Ethics of Publishing in USci

Publication Ethics

UMYU Scientifica aims to adhere to the scientific publishing best practices in tandem with the guidelines outlined below:

Plagiarism

Authors should note that plagiarism and breach in research ethics are not tolerated by this Journal. Hence, all manuscripts submitted to USci are subjected to plagiarism checks before accepting for publication. Authors must not submit papers that are under review/consideration in other journals. Authors must fully acknowledge all sources of their information, such as methodology, figures etc. Submitted manuscripts found to be plagiarized from other works, either published or otherwise, will be automatically rejected. Authors are responsible and liable to the content of their manuscripts.

Fabrication and falsification

Manuscripts found to contain falsified or fabricated data, images or any other result will attract appropriate penalty to the authors and the article(s) will be retracted if already published.

Authorship

Listed authors of a submitted manuscript to UMYU Scientifica must have made significant contributions to the research (eg. design and/or analysis and interpretation of the data/or drafting of the paper) and agreed to the manuscript's claims by reviewing and approving the contents of the final version of the manuscript before submitting it for publication. All authors must consent to being listed as co-authors in a submitted manuscript.

Conflict of Interest

The authors must declare a conflict of interest (if any) while submitting the final version of the manuscript for publication.

Acknowledgment

Authors are required to state contributions that do not justify authorship but need to be acknowledged/disclosed; source of funding, technical or material support, etc.

Manuscript Withdrawal Policy of USci

UMYU Scientifica (USci), reserves the right to retract any published article when there is suspected plagiarism or any scientific misconduct. The author can request for the withdrawal of manuscripts before or after publishing via a formal written request addressed to the Editor-in-Chief of USci with full justifications. Approvals for the withdrawal of manuscripts depend on the decision of the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board of USci. There will be no refunds of article processing and /or Publication charges paid to USci if the processed/published manuscript is withdrawn.