Publishing Policy for DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology
1. Submission Policies
When you submit a manuscript to DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology ( DJLIT ) , we will take it to imply that the manuscript has not already been published or submitted elsewhere. You may not submit your manuscript elsewhere while it is under consideration at DJLIT . The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may also be stated. We reserve the right to reject a paper even after it has been accepted , if it becomes apparent that there are serious problems with its scientific content, or our publishing policies have been violated.
2. Transfers
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology is editorially independent, and Editorial Board Members make decisions independently. It is for authors alone to decide where to submit their manuscripts.
3. Author responsibilities
Being an author DJLIT does not require all authors of a research paper to sign the cover letter upon submission, nor do they impose an order on the list of authors. Submission to DJLIT is taken by the publication to mean that all the listed authors have agreed to all of the contents. The corresponding (submitting) author is responsible for having ensured that this agreement has been reached, and for managing all communication between the publication and all co - authors, before and after publication.
English language
All manuscripts must be presented in native standard English. Authors for whom English is a second language are encouraged to seek assistance in writing from a native speaker. Manuscripts written in poor English will not be sent for review.
Author contributions statements
Authors are required to include a statement of responsibility in the manuscript that specifies the contribution of every author.
Correcting the record
Authors of published material have a responsibility to inform DJLIT promptly if they become aware of any part that requires correcting.
Pre - publication responsibilities
The corresponding (submitting) author is solely responsible for communicating with DJLIT and for managing communication between co - authors. Before submission, the correspon ding author ensures that all authors are included in the author list, its order has been agreed by all authors, and that all authors are aware that the paper was submitted. After acceptance, the proof is sent to the corresponding author, who deals with DJL IT on the behalf of all co - authors; DJLIT will not necessarily correct errors after publication if they result from errors that were present on a proof that was not shown to co - authors before publication. The corresponding author is responsible for the acc uracy of all content in the proof, in particular that names of co - authors are present and correctly spelled, and that addresses and affiliations are current.
A confidential process
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology treats the submitted manuscript and all communication with authors and referees as confidential. Authors must also treat communication with DJLIT as confidential: correspondence with DJLIT , referee reports and other confidential material must not be posted on any website or ot herwise publicized without prior permission from the DJLIT publishing team, regardless of whether or not the submission is eventually published.
4. License agreement and author copyright
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology requires authors to assign copyright of their published original research papers to the journal. Articles are published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in/ (Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerives 2.5 India ).
you are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Under the following terms:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Non - Commercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
Plagiarism and fabrication
Plagiarism is when an author attempts to pass off someone else's work as his or her own. Duplicate publication, sometimes called self - plagiarism, occurs when an author re - uses substantial parts of his or her own published work without providing the appropriate references. This can range from getting an identical paper published in multiple journals, to 'salami - slicing', where authors add small amoun ts of new data to a previous paper. Plagiarism can be said to have clearly occurred when large chunks of text have been cut - and - pasted. Such manuscripts would not be considered for publication in DJLIT . However, minor plagiarism without dishonest intent is relatively frequent, for example, when an author re - uses parts of an introduction from an earlier paper. DESIDOC is a member of CrossCheck http://www.cross-check.com/ , an initiative to help editors verify the originality of submitted manuscripts. As part of this process, DJLIT spot checks submitted manuscripts to be scanned and compared with the CrossCheck database.
see details
http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/public/journals/2/Publishing_policy_for_DJLIT.pdf