By submitting a manuscript to Bulletin of Khorezm Mamun Academy (BKMA), as an author you agree to comply with the following Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
- All manuscripts must be the original work of authors and not plagiarism. A zero tolerance approach will be taken to plagiarized manuscripts.
- A manuscript must be prepared in accordance with BKMA Guidelines for Authors;
- Authorship of a manuscript should be limited to authors who have made significant contributions.
- Authors must properly and accurately acknowledge the work of others.
- Authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript and acknowledge individuals or organizations that have provided financial support for research.
- All manuscripts must be previously unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Duties and Responsibilities of Editor in Chief and Editorial Board Members
- The editors of the journal take all possible measures against any publication malpractices.
- Editor in Chief or the assigned editorial board members from time to time are responsible for making decisions on size and content of the manuscripts submitted to the journal.
- The journal utilizes a double blind peer review process. The Editor in Chief and members of the Editorial board ensure the integrity of the publication review process by not revealing either the identity of authors of manuscripts to the reviewers, or the identity of reviewers to authors.
- Any of editorial board members must not use materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript (published or unpublished) for their own research without the author's written authorization.
- Editors shall conduct proper and fair investigation into ethical complaints.
- The editors do not engage in theoretical discussions with the authors. They do not have conflict of interests with respect to articles they reject or accept.
Plagiarism Policy
All manuscripts submitted to the BKMA journal are now screened by plagiarism detection software.
To avoid plagiarism, authors confirm that:
- Authors understand plagiarism is against the profession ethics;
- No copyrighted materials have been used in the manuscript without permission;
- The manuscript is free from plagiarism and has not been published previously;
- Authors will take the full responsibility for the opinion expressed in the paper and for settling in all disputes arising from using any copyrighted materials in the manuscript without proper permission. The author will be required to clarify regarding the plagiarized manuscript within two week if it is found to be suspected of plagiarism during any stages even after publication. Without a reasonable and timely explanation, the manuscript will be automatically rejected and removed from the system.