The Journal is presently soliciting submissions for its 14th Volume, to be released tentatively in
August, 2024. Undergraduate students, post-graduate students, practitioners, faculty and other
academicians are invited to contribute to the Journal in the form of essays, articles, notes and
comments. The last date for submission of papers is 29th February, 2024.
1. Publication Decisions :
The Editorial Board of IJIPL is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the
Journal should be published. The Journal abides by legal requirements as shall then be in force
regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors shall confer with the Board and
the Reviewers in making this decision.
2. Non-Discrimination :
The manuscripts would be evaluated by the Board and the Reviewers for intellectual content
without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, and/or
political philosophy of the Author(s).
3. Confidentiality :
The Board and the Reviewers will not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to
anyone other than the corresponding Author(s), Reviewers and the Board.
4. Privacy
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript will not be used by any of the Board
members or Reviewers in their own research without the express written permission of the
Author(s).
5. Acknowledgement of Sources
The Author(s) should always duly acknowledge the work of others and should cite the influential
publication in determination of nature their work. The Author(s) is directed to not use the
information obtained by conversation, private correspondence or discussion with third parties
without express permission from them.
6. Fundamental errors in Published Works
If the Author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is their
obligation to promptly notify the Board and cooperate with to retract or correct the paper.
7. Conflict of Interest
The Board, the Reviewers and the Author(s) are to acknowledge upfront any relationship that they
think could be said as resulting in a certain or perceived conflict of interest with regard to the article.
If an editor of the Board has a conflict of interest that may bias their treatment of the manuscript
under consideration, they will excuse themselves from handling the manuscript.
8. Plagiarism and Improper Authorship
Submissions will be subjected to a check for any plagiarism in the first stage of evaluation. Any cases
of plagiarism or improper authorship on behalf of the Author(s) will not be tolerated and shall stand
rejected in the first instance. Plagiarism can occur in respect to all types of sources and all media.
Improper authorship refers to cases where the person who has contributed the article is unqualified
as an author or where someone who has not contributed to the article but has been listed as an
author merely to express gratitude or any other reason .
9 Dealing with Unethical Behaviour
Unethical behaviour may be identified and brought to the attention of the Board at any time and by
anyone. Whoever informs the Board of such conduct should provide sufficient information and
evidence in order for an investigation to be initiated. All allegations will be taken seriously. The
Board will contact the Author(s) of the manuscript and giving due consideration of the respective
complaint or claims made, may also, reject the article or if published, issue a formal notice for formal
retraction or withdrawal of a publication from the journal.
10. Duplicate Submission
Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated. The
submitted article will be removed with notice.
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