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2. WHAT IS COMPLAINTS?
 The meaning of complaint we understand is any type of
unhappiness or dissatisfaction regarding the publication
and policies of the journal.
 The complaint may be due to the long delay in publication
or a replies related to the author.
 The complaint may also be about the decision of the
editorial board member or chief editor regarding the
manuscripts of the author.
 Sometimes, the complaints may be about the rude
responses or a misjudgement of the editorial board
member.
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3. COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS
 The authors have the right to complaint and ask
explanation if they perceive any misconduct in any
applicable policies and ethical guidelines.
 The rejection of a paper, the author may appeal to the
editor.
 Authors have the right to appeal an Editor’s decision on
their article.
 All appeals are sent to the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, who
will assess your article and the details of the peer review
process before the final decision.
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4. TYPE OF COMPLAINTS
 Complaints from the author.
 Complaints about plagiarism.
 Duplicate publication or submitting the article to various
journal at the same time.
 Research results misappropriations.
 Complaints regarding the research errors and fraud.
 Violations of research standards.
 Conflicts of interest.
 Bias behaviour of reviewers.
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5. What kinds of complaint will we consider:-
 Complaints may relate to a failure of process (e.g. lengthy
delays) or a severe misjudgement (e.g. an improperly
applied retraction notice). They may also relate to author or
reviewer misconduct. Complaints may be made by anyone,
including authors, reviewers and readers.
 All complaints must be related to the content, policies or
processes of the journal.
COMPLAINTS
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6. HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT
 Complaints should be emailed
 If your complaint relates to a specific article,
please include the title if it is already published
and the manuscript ID number if it is
unpublished.
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7.  Complaints will be dealt with by the editorial staff
wherever possible, with reference to our policies and
guidelines, but will be escalated to the Editor where
necessary.
 The Editor has the right to then consult with any
third party over the issue, and make a final decision.
That final decision shall be binding, and the matter
shall be deemed closed.
HOW WE HANDLE COMPLAINTS
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8.  If you wish to complain or raise a concern about suspected
author or reviewer misconduct, then it refer to our editorial
policy for more detail about our processes for dealing with
allegations and the kind of evidence we might require. The
process for raising these complaints and concerns is the
same as above.
 Suspected manipulation of the publication process
(including practices such as duplicate publication, self-
plagiarism, self-citation)
COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT
AUTHOR OR REVIEWER MISCONDUCT
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9. If you do not feel your complaint has been addressed, you may
wish to refer it further.
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IF YOUR COMPLAINT IS NOT
SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED:
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10. APPEALS:
 We will consider appeals against the Editor’s decision
only under highly specific circumstances and usually
only where a clear breach of policy can be demonstrated.
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11. REJECTED MANUSCRIPTS
 The most common reasons for rejecting manuscripts are:
The article content is not within the scope of the journal.
 The article is not written in clear and intelligible English.
 Authors have not completed the relevant declarations
relating to ethics and funding.
 The article does not conform to our ‘Guidelines for
Authors’ in terms of content, style and/or formatting.
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12. REJECTION OF REVISED ARTICLES
 Revised articles will not usually be rejected provided
they conform to our guidelines for revised versions. We
will not consider appeals against the Editor’s decision to
reject a revised article if it does not meet our
requirements. Authors whose manuscript has been
rejected on other grounds may follow the appeals
process.
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13. RETRACTED ARTICLES
 Editors do not take the decision to retract articles lightly
and will usually have conducted an extensive
investigation before doing so. We will only consider
appeals against retractions if substantial evidence can be
provided to demonstrate that the decision was unjust.
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14. APPEALS PROCESS
o Any appeals against the Editor’s decision must be made
by email within two weeks of the decision. You will
need to provide a detailed explanation of why you
disagree with the decision and include supporting
information..
o We will acknowledge receipt of your appeal within five
working days and it will be passed to the Editors for
consideration. Wherever possible, the appeal will be
considered by an Associate Editor who was not involved
in the original decision. The handling Editor will make a
recommendation to reject the appeal, request further
information or uphold the appeal. We aim to resolve all
appeals within four weeks. The Editor’s decision on
these matters is final and we will not consider further
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