Journal policies

• Referencing:
References have to be used broadly as per the APA style. Suggested examples are given.
• Journal article:  Auhtor,S1. & Author,S2. (2018). Title is sample references, Sample Journal,1(1),1-10
• Book: Author,J.(2025). Title of work. Publisher name
• Website: Author,F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Website name. URL
• Newspaper: Author, S. (Year, Month,Date). Title .Newspaper name, Page numbers

• Review process:
All manuscripts that are submitted to the Journal are first subjected to technical evaluation in terms of conformance to the journal’s manuscript rules and plagiarism at the preliminary evaluation.
The submissions are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief, who can reject the submission without sending it to reviewers if determined that the paper is unlikely to be published.
All manuscripts that pass the initial editorial review are processed with the aid of standard plagiarism checking software. Those that satisfy the criteria of originality are subsequently sent for double-blind peer review.
The Editors send the manuscript to at least two reviewers in anonymised form. The reviewers normally return their reports within four weeks.
The Editors review their reports and inform the corresponding author whether the paper is rejected or needs to be revised and resubmitted.
The Editors-in-Chief are the final authority in the decision to publish the manuscript or not.
Errata in published papers may be identified in the form of a corrigendum or erratum when the Editors-in-Chief consider it appropriate to inform the journal readership about a previous error and makes a correction to the error in the published article. The correction will appear as a new article under the Erratum category of the journal, and will cite the original published article.
Retractions are considered and published when there are severe errors in an article that invalidate the conclusions. Retractions are also made in cases where there is evidence of publication malpractice, such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research.

• Research Ethics Policy:
IIJETS does not officially agree with the ideas of manuscripts published in the journal and does not guarantee for any product or service advertisements in its website. The content of the articles published in the journal does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the publisher/editor/editorial board members. Scientific and legal responsibilities of published articles belong to their author(s).
All manuscripts presenting data obtained from studies involving human subjects must include a statement that the written informed consent of the participants was obtained and that the study was approved by an institutional ethics board or an equivalent body. This institutional approval should be submitted with the manuscript. The authors are expected to provide the approval of the ethics committee when needed during the review process. Additionally, the manuscripts on human and animal studies should describe the step taken.

• Data policy:
 Authors are expected to preserve data and codes for at least two years following publication, and to offer reasonable assistance to requests for clarification and replication. For  research, involving human participants, the authors are responsible for ensuring  informed consent to participate , the right of participants to anonymity; and the right to confidentiality .
• Plagiarism Check:
 The journal strives for a high level of integrity in the publication process and expects a high level of originality in the published manuscripts. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism check using a relevant software. Any manuscript with more than 30% similarity will be rejected without the review. The journal expects the similarity level less than 20% in the published manuscripts. The editor, at its discretion may allow the authors to revise and resubmit the manuscript after reducing the similarity level to expected levels. 

• Consent, disclosures and declarations:
  IIJETS expects that the authors must make a declaration in their article if there is any conflict of interest amongst the authors or with any other organization/individual.
All authors should have contributed to the research and preparation of the manuscript, and all should have approved the submitted version.
Authors are requested to disclose at the time of submission, all sources of financial support for the research, including grants and other institutional and private funding. Any financial or other potential conflicts of interest in the context of the research.