EDITORIAL POLICY

The journal encourages theoretical and empirical research papers and articles of relevance by both academicians and researchers. The journal articles should broadly focus on areas in Sanskrit Literature such as Sahitya, Vyakarana, Vedanta, Nyaya, Jyothisha etc.. Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that the authors have not violated any ethical practice followed in preparation and publication of manuscripts related to the said subjects. The practices that are considered unethical are given in the journal website. The views expressed in this publication are purely personal judgments of the authors and do not reflect the view of Sadvidya. Author/s is/are liable to defend their views publicly, if challenged.

Authors should ensure that manuscripts submitted to the journal are in strict compliance with the instructions given. Further, Manuscripts which do not comply with the format and style of the journal will be returned to the authors for revision and/ rejected. The journal reserves the full right to make any formal changes and language corrections necessary in a manuscript accepted for publication. Sadvidya is not responsible for any error caused due to oversight or otherwise. All rights are reserved with the Editorial Board

The publication ethics and Publication malpractice statement is based strictly on the guidelines and standards developed by Committee on Publication Ethics. The relevant duties and expectations of authors, reviewers, and editors of the journal are set out below:

a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

All authors should be registered as an author in this web site. It is recommended to provide their Scopus/ORCID/Vidwan/Google Scholar IDs in corresponding fields of author registration.
No provision is provided to upload the paper in Sadvidya. Author should follow specific fields in paper submission format.

By submitting a manuscript to Sadvidya, the author(s) warrant that:
» The manuscript is their own, original work and that it has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
» The sources of any ideas and/or words in the manuscript that are attributed to others have been with proper citations and/or quotes.
» Do not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in multiple journals or publication venues. If the publication has become redundant it will be treated as unethical work and may be rejected at the discretion of the editorial board.
» The manuscript presented should be clear in presentation of ideas and be provided with sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work.
» Fabrication of results will be considered as fraudulent and will be treated as unethical.
» Authors are solely responsible for obtaining written permission to include any images or artwork for which they do not hold copyright in their articles, or to adapt any such images or artwork for inclusion in their articles. The copyright holder must ensure that the image(s) or artwork will be made freely available online.
» Co-authors should be registered online as authors in the journal website along with their IDs required.
» Where an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in an article of his/hers that has been published in Sadvidya, he/she has an obligation to promptly notify the editors and cooperate with them to correct the article or retract it as appropriate.

b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS

Papers to review are provided online and reviewers can accept/reject/recommend to modify and comment online in respective fields.

» They should not accept manuscript review assignments for which they feel unqualified.
» Reviewers who have accepted manuscript assignments are normally expected to submit their reviews within three weeks.
» They should retreat themselves from the assignment if it becomes apparent to them at any stage that they do not possess the required expertise to perform the review, or that they may have a potential conflict of interest in performing the review.
» Privileged information or ideas obtained by reviewers through the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
» All papers received for review should be treated as confidential documents, and must not be shown to or discussed with others without authorization by the Editor.
» All reviews are to be objective as possible, refraining from engaging in personal criticism of the author(s). They can express their views clearly, explaining and justifying all recommendations made.
» A detailed and constructive feedback to assist the author(s) in improving their work, even if the manuscript is, in their opinion, not publishable can be made..

c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS

The decision and ultimate responsibility for deciding on the publication a manuscript submitted is vested with the Editor. The decision will be taken based on the journal’s policies as determined by the editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. They will not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and potential reviewers, and in some instances the editorial board members, as appropriate. Additionally, the editors will make every effort to ensure the integrity of the blind review process by not revealing the identity of the author(s) of a manuscript to the reviewers of that manuscript, and vice versa.