Submission Instructions
When submitting papers for potential publication in the IJSMR, please submit an original editable file in one of the (.doc, .pdf) style files. All figures, images, tables, etc., should be embedded into the original file. Detailed instructions on preparing papers for submission can be found in the Template Paper and Copyright Transfer Form. Further information on the scope of the IJSMR is also available upon inquiry of prospective authors. Authors accept the terms of Honor Code and Plagiarism Statement for Paper Submission, and that the paper is an original research contribution with the references properly cited in the manuscript.
Initial Paper Submission
Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full-text papers including results, tables, figures, and references. Full-text papers (.doc, .rft, .ps, .pdf) will be accepted only by e-mail: editor@ijsmr.in. All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical. Articles submitted to the IJSMR should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should follow the style of the IJSMR and are subject to both review and editing.
Final Paper Submission
Each final full text paper (.doc, .pdf) along with the corresponding signed copyright transfer form should be submitted by E-mail: editor@ijsmr.in
License and Copyright
IJSMR publishes the authors’ articles under a Creative Commons attribution-noncommercial license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users of the author’s published article are free to use, distribute, reproduce, and create adapted works using the published paper, but only where the use is for non-commercial purposes and IJSMR and the author are properly attributed. IJSMR is entitled to manage permissions for commercial use of the author’s published paper.
Authors sign a copyright transfer agreement, where authors have copyright but license exclusive rights in their article to IJSMR, but retain the right to:
• Retain patent, trademark, and other intellectual property rights.
• Proper attribution and credit for the published work.
IJSMR is rights to:
• Publish and distribute an article, and grant rights to others, including for commercial purposes.
• Apply for the relevant third-party user license.
• Provide the article in all forms and media, so the article can be used on the latest technology even after publication.
• Enforce the rights in the article, on behalf of an author, against third parties, for example in the case of plagiarism or copyright infringement.
About Paper Review
All published journal papers are refereed by internationally competent researchers and scientists. Therefore, a full double-blind international refereeing process is used in which:
Papers are sent to reviewers for their peer-review process.
The reviewers’ recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted/accepted subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes / rejected.
For papers that require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.
All papers are refereed, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to refuse any typescript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication.
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