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a) Copyright
Prajnabharati journal is being brought out in electronic format the contributors and audience are not limited to the academic community within the country but envisages a coming together of international academic world. Prajnabharati may be used free of cost for research and educational purposes, provided that all appropriate citation information is included. However, by misusing part or whole of article(s) amounting to copyright violation and commercial use is strictly prohibited under all circumstances. The article(s) sent to the journal should be original, i.e., it should not be violating any copyright rules currently prevalent in the country, and should contain nothing of a libellous or scandalous character. Permission from the copyright owner should be included as necessary for use of any quotes or figures previously published elsewhere. The copyright of all published material, including printed, electronic and other publication formats, will be held by Prajnabharati. Filling up and signing of a copyright declaration form is mandatory as and when the paper has been accepted for publication.

b) Plagiarism
Plagiarism is treated as a violation of academic integrity and a blatant display of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism is the copying of ideas, text, data and other creative work (e.g. tables, figures and graphs) and presenting it as original research without proper citation.

• The submitted articles checked for plagiarism following prevalent norms , if found exceeds 25% plagiarism level shall be retracted to the author.

• Only the articles having medium of publication used as English shall be subjected to plagiarism check.

• Proper attribution of an idea is required even if a journal operates with double-blind review.

• If authors found guilty of plagiarism, the article with comments will be retracted and if published, the online version of the Prajnabharati article is withdrawn from the host site. Prajnabharati publishes an official retraction of paper.

2. EDITORIAL POLICY


The journal encourages theoretical and empirical research papers and articles of relevance by both academicians and researchers. The journal articles should broadly focus on areas such as Arts, Literature & Social Sciences. The views expressed in this publication are purely personal judgments of the authors and do not reflect the view of Prajnabharati. All efforts are made to ensure that the published information is correct to the best of our knowledge domain. Prajnabharati is not responsible for any error caused due to oversight or otherwise. All rights are reserved with the Editorial Board with regard to the acceptance/rejection of the papers received.

3. PEER REVIEW POLICY


Peer review policy is instituted to ensure that papers with good scholarly quality are published. Our journal is committed to speedy evaluation and publication of papers that are accepted. The policy is as follows:

a). Manuscript Submission and Initial Evaluation
Submitted manuscripts shall be subjected to initial screening for adherence to general guidelines for authors. Subsequently, the Editorial Board shall consider the manuscript for peer review. Where the manuscripts rejected in the initial screening will be retracted.

b). Peer Review
The Journal adopts a blind review, where anonymity of the author and referee is ensured. During submission, the author may suggest a limited list of reviewers who may or may not, as the case may be, review their manuscript. These suggestions shall be considered, but not always followed. The manuscript shall be reviewed for its originality of contribution, relevance of the content, coverage of the area, interest to community, adequacy of methodology, clarity of presentation and structure.

c). Decision
Based on the review report, the Editorial Board shall make decision on: Rejection; Resubmission after minor modifications, to address specific areas of concern; Resubmission after major alterations, to address significant gaps; or Acceptance.

d). Revision of Manuscript
The changes in manuscript, as suggested by the reviewer, shall be intimated to the author along with the review report, with a deadline. New manuscript shall be sent back to the original reviewer or to a new reviewer, at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Revised manuscript shall highlight the changes made in response to the review report.

e). Acceptance and Publication
Once the manuscript is finally accepted for publication, the proof shall be sent to the author, for acceptance and approval after minor corrections, if required. The print shall carry the dates of submission and date of acceptance.

4. PRIVACY POLICY


The journal is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the privacy of the personal information we collect from you.
This privacy policy describes how the personal information that is collected when you register as author(s)/Editor/Peer reviewer of Prajnabharati in website.

Information you provide (personal information that the Service collects directly from you)
• Contact details, such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone/mobile number
• Educational and professional background information;
• Comments, feedback, posts and other content you submit to the Service; and
• Uploaded files

Data Security
Prajnabharati takes precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction through the use of appropriate administrative, physical and technical security measures. Changes to Our Policy

We may change the policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page Contact If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding the policy and processing, please contact to Mob No. : +91 9847777789 Email : info@prajnabharati.in

5. ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL POLICY


Withdrawing manuscripts from publication wastes the valuable resources and tremendous amount of effort made in processing the manuscripts by the editors, reviewers and the editorial staff. To avoid withdrawal of a manuscript we sincerely request the authors especially the corresponding author, first author and guarantor of submission, to ensure the consent from all concerned. address the following issues before submitting the manuscript for Prajnabharati publication:

Check multiple times that the facts and data presented in the manuscripts are accurate and error-free.

1. Confirm that all the authors agree on the specific journal to submit the manuscript for publication. If there are any disagreements about selection of the journal, find a solution which is agreeable to all authors before submitting the manuscript for publication.

2. Manuscripts may be withdrawn at any stage of review and publication process by submitting a request to the publication department. Manuscript withdrawal will be permitted after submission only for the most compelling and unavoidable reasons.

3. If the author wants to withdraw a manuscript, the author needs to submit a completed “Article Change Form”, signed by all authors of the manuscript stating the reasons for manuscript withdrawal. The form is available from the admin.

6. ARCHIVE POLICY


Prajnabharati’s collection policy is to build resources with an emphasis on humanities and social science publications and conference proceedings. To receive and retain all scientific periodicals which may be of use to the country, and To be a national repository for reports of scientific work of nation both published and unpublished. Communicate library services to raise awareness and promote partnerships with other libraries, educational & R&D institutions etc. Create a forward thinking, dynamic organization that is responsive and flexible in order to achieve its goals and objectives. Continue to improve the library’s effectiveness through systematic, ongoing outcome assessment.

7. OPEN ACCESS POLICY


Prajnabharati Journal is an open access publisher of its high quality research publications around the world ensuring that the light of knowledge is disseminated without any interference and ambiguity to all its users.
Prajnabharati is a platform to help the General Public, Students ,Authors, Professors, Researchers, Scholars and also other readers in extending and stretching their bounds of knowledge.