Publication Ethics

The LM Journal of Multidisciplinary Research has set certain ethical standards to ensure the publication of high-quality original scientific research having public trust. The Journal shall be responsible for keeping all correspondences secret and under no circumstance shall disclose anything that goes against the interest of authors, referees and editors of the journal. Parties including the authors, reviewers and Editors in publication of the LM Journal of Multidisciplinary Research are supposed to carefully follow the publication ethics described below to check and discourage publication malpractices of any kind.

The journal publishes original research papers including but not limited to the following areas: Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Life Sciences, Economics, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Teachers' Education, Commerce, Business Administration, Assamese Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Hindi Language and Literature, Bengali Language and Literature, Manipuri Language and Literature, Nepali Language and Literature.

Responsibilities of the Editors : Editors are responsible for deciding the publication or rejection of a submitted paper. They may depend on the opinion of referees in ensuring the originality and correctness of intellectual content in the manuscript. They may follow our ‘Guidelines’ for Editors. The Editor may consult with other members in the editorial board of the journal concerned at necessity to arrive at the decision fast. Editors must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscripts until their publication.

Responsibilities of the Reviewers’ : Reviewers are expected to assist Editors to arrive at the decision of publication of a submitted article. The role of reviewers is of great importance as both the authors and the Editors expect a lot from them. A review report containing constructive comments related to the presentation and improvement of intellectual content in the paper can substantially enrich the manuscript. Reviewers are supposed to maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript papers under review. No reviewer is expected to disclose the article or any of its part to anyone except when necessary to the Editor concerned. Reviewers should refrain from considering manuscripts wherein they have conflict of interest of any nature. Information or ideas received through peer review must not be used for personal or anyone’s advantage.

Responsibilities of the Authors’ : Authors should submit only original articles for consideration of possible publication in the LM Journal of Multidisciplinary Research. They should be sure that the manuscript or any of its part is neither published in a journal nor is under consideration for publication in any other journal. The abstract should describe in brief the substance of the paper. Accurate account of work done along with the motivation and the significance of the findings be highlighted. Available material used in the paper should be properly referred to with appropriate citations within the manuscript.

Plagiarism : All the articles will be processed through similarity test by appropriate Software before publication in the journal.

Duplicate Submission : Manuscripts submitted to publications must not be submitted elsewhere while under consideration and must be withdrawn before being submitted elsewhere.

Withdrawal of Manuscript : A submitted article may be withdrawn following the deep assessment and analysis of the situations, on a case by case basis. The withdrawal will solely depend on the Editor’s discretion. The decision of the Editor regarding the withdrawal of a paper will be final.