Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The journal Indian Journal of Entomology (ISSN 0367-8288 for print and ISSN 0974-8172 for online)
is published by the “Entomological Society of India”, New Delhi, India and the website is
www.entosocindia.org/ www.indianentomology.org
The Indian
Journal of Entomology (IJE) strictly adheres to a publication ethics and
malpractice statement as given below. It is largely based on the standard
guidelines for journal editors developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics
(COPE). Entomological Society of India, as a long standing published is
committed to meeting high standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the
publication process. The guidelines given herein define the responsibilities of
authors, peer reviewers and editors, and are impending by default. Anyone who
believes that research published in the IJE is not in line with these
principles should raise their concerns with the Chief Editor at email-
entosocindia@gmail.com
1. Manuscripts submitted to our journal/s are
evaluated entirely on the basis of their scientific content. All possible
measures are taken to uphold the highest standards of publication ethics and to
prevent malpractices. Authors who submit papers to our Journals attest that
their work is original and unpublished and is not under consideration for
publication elsewhere. In addition, authors confirm that their paper is their
own original work that has not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part,
from other works and if the authors have used the works of others the same has
been appropriately cited or quoted. The submission platform has a statement
that requires confirmation by authors that their submissions subscribe to the
above requirements, and all authors by default confirm that these are adhered
to while submitting a manuscript. Instructions to authors given in the website
of the publishers i.e, Entomological Society of India- www.entosocindia.org at URL- https://www.entosocindia.org/Instructions-to-authors
or in the OJMS website: www.indianentomology.org
2. The Indian Journal of Entomology has an
Editorial Board supervised/ governed by an Executive Committee of the Entomological
Society of India (ESI), who are experienced entomologists who are holding/ held
positions in Entomology and its academics/ professions, and are recognised
experts. The details of these Executive Committee and the Editorial Board are
available in the website of the publishers i.e, ESI - www.entosocindia.org-URL-
http://www.entosocindia.org/executive-committee-.html, and
http://www.entosocindia.org/ije-editorial-board-.html, respectively for more
details; details of the Chief Editor are available in URL-
http://www.entosocindia.org/chief-editor-profile-publications.html. These are
also available in the OJMS website: www.indianentomology.org
3. Duties / Responsibilities of Editors- The
Editorial Team of the ESI/IJE, comprising the Editorial Advisory Committee
(EAC) for Publications is responsible for taking a decision as to which of the
manuscripts submitted to the IJE are to be published. The members of the EAC
have complete discretion to reject/accept an manuscript. The EAC may
confer/deliberate with other reviewers/members in arriving at its decisions.
The evaluation of manuscripts is made on the basis of their scholarly and
intellectual content without having regard to the nature of the authors or the
institution including gender, race, religious belief, ethnic origin,
citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. The IJE follows a policy
of fair play in its editorial evaluation. The editors are expected to exercise
caution and ensure that they have no conflict of interest with respect to the
manuscripts they accept/ reject. The members of the EAC follow strict
confidentiality and are required not to disclose any information about a
submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers
and the ESI. Authors are encouraged to correct the errors which are found
during the process of review while preserving the anonymity of the reviewers.
4. Duties/ Responsibilities of EAC/
Reviewers- Editorial decisions are based on peer review. The reviewers are
expected to maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to the contents of
manuscripts. The reviews are conducted objectively and the referees are
expected to express their views clearly with supporting reasons. The reviewers
should have no conflict of interest with the authors and the subject matter of
the research. The reviewers are required to identify relevant published work
that has not been cited by the authors. Any observation or argument which has
been previously reported should also be accompanied along with the relevant
citation. Similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under review and any
other published paper of which the reviewer may have personal knowledge, may
also be brought to be attention of the members of the EAC. The information or
ideas obtained through peer review are of a privileged nature and these are
kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers are informed
not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting
from competitive, collaborative or other relationship with any of authors or
institutions connected to the papers.
5. Duties/ Responsibilities of the Authors-
Authors are required to present an accurate account of the original research
work and also an objective discussion of its significance. Authors are
instructed to note that the manuscript should contain sufficient details of the
literature and references. It is expected that all the authors have
significantly contributed to the research. Fraudulent and knowingly made
inaccurate statement constitutes unethical behaviour and would be unacceptable.
Authors are required to ensure that the submitted work is original and has not
been published elsewhere, and if the authors have used the work of others the
same has been appropriately cited or quoted. It is ensured that the applicable
copyright laws and conventions are followed. Copyright materials are reproduced
only with permission and due acknowledgement. Authors are not expected to
submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one
journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently
is considered unethical practice and is not unacceptable. It is ensured that
proper acknowledgement of the work of others is always made. The format and
style to be followed is given in the website of the publishers i.e, ESI-
www.entosocindia.org- See
URLhttp://www.entosocindia.org/instructions-to-authors.html or in the OJMS
website: www.indianentomology.org
Authors are made
to know that authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant
contribution to the paper which is submitted for publication, and those who
have made significant contributions are listed as co-authors; and others who
have participated in certain substantive aspects in the development of the
paper are acknowledged. The
corresponding author is directed to ensure that all co-authors are included in
the paper, and that the co-authors have seen and approved the final version of
the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. Authors are
suggested to enlist all sources of financial support. Upon discovery of any
significant error in the published work, authors are informed that it is their
responsibility to promptly notify the editors and cooperate in the retraction
or correction of the paper.
Manuscripts
published in the IJE report the results of research done by the authors and
this is made aware to the authors. Mention of a proprietary product/ commercial
formulation/ pesticide does not constitute recommendations/ endorsement by the
ESI/ EAC for its use in any form. Use of registered trade names/ trademarks
etc., in the manuscripts even without specific indications thereof, unless
otherwise stated and solely reflect the individual views of the authors and not
necessarily any official view of the IJE/ ESI. The IJE/ ESI assumes no
responsibility for the contents/ completeness/ views/ other items/ accuracy of
the conclusion reported in the manuscripts by the authors. Any submissions made
is subject to the above statement and authors submitting manuscripts are taken
as endorsing these.
Any fees or
charges that are required for manuscript processing and/or publishing materials
in the journal is stated under Instructions to authors/ Article Processing
Charges in the website of the publishers under URL-
http://www.entosocindia.org/instructions-to-authors.html or in the OJMS
website: www.indianentomology.org. Before authors begin preparing their
manuscript for submission, authors are instructed to peruse these. The authors
are obliged to participate in peer review process. While submitting authors are
also made to note that all authors have significantly contributed to the
research; are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes;
provide details of list of references, financial support; and are forbidden to
publish same research in more than one journal.
6. Peer-review process- The manuscripts
published in the IJE are subjected to peer-review through obtaining advice on
individual manuscripts from reviewers/ experts in the relevant field of
Entomology, in additions to by the subject/ section editors as described in the
ESI website www.entosocindia.org- URL-
http://www.entosocindia.org/instructions-to-authors.html; - also See
URL- http://www.entosocindia.org/executive-committee-.html;
http://www.entosocindia.org/ije-editorial-board-.html;
http://www.entosocindia.org/chief-editor-profile-publications.html. As stated
under Duties/ Responsibilities of EAC/ Reviewers (column 4 above), judgements
made are objective, with requirements of reviewers filling up a prescribed
manuscript review format; reviewers have no conflict of interest; and it is
informed that reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not
yet cited, and the reviewed manuscripts are to be treated confidentially.
7. Publication ethics- Publishers, the ESI/
executive committee/ EAC/ editors take reasonable steps to identify and prevent
the publication of manuscripts where research misconduct has occurred; in no
case encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take
place. In the event that the publisher ESI/ executive committee/ EAC/ Chief
Editors/ Subject Editors are made aware of any allegation of research
misconduct, deal with allegations appropriately; also in the event of such
allegation follow guidelines for retracting or correcting articles when needed;
also always willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and
apologies when needed.
8. Copyright and Access- the copyright of the
IJE is with ESI and this information is clearly described on the Journal/ web
site. - The way(s) in which the Journal and individual articles are available
to readers and associated subscriptions, or pay-per-view fees are stated in the
Journal/ website prominently.
9. Archiving- the IJE is having its
electronic backup in its online platform www.indianjournals.com, and access to
the journal content in the event a journal is no longer published shall be
clearly indicated in the form of archive therein/ relevant websites.
10. Principles of transparency and best practice in terms of Ownership and management, website, publishing schedule, name of Journal/ other details is indicated in the website of the ESI i.e., www.entosocindia.org in addition to publishing the same in the Journal appropriately. The owner of the Journal is ESI and these ownership and/or management details are clearly indicated on the Journal/ website. This website, including the text that it contains, takes care to demonstrate the high ethical and professional standards, and the periodicity of the Journal i.e. it is quarterly. ESI does not use organizational names that would mislead potential authors and editors about the nature of the journal’s owner. The name of the Journal i.e., Indian Journal of Entomology is unique and it is in publication from 1939 onwards, it is unique (ISSN 0367-8288 for print and ISSN 0974-8172 for online), and there exists no confusion with another journal. The Journal’s origin is depicted in the ESI website or alternatively in the OJMS website: www.indianentomology.org.