Journal Policies & Publishing Standards
Transparent ethical governance, double-anonymized review protocols, copyright ownership, AI policies, and post-publication standards for International Journal of Research, Exploration & Knowledge (IJREK)
Scholarly Standards & Ethical Framework
The International Journal of Research, Exploration & Knowledge (IJREK) upholds the highest standards of academic integrity, rigorous double-anonymized peer review, and transparent scientific reporting. All published manuscripts, author submissions, editorial decisions, and reviewer evaluations operate strictly under the 14 formal policies cataloged below in full compliance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
Publication Ethics
Ethical standards, author responsibilities, editor integrity, reviewer conduct, and COPE-aligned publication principles for IJREK.
Plagiarism Policy
Zero-tolerance anti-plagiarism framework, 5-stage similarity screening, text recycling standards, and editorial sanction protocols.
Research Integrity
Standards for experimental reproducibility, data fabrication prevention, figure integrity, IRB compliance, and data availability.
Conflict of Interest
Comprehensive transparency protocols for financial, institutional, personal, and commercial affiliations for authors, reviewers, and editors.
Funding Policy
Mandatory grant disclosure, funder registry metadata deposition, sponsor role transparency, and non-funded research declarations.
Reviewer Policy
Double-anonymized peer review standards, referee eligibility, objectivity rubric, confidentiality duties, and generative AI restrictions.
AI Policy
Governance on artificial intelligence tools, authorship exclusion for LLMs, permissible writing assistance, and mandatory AI disclosures.
Copyright
Author copyright ownership retention under CC BY 4.0, non-exclusive publishing license to IJREK, and institutional self-archiving rights.
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) terms, automated machine readability, commercial reuse, and attribution syntax.
Open Access
Gold Open Access model, immediate unembargoed worldwide access to full-text PDFs, OAI-PMH repository indexing, and permanent preservation.
Correction Policy
Formal mechanisms for post-publication Errata (publisher error), Corrigenda (author error), and Addenda with bi-directional Crossref DOI linking.
Retraction Policy
COPE-compliant procedures, grounds for retraction, formal editorial investigations, Expressions of Concern, and watermarked archive preservation.
Publication Charges
Transparent Gold Open Access Article Processing Charge (APC) framework, zero submission fees, and low-income country hardship waiver criteria.
Privacy Policy
GDPR-compliant personal data processing, author and reviewer identity protection, manuscript confidentiality, and user rights.
Connect with the Editorial Ethics & Secretariat Desk
For inquiries regarding manuscript eligibility, ethical compliance, conflict disclosures, or copyright permissions, our editorial team is available to assist.