Policies

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Policies

KATUN-ANAN: San Isidro College Multidisciplinary Research Journal

Editorial and Publication Policies

KATUN-ANAN: San Isidro College Multidisciplinary Research Journal is committed to promoting ethical, transparent, and high-quality scholarly publication. Authors, reviewers, editors, and readers are expected to observe the journal’s standards on academic integrity, responsible research conduct, and professional publication practices.

Policy Overview

  • Double-Blind Review: All manuscripts undergo confidential peer evaluation.
  • Research Integrity: Submitted works must demonstrate originality and scholarly value.
  • Ethical Compliance: Research involving human participants or animals must follow recognized ethical standards.
  • Publication Transparency: Authors must disclose conflicts of interest and adhere to responsible publication practices.

Journal Policies

  1. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another publication.
  2. All submissions are subject to plagiarism detection, editorial screening, and quality assessment before peer review.
  3. The journal employs a double-blind peer review system to ensure fairness, confidentiality, and objectivity in manuscript evaluation.
  4. Authors must disclose any conflict of interest that may influence the interpretation, analysis, or presentation of research findings.
  5. Research involving human participants or animal subjects must comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional protocols.
  6. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use copyrighted materials, images, tables, figures, or datasets included in their manuscripts.
  7. The journal reserves the right to reject submissions that fail to meet ethical, technical, or scholarly publication standards.
  8. Accepted manuscripts may undergo copyediting, formatting, proofreading, and technical revisions prior to publication.

Responsibilities of Authors

  • Ensure the originality and accuracy of submitted work.
  • Properly acknowledge all sources and references.
  • Disclose conflicts of interest when applicable.
  • Observe ethical standards in research and publication.
  • Cooperate with editors during review and revision processes.
Policy Statement: The journal reserves the right to update editorial, ethical, and publication policies when necessary to maintain academic quality, research integrity, and compliance with recognized scholarly publishing standards.