Gomal University Journal of Research (established in 1981- ISSN: (print) 1019-8180 and (online) 2708-1737) is an official journal of Gomal University recognized by HEC in "Y" category. It is a quarterly (4-issues), broad- spectrum, Blind Peer-Review, Open Access, and internationally indexed journal. Journal publishes Original Research Papers, Review Articles, Communications, invited reviews, Commentaries, and Research Notes that conform to its scope and editorial standards. In order to expedite the process, the journal introduced the Online Journal Management System for online submission and processing of the manuscripts. The policy document covers the following aspects:

1. FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION

The publication schedule of Gomal University Journal of Research comprises One (1) VOLUME with Four (4) ISSUES per Year.

2. TIMELINE OF PUBLICATION

The publication timeline of Gomal University Journal of Research represents the complete duration from articles submissions to publications with the following descriptions:

Period for Publishing FIRST ISSUE: January-March Paper Submission Deadline: 1st January – 31st January Review Process: 1st February – 28th February Publication: 31st MARCH

 

Period for Publishing SECOND ISSUE: April-June Paper Submission Deadline: 1st April – 30th April Review Process: 1st May – 31st May

Publication: 30th JUNE

Period for Publishing THIRD ISSUE: July-September Paper Submission Deadline: 1st July – 30th July Review Process: 1st August – 31th August Publication: 30th SEPTEMBER

 

Period for Publishing FOURTH ISSUE: October-December Paper Submission Deadline: 1st October – 31th October Review Process: 1st November – 30th November Publication: 31st DECEMBER

 

3. AUTHORSHIP OF THE PAPER

The authorship of the papers denotes the scholarly contributions of the authors in different fields as per their scope and relevancy (Researchers, Faculties & Ph.D. Scholars). Gomal University Journal of research accepts the authorships from contributors as per the scope of the journal. The statement about author contributions to work

 

or equal contributions of work should be included as separate statement. The bylines should include all those who have made substantial contributions to the research work. The full names and e-mail addresses along with contact numbers of all authors (principal, co-authors & corresponding) must be provided on the authors and institutional affiliations page (first-page) upon the submission of the manuscript. Moreover, the use of ORCID identifiers is encouraged.

4. ORIGINALITY AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

As part of the submission process of the articles submitted to Gomal University Journal of Research, the authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. Manuscript submitted is based on original work and is not plagiarized (no part of the article is plagiarized and credit has been given to existing researcher by using appropriate
2. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
3. The manuscript contains nothing that is abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, or illegal. If the author(s) send the same article to any other publisher within or outside the country, they will let us know in anticipation which will be considered as my voluntary withdrawal from the Gomal University Journal of
4. The plagiarism policy is available at HEC website which is followed strictly in letter and spirit to ensure the quality (http://www.gujr.com.pk/public/Publication_Ethics/Plagiarism_Policy.pdf).

 

5. PEER REVIEW POLICY
   1. Submission of Paper

The corresponding author can submit the article for possible publication in Gomal University Journal of Research via the online journal management system (OJS).

1. Editorial Office Assessment

The journal checks the article arrangement and composition as per the author's guidelines and scope of the Gomal University Journal of Research. At this point, the quality of the article is not assessed.

1. Appraisal by Chief Editor

The chief editor checks that the article is appropriate as per journal’s scope and is original and interesting. If not, the paper may be rejected at this stage without being reviewed any further.

1. Chief Editor Assigns to Managing Editor

After appraising the article by the chief editor, it is assigned to the managing editors to appraise the article through desk review/editing.

1. Desk Review

The managing editor examines the article as per the scope of the journal and as per the contents required by the Gomal University Journal of Research and suggests the possible improvements in the article for further improvements.

1. Sharing suggestions with Authors

The possible improvements as suggested by the associate editor through desk review is shared with the authors to incorporate the suggested changes to further improve the quality of the article. After these incorporations, the article is moved to the review phase.

1. Invitation to Reviewers

 

The managing editor sends invitations to reviewers within specialized fields. As responses are received from the reviewers, the paper is sent to reviewers for review (two international) as per the scope of the articles and expertise.

1. Review is Conducted

The reviewer sets time aside to read the article by highlighting the strengths and weaknesses. The first read is used to form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are found at this stage, the reviewer may feel comfortable rejecting the paper without further work. The review is then submitted to the journal, with a recommendation to accept or reject (minor revision or major revisions).

1. Journal Evaluates the Reviews

The associate editor considers all the returned reviews before making an overall decision. If the reviews differ widely, the editor may invite an additional reviewer to get an extra opinion before making a decision.

1. Decision is Communicated

The editor sends the decision email to the author including the relevant reviewer comments and suggests the author incorporate all these changes accordingly as per the suggestions of the reviewers.

1. Final Decision

The author incorporations are ensured by the editorial team and if found satisfactory then the article accepted and sent to copyediting. After the copyediting, the article is sent to production phases and the schedule for publication has been provided/specified.

 

6. ARTICLE PROCESSING/PUBLICATION FEE

Gomal University Journal of Research charges Rs. 20000/- as publication fee in order to improve the journal’s indexation and to meet the journal’s expenditures. Authors are required to deposit Rs. 20000/- as publication fee in below-mentioned account after acceptance of article for publication in Gomal University Journal of Research. Gomal University Journal of Research has no charges for the international authorship to attract international authorship.

Account Title:                 Editor in Chief

Account No.                     4065074173

Bank Details:                  National Bank, Gomal University Branch, Dera Ismail Khan Mode of Payment:          Online Transaction

 

7. DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Gomal University Journal of Research intends to facilitate the readers globally by exchanging the valuable knowledge related with different field of learning and education. Gomal University Journal of Research inspires the contributions from different educational cultures and systems around the world through the phenomenon of knowledge sharing. Consequently, any particulars that may make the reliability and validity of research uncertain due to conflict of interest that must be included in following format with the original submission at the time of publication:

1. The author(s) have no potential conflict of interest relating to this submission to Gomal University Journal of
2. The author(s) agree to all mentioned terms and conditions of the Gomal University Journal of Research Publishing Policy Agreement and Accept that the decision of Gomal University Journal of Research will be final and I will have no

 

8. CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTIONS OF RESEARCH ARTICLES

Clear and accurate knowledge sharing is the main objective of Gomal University Journal of Research to facilitate the academic community through information distribution. To serve the academic community, Gomal University Journal of Research has faith in intelligibility for providing accurate information and maintaining the record.

1. Gomal University Journal of Research explained this procedure from the initial submission to the final publication is available in different volumes and issues. Once the articles published in the volume and issues of the journal are displayed at the journal website which can be easily read, download and share through an open access
2. Gomal University Journal of Research provides an opportunity to authors for proofreading their articles before the online version to ensure the accuracy of contents. Since issuing corrigendum and erratum increases the probability that users/readers will find out more about the change and explains particulars' needs for change. In this connection, when an article is published, the partial corrections may be made at the decision of editorial team of Gomal University Journal of Research. Thus, to improve the quality of published articles, corrections at any stage are the vital part to maintain the integrity of the published materials and this practice is also ensured by the
3. The Gomal University Journal of Research proceeds various issues very seriously related to plagiarism, copyright contravention and violation of other practices in publication In this regard, occasionally, wherein a breach of copyright infringement and publication ethics are exposed, the journal reserves the right to proceeds suitable actions to correct the record as soon as possible those which are intentionally or unintentionally presented by the authors and communicated by the editorial team of the journal. Thus, materials published by the journal becomes the intellectual property of the journal by holding the rights to replace the accurate materials in the best interest of the journal.

 

9. POLICY AND PRINCIPLES ON RESEARCH DATA

The policy and principle towards the research data denotes the author (s) responsibility for submitting accurate and reliable research data for publication with following description:

1. Gomal University Journal of Research is an Open Access Journal which means that its contents are available free for the Without asking any prior permission from the publisher, the users are allowed to read, download and use its contents for lawful purposes wherein by using its contents, the users are required to quote the materials with references where it is used in citation that is prescribed under predetermined conditions specified by guidelines, code of conduct and CC by NC. Therefore, the authors hold the copyright for their work and can use it for their legal purpose without any permission from the journal.
2. The contents of Gomal University Journal of Research are open as their archives are freely available on its website. Thus, for licensing and copyright, Gomal University Journal of research follows the open access and open archives policies to facilitate the users of the journal. However, the users are required to cite the work with proper reference wherever they are using contents of Gomal University Journal of It is the responsibility of the journal to maintain metadata of articles processed for publications submitted to journal which can be communicated on-demand where required.
3. The copyright of the manuscripts published in GUJR are retained by the author/authors by granting the first publication rights to Gomal University Journal of Research. Gomal University Journal of Research and editorial team will not be responsible for any successive use of the author(s) work and even if desired so, it is the responsibility of author(s) to bring an encroachment action by providing the clear statement about the conflict of interest in the copyright agreement between the authors and the Gomal University Journal of Research to ensure the transparency of the publication

 

 

10. CONTRIBUTION OF EACH AUTHOR WITH DETAILS

The statement about author contributions to work or equal contributions of work should be included as separate statement. The bylines should include all those who have made substantial contributions to research work. The full names and e-mail addresses along with contact numbers of all authors (principal, co-authors & corresponding) must be provided on authors and institutional affiliations page (first-page) upon the submission of the manuscript. Moreover, the use of ORCID identifiers is encouraged.

 

11. ANY OTHER NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINE

The guidelines include bibliographic and formatting standards alongside examples of common citation formats to be used in submissions.

1. Gomal University Journal of Research considers manuscripts submitted via Open Journal System (OJS) that could be accessed either via Gomal University Website or gujr.com.pk.
2. Authors are required to get registered via Open Journal System prior to submission of manuscript for the publication thereby ensuring the research
3. Once registered, authors are advised to follow the submission guidelines and ensure to have formatted the manuscript according to the format that Gomal University Journal
4. Once the manuscript is received online (OJS), desk editors will filter the manuscript in light of Author- Based on desk review, manuscript is either sent back to author(s) for further modifications or sent for review.
5. It is author(s)’ responsibility to ensure that the manuscript has neither been published nor submitted for publication either in parts or as a
6. Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, grammatically correct language, and formatted according to APA (American Psychological Association) Editorial Style (approved by HEC)