • Enhancing international collaboration and scholarly engagement
  • Maintaining accurate metadata, citation practices, and digital archiving standards
  • Supporting indexing readiness and international discoverability

IJROMS is committed to continuous improvement aligned with the quality benchmarks commonly associated with reputable international indexing systems and scholarly databases.

Communication and Professional Conduct

Editors are expected to maintain professionalism, courtesy, confidentiality, and responsiveness in all communications with authors, reviewers, and editorial board members. Editorial correspondence should be clear, timely, and aligned with professional academic publishing practices.