In keeping with international standards, PJSCP strives to ensure transparency in all aspects of the publication process and to curb ethical violation. For this purpose the following guidelines have been set:
1. Submission Policy: All article will be submitted via journal email and will be addressed to the Editor. Authors are not allowed to contact members of the editorial board on their personal email addresses or phones.
2. Data Sharing & Reproducibility: As per international research standards, authors are advised to keep data of submitted/published manuscripts for up to five years. If data has been lost, please do not submit the manuscript. Furthermore, if required the editorial committee can request authors to submit their data sheets (for validation).
3. Ethical Oversights: Authors must strictly follow the research ethics and guidelines outlined in the American psychological Association (APA) publication manual 6th edition (please consult the manual for a detailed guideline). All manuscripts must address ethical considerations. Any manuscript found to be in violation of the ethical guidelines will not be catered to and will result in a minimum 2 year ban.
4. Human and Animal rights: When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should clearly indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national). When reporting experiments on animals, authors should be asked to indicate whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed.
5. Plagiarism: In accordance to the standards set by the Higher education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, the similarity index/plagiarism of all articles must be below 19%. A similarity index report MUST be sent through at the time of submission.
6. Acknowledgment: Authors are responsible for providing acknowledgment of financial or otherwise support they have received.
7. Acceptance of Article:
If required, an acceptance letter can be issued for an article
that has been peer-reviewed by the consulting editors and proof
read by the Editorial board.
However, the acceptance granted for the article is subject to
withdrawal at the recommendation of the Editor in case the
author fails to incorporate corrections and revisions in the
final proof in a timely manner.
8. Allegations of misconduct & Complaints: Any allegations of misconduct should be reported to the Editor-In –Chief directly. The editor is then liable for responding to the complainant and dealing with such complaints in accordance to the Journal’s policies.
9. Post –Publication Corrections: A final copy of the manuscript is sent through to the corresponding author, who is then required to notify the editorial board of any required changes with 24-48 hours. In case the author requires post-publication corrections, an application will be emailed to the Editor directly. The corrections will then be incorporated in the copy available online. Please note: any post-publication changes cannot be made in the hard copy of the Journal.
10. Peer-Review Processes: In accordance to the criteria outlined by HEC Pakistan. The manuscript is sent reviewed via a double blind policy. After submission, the manuscript is scrutinized by the editorial committee. Upon their approval of the quality of the manuscript, it sent to a minimum of two consulting editors for external review. The final stage is the proofing by the editorial board. Please note that if the editorial board are dissatisfied by the corrections and changes incorporated by the author/s the manuscript will be moved to the next issue or denied publication.
11. Editorial Acceptance/Rejection of Manuscript: Please note that the decision to accept/reject a manuscript is heavily dependent upon the comments of national and international consulting editors. Furthermore, the Editor-in –Chief has full right to reject the manuscript if it does not meet the standards and regulations of then Journal.
12. Manuscript Processing Time: Keeping in view the stringent criteria upheld by PJSCP to ensure publication of quality and innovative research, the minimum time required for processing of an article is 6-8 months.
13. Publication Fee:
In case of full filing the additional charges of the Journal,
PJSCP may demand processing and publication fee. The processing
fee is Rs.1000/- and the publication fee is Rs.4000/-. Upon
submitting the fee, please make sure to SEND PROOF/ RECEIPT OF PAYMENT to the
Journal’s email ID.
Note:
The processing fee will not guarantee the publication of the
submitted manuscript.
The Fee will be deposited in the following Account:
Bank:
United Bank Ltd
. (UBL) GCU Lahore branch
Account Title:
Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Account Number:
0001010641
Branch Code:
0953
*Note: for online transaction you are suppose to enter branch code along with account no.
