Editorial Policy

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Editorial Principles

NEGAAS Journal’s main objective is to strengthen the relationship between Nepal and Germany, inspire the scholars, and enlighten the knowledge seekers via accurate, reliable, and fact-based articles. NEGAAS seeks to deepen the relationship between Nepal and the FRG by fostering mutual understanding and collaboration between academicians.

It tends to Promote professional interests and maintain scholarly communication among Nepalese scholars, support governments, provide consultancy services, establish and strengthen relations, facilitate stay and researches of German students/scholars/researchers in Nepal, help professionals working abroad and promote German language, facilitate interactive communication.

 

Editorial Code of Ethics

Accuracy

We not publish material or photographs that are false, deceptive, or distorted, including headlines that are not supported by the content. For us, accuracy is more than just getting the facts correctly. It is also critical to analyze all relevant facts and information in order to arrive at the truth. Our writings are well-sourced, evidence-based, fact-checked, and straightforward.

Fairness

Fair reporting gives necessary background and context, does not omit key data, and seeks to be honest with readers, particularly about what we know and do not know. We strive to offer all important perspectives in our stories, ensuring that they are balanced and give context.

Transparency

We are open about the origins of the stuff we post. We always connect to original sources; we endeavor to guarantee that information is given in a timely manner, that it is correct, and that it is intelligible in context. Unless there are security concerns, we always identify our writers.

Impartiality

All subject matter will be treated with impartiality. We seek to convey a range of viewpoints: being impartial does not imply being uncritical or refraining from editorial expression. We clearly distinguish between news and opinion. All information that is an opinion or analysis will be explicitly labeled as such.

Accountability

The ability to hold ourselves accountable is the bedrock of good journalism. When we make mistakes, we will own them and remedy them. We will pay attention to our audience’s issues.

Unrestricted access

To expedite the barrier-free sharing of scientific knowledge, NEGAAS journals rigorously adhere to gold open access. All published papers are immediately free to read, download, and share as long as the original source and authors are credited (Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)).

Open access

To expedite the barrier-free sharing of scientific knowledge, NEGAAS journals rigorously adhere to gold open access. All published papers are immediately free to read, download, and share as long as the original source and authors are credited (Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)).

SUBMISSION, PEER REVIEW AND EDITORIAL PROCESS

An online editorial system and a set of email alerts aid in the peer review and editorial procedures. The websites of NEGAAS journals provide a step-by-step overview of the editorial process as well as all essential instructions and connections. These URLs are also included in the email notification.

All articles that are submitted are subjected to a rigorous peer review procedure by at least two international reviewers who are specialists in the scientific field of the research in question. Relevance, soundness, importance, originality, readability, and language are all characteristics considered in the review. The journals allow for a maximum of two rounds of article evaluation. The Subject Editor and, in certain situations, the Editor-in-Chief are ultimately responsible for editorial choices. All appeals should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, who may choose to consult with the Subject Editors and Reviewers. There are five possible outcomes: (1) Accept, (2) Minor modifications, (2) Major revisions, (3) Reject with encouragement to resubmit, and (5) Reject. There is no assurance that a revised contribution will be approved if Authors are urged to modify and re-submit.  The paper acceptance is limited by the legal criteria that will be in effect at the time addressing libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.  No research may appear in more than one publication.

Authors' Responsibility

Authors must agree to have their article published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
Authors must attest that their manuscripts are their own creation.
The authors must attest that the article has not been published elsewhere.
The authors must declare that their paper is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
The authors must take part in the peer review process.
Authors must offer retractions or corrections of errors.
All of the authors cited should have made important contributions to the research.

Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed to the Editors by the authors.

All sources utilized in the preparation of the work must be identified by the author.
Authors must notify the Editors of any inaccuracies found in their published manuscript.
All key donors of the study pertinent to their publication should be acknowledged, and all relevant competing interests should be listed.
Other sources of financing for publishing should be explicitly stated in the paper, often in an acknowledgement (e.g., funding for the article processing charge; language editing or editorial help).
The corresponding author must declare any conflicts of interest on behalf of all authors. Conflicts of interest might arise through work, funding sources, personal financial interests, participation in important organizations, or other factors.

Reviewers' Responsibility

Whether the article will be useful to a large number of people. 
 
The objective is for all papers to be valuable to specialists, other scholars, instructors, and students. 
 
If change is required, reviewers are urged to give specific ideas for how the article might achieve this aim.
 
Whether or if the citations are comprehensive and indicative of the published original material.
Whether or whether the abstract accurately summarizes the entire article and is informative.
If the article is well-organized and easy to read.

Editors' Responsibility

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Plagiarism Avoidance

Each review must be a unique piece of work. A review is primarily reliant on the ideas, observations, and reports of others. As a result, authors must take caution when attributing and quoting other publications. This caution also applies to the utilization of the author’s earlier work. Annual Reviews detects plagiarism with…

Annual Reviews writers are encouraged to follow the rules below to avoid unintended copyright infringements, the impression of plagiarism, or accidental bias in collecting bibliographies