Double-blind peer review
NIJES follows a double-blind peer-review model: author and reviewer identities are concealed from one another during review. The process supports objective, fair and evidence-based assessment. Authors should anonymize manuscript files and associated metadata as directed by the editorial office.
Manuscript confidentiality
All submitted, unpublished manuscripts, accompanying datasets, and supplementary materials are treated as strictly confidential documents. Editors, editorial staff, and reviewers are prohibited from sharing, discussing, or utilizing unpublished research materials for personal or professional gain before publication.
Objective and ethical reviewing
Reviewers must provide fair, constructive, and evidence-based technical evaluations. Reviewers are obligated to recuse themselves and promptly disclose any potential conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, or personal). Reviewers must alert the editorial team immediately if they detect substantial overlap, text recycling, uncredited citations, or suspected plagiarism with existing published literature.
Editorial accountability and misconduct handling
The editorial board investigates all allegations of academic misconduct, data manipulation, fabrication, gift authorship, or redundant publication guided by the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). If errors, ethical breaches, or data discrepancies are established post-publication, the journal promptly issues formal corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.
Reference to COPE guidance does not imply COPE membership.
Publication timeline
The stated publication timeline is 2–3 months, subject to review, revisions and editorial production. This is an expected timeframe, not an acceptance or publication guarantee.
Editorial support
For editorial enquiries or submission assistance, email editor@nijes.org or nijeshjournal@gmail.com.