At IJULR, we are committed to honest, transparent, and rigorous academic publishing. The following guidelines apply to all authors submitting to our journal.

Originality & Simultaneous Submission

Your manuscript must be original, unpublished, and not under review at any other journal or platform. Submitting the same work to multiple journals at the same time is not permitted. All references, data, and sources used must be properly cited and acknowledged.

Authorship & Contribution

Authorship must genuinely reflect intellectual contribution to the research. Only those who have made a meaningful contribution should be listed as authors. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript before submission. Gift authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship are not acceptable under any circumstances.

Plagiarism Policy

All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software. Your manuscript must contain original content with proper citation throughout. The similarity index must remain below 15% — manuscripts exceeding this threshold will be rejected by the editorial board.

Research Integrity

Authors are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic honesty. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or misleading representation of data or findings is prohibited. Research involving human participants, confidential information, or sensitive data must have appropriate ethical clearance before submission.

Conflict of Interest

Any financial, institutional, professional, or personal interest that could influence the research or its interpretation must be disclosed at the time of submission. Transparency in this regard protects both the author and the integrity of the published work.

Use of AI Tools

AI tools may not be listed as authors. Limited use of AI for language assistance, grammar correction, or technical formatting is acceptable, but the intellectual and analytical core of your manuscript must be entirely your own. Manuscripts where AI has replaced meaningful human contribution may be rejected at the editorial board's discretion.

Copyright

Authors retain full copyright of their published work. Articles are made available under a Creative Commons licence for academic and non-commercial use, ensuring your research remains openly accessible to the wider scholarly community.

Post-Publication Responsibility

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their work after publication. Where errors, ethical violations, or misconduct are identified, IJULR reserves the right to issue corrections, clarifications, or retractions as appropriate.