Research and Publication Ethics
The institute emphasizes on promoting and maintaining high standards of integrity and accountability in conduct of academic research and is keen to implant and endorse a culture of honesty and transparency in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Undertaking this commitment, the Institute highlight that academic freedom is a core value to be defended and sustained. The Institute is dedicated to guarantee a free academic environment to conduct research with ethical values and to publish the same. Research Publication is equally important part of research. Researchers should conduct their research from preparation of research proposal to publication in line with best practices and codes of ethics of relevant professional bodies and/or national and international regulatory bodies.
Objectives of Policy:
- To inculcate & promote research culture amongst the faculty members and students.
- To support best practices with ethical values in research.
- To respect the values of truth, fairness in experimental results and analysis.
- To sustain the integrity of a Research methodologies in discipline.
The purpose of this Code is to offer some guidance to researchers in the field of Pharmacy in keeping with the aims of the Society to value and promote the highest ethical standards in Pharmacy research. The Code of Ethics is intended to promote and support good practice.
In the pharmacy profession, the health and welfare of the public has always been and will continue to be the foremost concern among pharmacists. For this principle to be consistently placed above all other considerations in the practice of pharmacy, the Code of Conduct for students has embodied the minimum standards of proper conduct and professionalism for guidance of future pharmacists. The pharmacist can combine scientific research with professional care, the objective being the acquisition of new knowledge, only to the extent that the research is justified by its potential value for the patient.
Guidelines on submission of the work
- The work has not been published before.
- The work is not under consideration elsewhere for publication.
- The copyright has not been breached in seeking its publication.
- The publication has been approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities at the institute or organization where the work has been carried out.
Guidelines for authorship and proposed changes to authorship
It is recommended that authors adhere to the guidelines for authorship that are applicable in their specific research field. In the absence of specific guidelines it is recommended to adhere to the following guidelines:
- Substantial Contribution: The person must have substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or the creation of new software used in the work.
- Intellectual Contribution: The author must have drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
Ethical issues
- Data fabrication / Data falsification: Creating or altering research data with the intent to mislead.
- Duplicate submission/publication and redundant publication: Submitting or publishing the same work (or substantially overlapping work) in multiple journals without proper disclosure.
- Duplication of text and/or figures (plagiarism): Using others' work (text, images, data, ideas) without proper attribution.
- Authorship issues: Inappropriate inclusion or exclusion of authors, ghost authorship, or gift authorship.
- Undeclared Conflict of Interest (CoI): Failing to disclose financial, personal, or professional relationships that could influence the research or its interpretation.
- Plagiarism prevention with Cross Check: Using plagiarism detection tools (e.g., Crossref Similarity Check, iThenticate) to ensure originality and proper citation of sources.