Manuscipt Rejection Policy

Academos Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic quality, research integrity, editorial independence, publication ethics, and timely publication. All submitted manuscripts are evaluated solely on the basis of their scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical integrity, and relevance to the Journal's interdisciplinary mission.

The Editorial Office reserves the right to reject a manuscript at any stage of the editorial process, including the initial editorial assessment (desk review), peer review, revision, or prior to publication, under the following circumstances:

1. Insufficient Scientific Quality

  • A manuscript may be rejected if it lacks originality, presents inadequate scientific or methodological quality, contains unsupported conclusions, demonstrates significant weaknesses in research design or analysis, or does not make a meaningful contribution to existing knowledge.

2. Lack of Academic or Interdisciplinary Relevance

  • As an interdisciplinary journal, Academos Journal welcomes submissions from a broad range of academic disciplines. However, manuscripts may be rejected if they do not demonstrate a clear scientific contribution, academic significance, or relevance to the Journal's interdisciplinary readership.

3. Plagiarism and Unacceptable Textual Overlap

  • All submitted manuscripts will undergo similarity screening before peer review and again prior to publication.
  • A manuscript may be rejected if plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, excessive textual overlap, unattributed use of another person's work, or any other form of academic misconduct is identified.
  • Editorial decisions are based not only on the similarity percentage but also on the nature, extent, and context of the identified similarities.

4. Research and Publication Misconduct

  • A manuscript may be rejected where there is evidence or reasonable suspicion of research or publication misconduct, including, but not limited to:
  • Data fabrication or falsification;
  • Image or data manipulation;
  • Citation manipulation;
  • Authorship manipulation;
  • False affiliations or misleading author information;
  • Fabricated reviewer identities;
  • Manipulated peer review;
  • Paper mill activity; or
  • Any attempt to manipulate the editorial or publication process.

5. Duplicate or Simultaneous Submission

  • A manuscript will be rejected if it has previously been published, is simultaneously under consideration by another journal, or substantially duplicates previously published work without appropriate disclosure.

6. Ethical Non-Compliance

  • The Journal may reject manuscripts that fail to comply with internationally accepted principles of research and publication ethics, including the absence of required ethical approval, informed consent, permissions, or disclosure of conflicts of interest, where applicable.

7. Inappropriate Use of Artificial Intelligence

  • Artificial intelligence tools may only be used in accordance with the Journal's policies.
  • A manuscript will be rejected if artificial intelligence has been used to fabricate or manipulate scientific content, references, data, analyses, images, or any other part of the manuscript, or where the use of AI has not been appropriately disclosed.
  • Human authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and authenticity of all submitted content.

8. Failure to Comply with Journal Requirements

  • A manuscript may be rejected if it does not comply with the Journal's Author Guidelines, formatting requirements, language standards, submission requirements, or mandatory documentation, and the identified deficiencies are not corrected following editorial notification.

9. Failure to Respond Adequately to Peer Review

  • Authors are expected to address reviewers' and editors' comments thoroughly, accurately, and professionally.
  • A manuscript may be rejected if the revised version fails to address substantial reviewer or editorial comments, or if the authors fail to provide an adequate response to the requested revisions.

10. Failure to Respect Editorial Deadlines

  • To ensure the timely publication of each issue, authors are expected to comply with the deadlines established by the Editorial Office.
  • Failure to submit revised manuscripts, requested documentation, proofs, or responses to editorial correspondence within the deadline specified by the Editor may result in the manuscript being withdrawn from the editorial process or rejected.
  • Requests for an extension should be submitted before the assigned deadline expires and are subject to editorial approval.

11. Legal and Confidentiality Concerns

  • The Journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts that violate copyright, confidentiality, privacy, data protection legislation, or any other applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

12. Failure to Complete the Submission Process

  • Authors are responsible for completing all required steps of the submission process through the Journal's online submission system and for providing complete, accurate, and up-to-date information.
  • A manuscript may be administratively rejected or removed from further editorial consideration if the submission remains incomplete after notification from the Editorial Office and the author fails to complete the submission within the deadline specified by the Editor.
  • An incomplete submission may include, but is not limited to:
  • Complete author information and affiliations;
  • Manuscript files in the required format;
  • Abstract, keywords, or other required metadata;
  • Authorship and contribution statements;
  • Conflict of interest declarations;
  • Funding information;
  • Ethical statements or supporting documentation; or
  • Any other information, files, or declarations required for editorial evaluation.
  • Administrative rejection due to an incomplete submission does not constitute a scientific evaluation of the manuscript and does not imply that the manuscript lacks scientific merit.

13. Final Editorial Decision

  • Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical integrity, and academic contribution. All decisions are made independently, fairly, and without discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political beliefs, institutional affiliation, or any other personal characteristic of the authors.
  • The Editor-in-Chief has final responsibility for all editorial decisions, following consultation with the handling editor, peer reviewers, and, where appropriate, members of the Editorial Board.
  • The Editorial Office further reserves the right to reject any manuscript that, in the opinion of the Editor-in-Chief, compromises the scientific quality, ethical standards, integrity, reputation, or the timely publication of Academos Journal.