The Journal of Innovations in Social and Applied Sciences (JISAS) upholds the highest standards of scholarly publishing. Our editorial policies are grounded in fairness, transparency, and academic rigor to ensure that every manuscript undergoes a thorough and objective review process.
All submissions are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process. Reviewers are selected for their subject-matter expertise and are required to provide constructive, unbiased feedback within defined timeframes. Authors may be asked to address reviewer comments before a final decision is made.
Authors must ensure that their work is original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism or redundant publication. Ethical approval must be documented for studies involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data. Conflicts of interest should be disclosed by all parties involved in the publication process.
We encourage authors to make datasets, code, or supplementary materials available to promote reproducibility and enable further research. Where possible, data should be deposited in recognized repositories with appropriate access statements.
Final decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with associate and managing editors. Decisions may include acceptance, minor/major revision, or rejection. Appeals can be submitted if authors believe a decision was not justified; these will be reviewed by an independent editor.
JISAS seeks to follow applicable COPE guidance when handling publication-ethics concerns. Corrections, corrigenda, retractions and expressions of concern will be issued as separately dated notices linked to the affected article. The original scholarly record is preserved and notices state the reason and date. Published files must not be silently replaced.