Journal Policies

NADT Journals follows ethical principles consistent with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers are expected to uphold standards of honesty, transparency, accountability, and academic responsibility.

Ethical concerns such as plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, inappropriate authorship, and conflicts of interest are addressed through fair, confidential, and transparent procedures.

NADT Journals maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts must be original and properly cited. Similarity checks may be conducted at any stage of the editorial process.

All manuscripts submitted to NADT Journals undergo a double-blind peer review process. Reviewers assess submissions on the basis of originality, relevance, methodological rigor, clarity, and contribution to the discipline.

Editorial decisions are made independently, without discrimination or external influence, ensuring fairness and academic credibility.

Authors publishing in JHSS or JERS retain the copyright of their work. By publishing with NADT Journals, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article as the original publisher.

Published articles are made available under a Creative Commons license, as specified at the time of publication:

• CC BY (Attribution): Permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction with proper attribution.
• CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial): Permits use and distribution for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution.

The applicable license is clearly indicated on each published article.

NADT Journals endeavours to align its editorial practices with the quality indicators recommended under the UGC-CARE framework, including transparency in peer review, ethical publishing, editorial accountability, and clarity of journal policies.