📜 Terms and Conditions
Global Scholar Publications (GSP) provides academic publishing services, journal information, manuscript submission facilities, editorial communication, peer-review coordination, online publication, and related scholarly publishing resources through its publisher website and associated journal platforms.
These Terms and Conditions establish the general responsibilities, conditions, rights, and expectations applicable to users of Global Scholar Publications and the journals published by GSP. By accessing our websites, submitting a manuscript, participating in peer review, applying for an editorial or reviewer position, making a publication-related payment, or using any GSP publishing service, users acknowledge and agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions and the applicable journal policies.
This is a general publisher-level policy applicable to Global Scholar Publications and its associated journals. Individual journals may have additional requirements, policies, or instructions that apply to manuscripts submitted to that particular journal.
✅ Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Global Scholar Publications website, any GSP journal website, or related publishing services, users acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.
Submission of a manuscript, participation in the editorial or peer-review process, use of website services, application for an editorial or reviewer position, or completion of a publication-related transaction constitutes acceptance of the applicable terms and policies.
🌐 Use of Website and Publishing Platform
Global Scholar Publications websites are provided to communicate information about our journals, publishing services, editorial procedures, author guidelines, publication policies, manuscript submission, publication charges, research articles, and related academic resources.
Users are expected to use the websites and publishing systems lawfully, responsibly, and only for legitimate academic, professional, communication, and publishing purposes.
- 🌍 Use GSP websites and services only for lawful and legitimate purposes.
- 📚 Use published information responsibly for academic, research, educational, and professional purposes.
- 🚫 Do not misuse manuscript submission forms, contact forms, email addresses, or other website facilities.
- 🛡️ Do not attempt unauthorized access to publishing systems, accounts, databases, or administrative areas.
- 💻 Do not knowingly introduce malicious code, harmful files, automated abuse, or other disruptive activity.
- ⚠️ Do not use GSP websites to submit fraudulent, misleading, defamatory, unlawful, or unauthorized material.
📩 Manuscript Submission Conditions
Authors submitting manuscripts to journals published by Global Scholar Publications are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original, accurate, ethically prepared, and appropriate for the selected journal.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:
- 📄 The manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere.
- 🚫 The manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.
- 👥 All listed authors have approved the manuscript and its submission.
- 🧾 The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of the selected journal.
- 🔍 The manuscript complies with applicable publication ethics and originality requirements.
- 📚 Sources, citations, references, acknowledgements, and supporting information have been appropriately provided.
- ⚖️ Required ethical approvals, permissions, and consent have been obtained where applicable.
- ©️ Authors have the necessary rights or permissions for third-party content included in the manuscript.
🔍 Editorial Screening and Peer Review
Manuscripts submitted to GSP journals are subject to editorial assessment and, where appropriate, peer review in accordance with the policies and procedures of the selected journal.
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Editorial decisions may take into account manuscript quality, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, ethical compliance, reviewer recommendations, author responses to revisions, and other applicable editorial considerations.
The specific peer-review model and procedures applicable to a journal are described in that journal's Peer Review Policy or Author Guidelines.
Authors are expected to respond appropriately to editorial communications, reviewer comments, and revision requests within reasonable periods to support efficient manuscript processing.
💰 Article Processing Charges and Payments
Global Scholar Publications follows an affordable publication-charge model for its journals. Applicable Article Processing Charges (APC) and other publication-related charges are determined according to the publisher's current fee policy.
The standard publication charge is currently USD 20 for international authors. Additional charges may apply in circumstances described on the official Article Processing Charges page.
Authors are responsible for reviewing the applicable charges before completing publication formalities and for making payments through the approved payment channels provided by Global Scholar Publications or the relevant journal.
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📄 Publication and Author Services
Global Scholar Publications may provide publication-related services including manuscript acknowledgement, editorial processing, peer-review coordination, manuscript tracking, online Open Access publication, Crossref DOI registration, and issuance of a Certificate of Publication.
The availability and timing of individual services may depend on the selected journal, manuscript status, editorial requirements, technical processing, and applicable publication policies.
Publication timelines are intended as workflow targets and may vary depending on manuscript quality, reviewer availability, revision requirements, editorial decisions, technical processing, and other circumstances beyond the publisher's direct control.
⚡ Fast Publication and Editorial Processing
Global Scholar Publications aims to provide efficient editorial processing and timely publication of accepted manuscripts while maintaining appropriate editorial evaluation and peer-review procedures.
Authors should understand that fast publication does not mean guaranteed acceptance or publication without peer review. The time required to process an individual manuscript may vary according to the circumstances of each submission.
🔗 Crossref DOI and Published Articles
Articles successfully published by GSP journals may receive a unique Crossref DOI as part of the publisher's publication service. DOI assignment provides a persistent identifier that supports article identification, citation, linking, and scholarly discoverability.
Once an article is published, its bibliographic information and published content may become part of the public scholarly record and may be accessible through the journal website, DOI services, search engines, indexing services, repositories, and other scholarly communication platforms.
📜 Certificate of Publication
Global Scholar Publications provides a Free Certificate of Publication for successfully published articles according to the applicable journal and publisher procedures.
The certificate is an electronic publication-related document and does not replace the published article, DOI, or official bibliographic record.
🔒 Privacy and Confidentiality
Personal information, manuscript files, reviewer information, editorial communications, payment-related information, and other user data are handled according to the Global Scholar Publications Privacy Policy and applicable publishing procedures.
Global Scholar Publications takes reasonable measures to protect confidential information. However, users acknowledge that electronic communication and internet-based systems may involve inherent technical and security limitations.
🔐 Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Editorial Information
Manuscripts, reviewer comments, editorial communications, and other confidential information received during the editorial and peer-review process are handled for legitimate scholarly publishing and administrative purposes.
Confidential information will not intentionally be disclosed publicly except where disclosure is required for legitimate publication activities, authorized by the relevant parties, required by law, or necessary for publication ethics, research integrity, or other legitimate purposes.
🧾 Intellectual Property and Author Responsibility
Authors remain responsible for the originality, accuracy, legality, and academic integrity of the content they submit. Authors must ensure that their manuscripts do not infringe copyright, privacy, intellectual property, confidentiality, or other rights belonging to third parties.
Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permissions for copyrighted figures, photographs, datasets, instruments, questionnaires, or other third-party material where permission is required.
Global Scholar Publications does not assume responsibility for copyright infringement, inaccurate statements, unauthorized use of third-party material, ethical violations, or other legal claims arising from material supplied by authors.
👥 Authorship and Contributor Responsibility
Authors are responsible for ensuring that authorship information supplied during manuscript submission is accurate and reflects appropriate scholarly contributions. All listed authors should approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission.
Requests to add, remove, or change authors after submission may be subject to the applicable authorship policy and editorial review.
🧾 Editorial Rights
Global Scholar Publications and its journals reserve the right to accept, reject, request revision of, withdraw, correct, or remove submissions and published content when justified by editorial, ethical, legal, technical, or publication-integrity considerations.
Such actions may be considered in circumstances including:
- 🔍 Evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct
- ⚖️ Ethical or research-integrity concerns
- 📄 Significant inaccuracies or publication errors
- ©️ Copyright or intellectual-property concerns
- 🚫 Violation of journal or publisher policies
- 📚 Submission outside the journal's scope
- ⚠️ Legal or regulatory requirements
- 💻 Technical or administrative issues affecting publication integrity
📝 Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Actions
Published articles may be corrected, updated, withdrawn, or retracted where appropriate in accordance with the applicable publication ethics and post-publication policies.
Such actions are taken to maintain the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of the scholarly record.
🌐 Website Content and Availability
Global Scholar Publications makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate information on its websites and journal platforms. However, website content may occasionally contain errors, omissions, outdated information, or temporary technical issues.
GSP may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue portions of its websites, services, journal information, or publishing systems when necessary for operational, technical, editorial, legal, or security reasons.
⚠️ Limitation of Liability
Global Scholar Publications makes reasonable efforts to provide reliable publishing services and maintain website availability. However, we do not guarantee uninterrupted website access, completely error-free operation, or uninterrupted availability of third-party services.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Global Scholar Publications shall not be responsible for indirect losses, delays, interruptions, technical failures, third-party service disruptions, publication delays, or consequences arising from inaccurate information supplied by users.
Editorial decisions, including acceptance, rejection, revision, withdrawal, correction, or retraction decisions, are made according to applicable editorial and publication policies and do not constitute a guarantee of publication or research outcome.
🔄 Changes to Terms and Conditions
Global Scholar Publications may revise, update, or modify these Terms and Conditions when necessary to reflect changes in publishing operations, journal procedures, technical systems, legal requirements, or scholarly publishing practices.
Updated terms become effective when the revised version is published on the Global Scholar Publications website unless otherwise stated.
📅 Effective Date
Effective Date: 15 August 2026
These Terms and Conditions apply to Global Scholar Publications and its associated journal websites and publishing services, subject to any journal-specific terms or policies that may also apply.
📚 Related Publisher Policies
Users and authors should also review the applicable Global Scholar Publications policies for detailed requirements concerning publication and editorial practices.
- 🔒 Privacy Policy
- 📖 Publication Ethics
- 🔍 Plagiarism Policy
- 👥 Authorship Policy
- 👨⚖️ Peer Review Policy
- ©️ Copyright Policy
- 📜 Licensing Policy
- 🤖 AI Usage Policy
📩 Contact Global Scholar Publications
For questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, manuscript submission, publication services, or applicable journal requirements, please contact Global Scholar Publications through the official contact information provided on our website.
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