Policy on Publications by Editors and Editorial Board Members

Policy on Publications by Editors and Editorial Board Members

The Journal of Advanced Homoeopathic Studies (JAHS) maintains the highest standards of editorial independence, fairness, and transparency. To uphold these standards, special procedures are applied when the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, or members of the Editorial Board submit their own manuscripts for consideration.

1. Editorial Independence

  • Editors are permitted to publish in JAHS, recognizing that their academic work contributes to the advancement of Homoeopathic research.

  • However, no editor shall be involved in any aspect of the review, decision-making, or acceptance process for their own manuscript.

2. Manuscript Handling Procedure

  • When an editor (including the Editor-in-Chief) submits a manuscript, the submission will be automatically redirected to a designated handling editor (another editor, senior associate editor, or guest editor without conflicts of interest).

  • The handling editor will oversee the peer review process, select reviewers, and make final recommendations independently.

  • The Editor-in-Chief will not access the review process or influence the editorial decision in any way.

3. Peer Review Process

  • Manuscripts authored by editors will undergo the same double-blind peer review applied to all submissions.

  • Reviewers will not be informed of the editorial position of the author to maintain objectivity.

4. Transparency and Disclosure

  • In the interest of transparency, a statement will be included in the published article clarifying the editorial role of the author and the independence of the review process. For example:

    “This article was authored by the Editor-in-Chief of JAHS. To ensure an unbiased editorial process, the manuscript was handled by [Name of Handling Editor], with no involvement of the Editor-in-Chief in the peer review or decision-making process.”

5. Frequency of Publication

  • Editors are encouraged to contribute to JAHS occasionally, but such contributions will be moderated in frequency to avoid any perception of preferential treatment or journal bias.

6. Conflict of Interest Declaration

  • All editors submitting manuscripts must provide a full conflict of interest statement at the time of submission, in line with ICMJE guidelines.

7. Ethical Framework

  • This policy is aligned with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines, and is consistent with the standards expected of peer-reviewed scholarly journals.