Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD)

1) About the Journal

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is an international, open access, double-blind peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scholarly journal published by Karche Publication Pvt. Ltd. The journal is dedicated to advancing academic excellence by providing a trusted platform for the publication of high-quality, original, and ethically conducted research.

AIJRSD welcomes contributions from researchers, academicians, faculty members, professionals, policymakers, scientists, and research scholars across the world. The journal encourages innovative, evidence-based, and interdisciplinary research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge and addresses contemporary academic and societal challenges.

The journal follows a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure fairness, transparency, academic integrity, and the highest standards of scholarly publishing. Every manuscript is evaluated solely on its academic merit, originality, methodological quality, and relevance to the journal's scope.

AIJRSD is committed to promoting responsible research practices, ethical publishing standards, and global scholarly communication. By encouraging collaboration across diverse disciplines, the journal aims to foster innovation, critical thinking, and meaningful academic dialogue that contributes to education, research, professional practice, and sustainable development.

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, and other scholarly contributions from a broad range of academic disciplines. Through quality editorial practices and transparent publication processes, AIJRSD strives to become a respected platform for researchers seeking international visibility and academic impact.

AIJRSD welcomes scholarly contributions from around the world and is committed to supporting researchers by ensuring a fair, efficient, and professional publication process while maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic excellence.

2) Aim and Scope

Aim

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is an international, open access, double-blind peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal committed to publishing high-quality, original, and ethically conducted research. The journal aims to provide a global platform for researchers, academicians, professionals, policymakers, and research scholars to disseminate innovative ideas, promote scholarly excellence, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. AIJRSD is dedicated to advancing knowledge through rigorous research, exchange academic integrity, transparent editorial practices, and internationally recognized publication standards, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of society and the global research community.

Scope

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) welcomes original, unpublished, and high-quality scholarly manuscripts from researchers, academicians, professionals, and research scholars across the globe. The journal encourages innovative, interdisciplinary, and evidence-based research that contributes to academic advancement, professional practice, policy development, and societal progress.

The journal publishes research in, but is not limited to, the following disciplines:

• Social Sciences
• Humanities
• Education
• Economics
• Commerce
• Management
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Psychology
• History
• Geography
• Law
• Library and Information Science
• Environmental Studies
• Agricultural Sciences
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Engineering and Technology
• Health Sciences
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Emerging Research Areas

The journal also welcomes theoretical, empirical, applied, and interdisciplinary research that demonstrates originality, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, and scholarly significance.

3) Editorial Policy

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial quality, academic integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing practices. The journal follows an independent, fair, and unbiased editorial process to ensure that every manuscript is evaluated solely on its scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, and relevance to the journal's scope.

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their suitability, originality, completeness, and compliance with the journal's submission requirements. Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are forwarded for a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to accept, request revisions, or reject any manuscript based on reviewers' recommendations, editorial evaluation, ethical considerations, and the overall quality of the submission.

Editorial decisions are made independently without discrimination based on the author's nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, or professional position.

The journal is committed to ensuring:

• Editorial independence and impartiality.
• Transparency throughout the editorial process.
• Confidential handling of all submitted manuscripts.
• Fair and objective editorial decision-making.
• Compliance with internationally accepted publication ethics.
• Timely communication with authors during the review process.
• Continuous improvement of publication quality.

AIJRSD encourages the publication of original, innovative, and ethically conducted research that contributes to academic advancement and scholarly development across multiple disciplines.

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board are responsible for safeguarding the quality, credibility, integrity, and reputation of the journal while ensuring that all editorial decisions are based solely on academic excellence and ethical publishing standards.

4) Peer Review Policy

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) follows a rigorous, fair, confidential, and transparent Double-Blind Peer Review process to ensure the publication of high-quality scholarly research.

Initial Editorial Screening

Every submitted manuscript is first evaluated by the Editorial Office to determine:

• Compliance with the journal's Aim & Scope.
• Originality and academic relevance.
• Compliance with submission guidelines.
• Ethical standards and plagiarism requirements.

Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to the authors or rejected without external review.

Double-Blind Peer Review

Manuscripts passing the initial screening are sent to at least two independent expert reviewers in the relevant field.

The journal follows a Double-Blind Peer Review system, where:

• Reviewers do not know the identity of the author(s).
• Authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

This process ensures fairness, impartiality, and objective evaluation.

Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

• Originality
• Research significance
• Scientific and academic quality
• Research methodology
• Data accuracy and validity
• Ethical compliance
• Quality of presentation
• Relevance to the journal's scope
• References and scholarly contribution

Editorial Decision

Based on reviewers' comments, one of the following decisions may be made:

• Accept
• Accept with Minor Revisions
• Major Revisions Required
• Reject

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final publication decision after considering reviewers' recommendations and the overall quality of the manuscript.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial communications, and author information are treated as confidential throughout the review process.

Review Timeline

AIJRSD aims to complete the peer review process as efficiently as possible. However, the review timeline may vary depending on reviewer availability and the quality of the submitted manuscript.

Ethical Commitment

The journal is committed to maintaining fairness, transparency, confidentiality, editorial independence, and internationally accepted publication ethics throughout the peer review process.

5) Open Access Policy

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is committed to the principles of open access and the free dissemination of scholarly knowledge. The journal provides immediate, permanent, and unrestricted online access to all published articles without requiring subscription, registration, or payment from readers.

All articles published in AIJRSD are freely available to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and share for lawful academic and research purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal.

The journal believes that unrestricted access to scholarly research enhances the global exchange of knowledge, increases research visibility, promotes academic collaboration, and contributes to the advancement of education, science, and society.

Authors retain responsibility for the originality and authenticity of their work. The journal is committed to maintaining high standards of editorial quality, ethical publishing practices, and transparent peer review while ensuring that published research remains freely accessible to the global academic community.

AIJRSD reserves the right to update its Open Access Policy in accordance with internationally accepted publishing standards and best practices whenever necessary.

6) Copyright Policy

Authors submitting manuscripts to Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) confirm that their submissions are original, have not been published previously, and are not under consideration by any other journal.

The copyright of published articles remains with the respective author(s). By accepting publication in AIJRSD, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, preserve, index, and disseminate their articles through the journal's official website and recognized scholarly indexing and abstracting services.

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party. Where copyrighted material is included, authors must obtain the necessary permissions before submission.

Readers may access, read, download, and share published articles for lawful academic, educational, and research purposes, provided that proper credit is given to the original author(s) and AIJRSD.

Any commercial reproduction, distribution, modification, or reuse of published journal content without prior written permission from the copyright holder, where applicable, is prohibited.

AIJRSD respects intellectual property rights and is committed to protecting the copyright interests of both authors and the journal in accordance with internationally accepted scholarly publishing standards.

7) Publication Ethics

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, fairness, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. The journal expects authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members to uphold internationally accepted principles of publication ethics throughout the publication process.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting manuscripts to AIJRSD must ensure that:

• The submitted manuscript is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
• All data, results, and findings are accurate, authentic, and honestly reported.
• All listed authors have made significant academic contributions to the work.
• Proper acknowledgment is given to all sources cited in the manuscript.
• Any conflict of interest is disclosed at the time of submission.
• Research involving humans or animals has received appropriate ethical approval, where applicable.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to:

• Evaluate manuscripts objectively and fairly.
• Maintain confidentiality throughout the review process.
• Declare any potential conflict of interest.
• Provide constructive and evidence-based comments.
• Complete reviews within the requested timeframe.

Responsibilities of Editors

Editors shall:

• Make impartial editorial decisions based solely on academic merit.
• Maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
• Prevent discrimination based on nationality, gender, religion, ethnicity, institutional affiliation, or political beliefs.
• Take appropriate action in cases of suspected research misconduct.
• Preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Research Misconduct

AIJRSD does not tolerate any form of research misconduct, including but not limited to:

• Plagiarism
• Data fabrication
• Data falsification
• Duplicate publication
• Simultaneous submission
• Citation manipulation
• Authorship misconduct

Any confirmed violation may result in manuscript rejection, publication withdrawal, or other appropriate editorial action.

Ethical Commitment

AIJRSD is dedicated to promoting responsible research, academic honesty, editorial independence, and ethical publishing practices while contributing to the advancement of global scholarly communication.

8) Plagiarism Policy

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. The journal strictly opposes plagiarism in all forms and publishes only original scholarly work.

Originality Requirement

Authors must ensure that every manuscript submitted to AIJRSD is their original work and has not been copied, substantially reproduced, or improperly adapted from previously published or unpublished sources.

Proper acknowledgment and citation must be provided whenever the ideas, data, figures, tables, or words of others are used.

Similarity Assessment

All submitted manuscripts may be screened using appropriate plagiarism detection software before entering the peer review process.

Manuscripts showing unacceptable levels of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, or unethical text reuse may be rejected without further review.

Forms of Unacceptable Plagiarism

The journal considers the following practices unethical:

• Direct plagiarism
• Mosaic plagiarism
• Self-plagiarism
• Duplicate publication
• Data or image plagiarism
• Improper citation or unattributed content
• Copyright infringement

Editorial Action

If plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct is identified before publication, the manuscript may be rejected immediately.

If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to take appropriate editorial action, including issuing corrections, retractions, or removing the article from the journal's website where necessary.

Author Responsibility

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring the originality of their manuscripts and obtaining permission to use any copyrighted material included in their work.

Ethical Commitment

AIJRSD is committed to promoting originality, responsible research practices, academic honesty, and ethical scholarly publishing.

9) Author Guidelines

Authors intending to submit manuscripts to Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) are requested to carefully follow these guidelines to ensure a smooth and efficient editorial and peer review process.

Eligibility

The journal welcomes submissions from researchers, academicians, faculty members, professionals, policymakers, and research scholars from around the world.

Originality

Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal or publisher.

Language

All manuscripts must be written in clear and professional English. Authors are encouraged to ensure grammatical accuracy before submission.

Manuscript Preparation

Authors should prepare manuscripts in accordance with the journal's formatting requirements. The manuscript should include:

• Title of the Article
• Author(s) Name and Affiliation
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Main Text
• References

References

Authors should ensure that all references are accurate, complete, and consistently formatted according to the citation style prescribed by the journal.

Ethical Compliance

Authors are responsible for maintaining academic integrity, avoiding plagiarism, and ensuring that all research has been conducted ethically.

Peer Review

All eligible manuscripts are subject to an independent Double-Blind Peer Review process before editorial decisions are made.

Editorial Decision

Based on editorial evaluation and reviewers' recommendations, manuscripts may be:

• Accepted
• Accepted with Minor Revisions
• Returned for Major Revisions
• Rejected

Final Responsibility

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the content, data, references, permissions, and ethical compliance of their submitted manuscripts.

The submission of a manuscript to AIJRSD signifies that the author(s) have read, understood, and agreed to the journal's editorial and publication policies.

10) Publication Frequency

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) is currently published on a Quarterly basis, with four issues released each calendar year.

The journal is committed to maintaining a regular, timely, and consistent publication schedule to ensure the quality, integrity, and continuity of scholarly communication.

The publication schedule is as follows:

• Issue 1: January – March
• Issue 2: April – June
• Issue 3: July – September
• Issue 4: October – December

The Editorial Board reserves the right to revise the publication frequency in the future based on the volume of quality manuscript submissions, editorial capacity, and the journal's academic development. Any changes to the publication schedule will be officially announced on the journal's website.

The journal may also publish Special Issues or Thematic Issues whenever considered academically appropriate and approved by the Editorial Board.

11) Privacy Policy

Anviksha: International Journal of Research and Scholarly Development (AIJRSD) respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, and website users. Personal information submitted to the journal is collected and used solely for editorial, peer review, publication, communication, and journal management purposes.

The journal may collect information such as the author's name, institutional affiliation, email address, ORCID iD (if provided), and manuscript-related details. This information is used only for processing submissions, managing the editorial and peer review process, publishing accepted articles, and communicating with authors and reviewers.

AIJRSD maintains the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and personal information. Reviewer identities remain confidential under the journal's Double-Blind Peer Review process.

The journal does not sell, rent, or knowingly disclose personal information to third parties except where required for legitimate editorial, indexing, legal, or ethical purposes.

The journal reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy whenever necessary. Any revisions will be published on the journal's official website.

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the Editorial Office through the official contact details available on the journal website.

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