Ethical Oversight

UJPR is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all measures against any publication malpractices. UJPR adheres strictly to internationally accepted publication ethics. All authors submitting their works to the journal for publication as original research articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors' contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. The authors acknowledge that they have disclosed all and any actual or potential conflicts of interest in their work or partial benefits associated with it. In the same manner, the UJPR is committed to objective and fair blind peer-review of the submitted for publication works and to prevent any actual or potential conflict of interests between the editorial and review personnel and the reviewed material. Any departures from the above-defined rules should be reported directly to the Editor-in-Chief, who is unequivocally committed to providing swift resolutions to any of such a type of problem. We provide high-quality and flexible information solutions to researchers. UJPR adopts the COPE guidelines on publication ethics.

Ethical Guidelines for Authors

  • Authors should accurately present their research findings and include an objective discussion of the significance of their findings.
  • All and only those who qualify for authorship should be included as authors, and their contribution given in the manuscript.
  • Any facts that might be perceived as a conflict of interest of the author(s) must be disclosed in the paper prior to submission.
  • Data and methods used in the research need to be presented in sufficient detail in the paper so that other researchers can replicate the work. Raw data must be made publicly available unless there is a compelling reason otherwise (e.g., patient confidentiality).
  • Simultaneous submission of manuscripts to more than one journal is not permitted.
  • Original research results must be novel and not previously published, including being previously published in another language.
  • For any content previously published (including quotations, figures, or tables), any necessary permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder.
  • Errors and inaccuracies found after publication must be promptly communicated to the editorial office.

Consent to publish

Authors should seek consent from individuals to publish their data prior to submitting their paper to a journal. This is in particular applicable to case studies.

Manipulation of Citations 

Authors whose submitted manuscripts are found to include citations whose primary purpose is to increase the number of citations to an author’s work/articles published in a particular journal may incur sanctions. Editors and reviewers must not ask authors to include references merely to increase citations to their own or an associate’s work, to the journal, or to another journal they are associated with.

Multiple, duplicate, or concurrent submission/publication

Papers describing essentially the same research should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Hence, authors should not submit for consideration a manuscript that has already been published in another journal.

Redundant publications 

This means publishing many very similar manuscripts based on the same experiment. It can make readers less likely to pay attention to your manuscripts.

Image manipulation, falsification, and fabrication

Where research data are collected or presented as images, changing these images can sometimes misrepresent the results obtained or their significance. There can be legitimate reasons for image modification, but authors should avoid changing images if this leads to the falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of their results.

Ethical Guidelines for Editors and Reviewers

They should decline to be involved with a submission when they-

  • Have a recent publication or current submission with any author.
  • Share or recently shared an affiliation with any author.
  • Collaborate with any author.
  • Have a close personal connection to any author.
  • Have a financial interest in the subject of the work.
  • Feel unable to be objective.

Vulnerable Populations

Special care should be given to groups or persons who may be incapable of predicting, dealing with, or recovering from the influence of study execution. It is possible that they did not understand the nature of the study to get informed consent, and, therefore, were vulnerable to coercion. The study may engage these groups and people only if their involvement is absolutely necessary to carry out the research, and the output of the study is beneficial for them. 

Research involving human subjects

When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should show whether the procedures followed were under the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national). Authors should explain how informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Informed participant consent

To ensure compliance with relevant laws and guidelines, necessary consents and permissions must be received from the participants in order to obtain and use personal information. Signed consent forms should not be sent to the journal, since they may contain sensitive participant data. Rather, authors should provide a declaration stating that informed consents were acquired from participants. Related documents and proofs are stored to be presented upon request from legal authorities. 

Animal experiments

When reporting experiments on animals, authors should be asked to show whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed.

Handling confidential data

Confidentiality of the data obtained from individuals or organizations is critical and should not be used without their permission. Authors are expected to take all required steps to secure sensitive participant information, and protect the participants from any potential bodily or psychological damage.

Marketing Practices

This Journal uses social media platforms and other electronic media to disseminate our content and engage readers with our publications. We try to reach new readers through quick communication methods like emails, Twitter, and Facebook. Our Editorial Board and reviewers are familiar with social media policies and practices and plan their advertising and marketing activities by adhering to norms and standards of the concerned regulatory body, such as the Advertising Standards Authority’s Guidance on the Marketing of Publications (or equivalent bodies applicable to our global offices). Such communication for marketing and publicity of the journal content is not at the expense of the integrity of the content.