Terms governing the use of the website, manuscript submission, peer review, publication, and related services of the International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Field (IJMRF).
These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Field (IJMRF) website and the submission, evaluation, and publication of manuscripts through the journal.
By accessing this website, submitting a manuscript, communicating with the editorial office, or using any journal-related service, users and authors are expected to comply with these terms and the other policies published on the website.
If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website or submit a manuscript through the journal.
The website is provided for legitimate academic, scholarly, informational, and journal-related purposes.
Users agree not to:
Authors submitting manuscripts to IJMRF are responsible for ensuring that all information supplied during submission is accurate and complete.
Submission of a manuscript indicates that the authors have reviewed the relevant journal guidelines and understand that the manuscript may be subject to editorial screening and peer review.
Authors should ensure that the submitted manuscript is appropriate for the scope of the journal and complies with the applicable submission requirements.
Authors are responsible for submitting original scholarly work. A manuscript should not be simultaneously submitted to multiple journals while it is under active consideration by IJMRF.
Authors must properly acknowledge the work of other researchers and obtain permissions where necessary for the use of copyrighted material.
Authors listed on a manuscript should have made a meaningful contribution to the research or manuscript and should have approved the submitted version.
The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the editorial office and should ensure that all co-authors are aware of the submission and relevant editorial communications.
Requests to add, remove, or change authors after submission may require an appropriate explanation and confirmation from the relevant authors.
Submitted manuscripts may undergo an initial editorial assessment followed by peer review where appropriate.
Reviewers may assess the manuscript's originality, methodology, academic contribution, clarity, references, presentation, research ethics, and other relevant factors.
The editorial team makes the final publication decision after considering the available review information and the journal's editorial requirements.
For further details, please refer to the Peer Review Process .
Depending on the outcome of editorial assessment and peer review, a manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor revision, returned for major revision, or rejected.
A revision request does not constitute a guarantee of acceptance. Authors may be required to make further changes before a final decision is reached.
Editorial decisions are made according to the journal's applicable policies and academic requirements.
Acceptance of a manuscript does not necessarily mean that it will be published immediately. Publication may depend on completion of required revisions, editorial processing, formatting, author confirmation, and other applicable publication requirements.
The journal may make reasonable editorial or formatting adjustments to accepted manuscripts to ensure consistency with its publication standards.
Where applicable, authors may be required to pay a publication, processing, or other officially stated journal fee.
Authors are responsible for reviewing the applicable fee information before making a payment.
Once an applicable publication or processing fee has been paid, the payment is generally treated as non-refundable.
A refund will normally not be provided in circumstances such as:
If a duplicate payment or verified technical payment error occurs, the author may contact the editorial office with the relevant transaction information for review.
Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript by contacting the editorial office through the official journal communication channel.
A withdrawal request should normally be made by the corresponding author and should include sufficient information to identify the manuscript.
Authors should not submit the same manuscript elsewhere while it remains under active consideration unless the withdrawal has been formally confirmed.
Withdrawal after acceptance or after significant publication processing may be subject to editorial review.
Authors retain responsibility for ensuring that the manuscript and all materials submitted with it do not unlawfully infringe the intellectual-property rights of others.
Authors should obtain appropriate permission for copyrighted figures, photographs, tables, illustrations, or other material reproduced from third-party sources where permission is required.
The applicable copyright or licensing arrangements for published articles are governed by the journal's stated copyright policy and the terms communicated to authors during publication.
Authors are responsible for obtaining necessary permissions for third-party material included in their manuscripts.
The journal is not responsible for unauthorized material supplied by authors or for disputes arising from an author's failure to obtain the required rights or permissions.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research complies with applicable ethical and professional standards.
Where relevant, manuscripts should include appropriate information regarding ethical approval, informed consent, participant protection, permissions, funding, and conflicts of interest.
Concerns involving plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated or falsified data, authorship disputes, manipulated peer review, or other forms of publication misconduct may be investigated.
Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, references, interpretation, and final content of manuscripts prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence or automated tools.
AI tools should not be listed as authors. Where disclosure is appropriate under the journal's policies or applicable scholarly standards, authors should provide relevant information about material use of such tools.
Information published on the journal website is provided for academic and informational purposes.
Reasonable efforts may be made to maintain accurate and current information; however, website content, policies, publication schedules, fees, and other information may be updated from time to time.
Users should refer to the latest version of the relevant policy available on the website.
The website may contain links to external websites or resources for informational or academic purposes.
External websites are operated independently and may have their own terms, privacy policies, and content. IJMRF is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, security, or policies of external websites.
The journal aims to keep its website and related services available and functional. However, temporary interruptions may occur du ```