JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

It is important to have a standard that guide how the parties involved in publishing scientific related materials on this journal (like all other journals publish by Lujosh Ventures Limited). The publication ethics adopted here is in consonant with some best practices globally and so the parties involved in publication here with their various role and ethical behavior are well spelt out.

PUBLISHER’S DUTIES

• The Publisher, the editorial office and the Journal shall and will never under any circumstance discriminate in its publishing endevours.
• In a situation where allegation or well established plagiarism, inappropriate/corrupt publication or scientific gross misconduct, the publisher, in synergy with the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial office shall indulge in all genuine and unbiased protocols to shed more clarity to the case and make the necessary amendment even if involve quick publication of an erratum or retraction of the affected publication.

EDITOR IN CHIEF DUTIES

Unbiased

All submitted manuscripts without prejudice, shall be assessed based on their intellectual composition within the scope of our journal irrespective of author’s age, gender, religious background, race, ethnicity, political ideology or philosophy, country of origin etc.

Confidentiality

Any submitted manuscript shall be held in trust and confidential with our journal. The Editor in Chief and any editorial team member shall not made known any information about manuscript submitted to anyone except the corresponding author, noumenon reviewers, reviewers, editors and the publisher, as deemed fit.

Conflicts of interest Disclosure

The editors shall not consider any manuscript that they have conflict of interest and it is mandated that this be made earlier so it can be assign to an independent editor without a stake. Any unpublished content made known in a manuscript submitted shall not be used in any of our editor’s personal research without informing and obtain the author’s consent.

Publication decisions

The decision on which submitted articles needs to be published after undergoing  double blind peer review is the responsibility of the Editor in Chief of our journal. The Editor in Chief’s decision shall be guided by our journal policies, Editorial Board and any legal requirements which could be defaming, infringement on copyright and plagiarism. The Editor in Chief may deliberate with other editors and the publisher in making this decision.

AUTHOR’S DUTIES

The following ethical rules of thumb are what we advised authors to adhere to. Failure to do this could lead to suspension or retraction of published or unpublished materials by the editorial team of our journal.

Standard Report

Reporting the findings of an original research, authors are expected to give an accurate and detailed account of the study with its significance alongside an objective discussion. All data in the manuscript must be accurately presented. A manuscript is expected to contain enough detail and references in case anyone wants to replicate the study. What make up unethical attitude with us is when as author you fraudulently present inaccurate statements in your work.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors are expected to ensure their works are wholesomely original, and where others had been consulted in the process authors should adequately cite or quote the author of such works. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously which is also known as parallel submission, is unethical and unacceptable with us here. Also authors should not in any way publish manuscripts describing the same study in more than one journal.

Authorship of a manuscript

Authorship should be strictly limited to people who have made important contribution to the concept, design, execution, or/and interpretation of the reported work. All the people that have made significant contributions can be listed as coauthors. If there are others that have been involved in certain meaningful area of the research work, they can be mentioned in the acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that the final version of the manuscript after undergoing peer reviewed and all necessary corrections are seen and approved by all co-authors for publication.

Hazards associated with human or animal subjects

If your study involves chemicals, methods or equipment that had any unfamiliar hazards or danger associated with their usage, this must be clearly indicated in the manuscript by the authors.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

It is expected that authors disclose any financial support for the research. All authors should also make known any substantive conflict of interest that could have influence the results or its interpretation in the manuscript.

Fundamental setback in published works

The Editor in Chief or the editorial office should be quickly notify of error or inaccuracy detected or discovered by authors in their own published work. Authors’ cooperation with the editorial team is high needed to either retract/revoke the paper or to publish an erratum that will address the error.

PEER REVIEWER’S DUTIES

Although what our journal expects from our highly professional reviewers across the globe is already disclosed on our journal website reviewer’s guide page there is no harm in further elaboration to our global audience via our publication ethic page.

Aiding editorial decisions

A Peer review is expected to aid editorial decisions that are made by the Editorial team and, the author in improving their manuscript in one way or the other.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts that we sent out shall be treated as confidential documents. They must not be display or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor in Chief. The reviewer shall not make known the contents of the submitted review to any individual or organization. This confidentiality goes beyond the publication or rejection of the manuscript submitted.

Promptness

Any reviewer reach out to that feel and know that he/she is not unqualified to review the manuscript effectively or felt there is no much time for him or her to carry out the duty shall immediately inform the Editor in Chief or the editorial office so that alternative reviewers can be swiftly reach out to.

Objectivity

Reviews are expected to be adjudged and screen objectively. Attacking or personal criticism of the author is condemnable and inacceptable by our journal. Reviewers shall express their views with ambiguity with germane arguments.

Conflict of interest

Reviewers are expected not to assess manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest that could have result from any situation or condition with anyone linked to the submitted manuscript.