Upon submission, all manuscripts are initially evaluated by the Journal Manager and the Editor-in-Chief to determine their suitability for the journal’s scope, quality, originality, and scientific relevance. During this preliminary assessment, manuscripts are screened for formatting accuracy, completeness of submission files, ethical compliance, and adherence to the journal’s author guidelines. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening using Turnitin software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Manuscripts with major formatting issues, language deficiencies, ethical concerns, or excessive similarity index may be returned to the authors for correction before being forwarded for peer review. Manuscripts that fail to meet the journal’s ethical or scientific standards may be rejected during the initial editorial screening process.
The INDIAN JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE (IJAHS) follows a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process to ensure the quality, validity, originality, and scientific significance of published research. After successful completion of the primary editorial screening, manuscripts are assigned to subject experts with relevant academic qualifications and research expertise. The identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process to maintain impartiality and minimize bias. The editorial office generally appoints at least two to three independent reviewers for each manuscript. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, methodology, ethical standards, statistical validity, clarity of presentation, relevance to allied health sciences, and overall scientific contribution. Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts based on reviewer comments and editorial recommendations. Final decisions regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection are made by the Editor-in-Chief after careful evaluation of reviewer reports and editorial assessments.
IJAHS is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the ethical guidelines recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Authors are expected to submit original and authentic work that has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Data fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, unethical experimentation, image manipulation, and inappropriate authorship practices are strictly prohibited. Authors must disclose conflicts of interest, funding sources, and ethical approval details wherever applicable. Editors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality, objectivity, and fairness during the review and publication process.
All manuscripts submitted to IJAHS undergo plagiarism screening using Turnitin plagiarism detection software before entering the peer-review process. Manuscripts found to contain substantial plagiarism, copied material, manipulated citations, or unethical paraphrasing practices may be rejected immediately. Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their work and proper acknowledgment of all sources. Minor similarity due to references, standard terminology, or methodological descriptions may be acceptable within reasonable limits determined by the editorial board.
The INDIAN JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE (IJAHS) recognizes the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies in academic research and scholarly writing. Authors may use AI-based tools such as grammar correction software, language enhancement tools, reference management systems, statistical assistance tools, and generative AI technologies only to improve readability, organization, formatting, and language quality during manuscript preparation. However, AI tools, machine-learning systems, or chatbots cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the integrity, originality, ethical compliance, accuracy, or scientific validity of the submitted work.
Authors remain fully responsible and accountable for all content submitted to the journal, including text, figures, tables, statistical analyses, interpretations, references, and conclusions generated or assisted by AI technologies. Any significant use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed within the acknowledgment section or methodology section of the manuscript.
IJAHS strictly prohibits the use of AI tools for generating fabricated research data, manipulated images, falsified patient information, fake references, misleading scientific interpretations, ghostwriting, or unethical content generation. Manuscripts identified with fabricated citations, manipulated scientific findings, excessive undisclosed AI-generated writing, or misleading AI-generated content may be rejected during editorial screening or peer review.
The editorial office may utilize plagiarism-detection and AI-detection tools to evaluate originality, authenticity, and academic integrity of submitted manuscripts. While limited AI-assisted language refinement may be acceptable, manuscripts containing excessively AI-generated content that compromises originality, scientific reasoning, critical analysis, human interpretation, or academic contribution may require major revision or rejection. Authors are encouraged to ensure that the core scientific concepts, clinical judgments, interpretations, discussions, and conclusions are primarily developed through genuine human intellectual contribution.
IJAHS is a fully open-access journal that provides immediate, unrestricted, and free access to all published articles without subscription barriers. The journal supports the global dissemination of scientific knowledge and encourages researchers, academicians, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and students to access, read, download, and share scholarly content freely for educational and research purposes.
Authors retain the copyright of their published work in IJAHS. All articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source. Authors grant the journal the right to publish, archive, and disseminate the work as part of the scholarly record.
The journal ensures long-term digital preservation and accessibility of scholarly content through permanent electronic archiving on the journal website and through CLOCKSS archival systems. Published articles remain permanently accessible to readers to maintain the continuity and integrity of the scientific record.
In cases where significant errors, ethical concerns, research misconduct, or scientific inaccuracies are identified after publication, the editorial board reserves the right to publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retract articles according to accepted publishing ethics guidelines. Retractions and corrections will be clearly identified and linked to the original article to ensure transparency and integrity of the scientific literature.
