Best Practices in Research Reporting

ILMA University as a publisher of IBT JBS and all its currently published journals or serials follows the COPE guidelines and codes of conducts on the best publishing practices and editorial workflows as it is described by the COPE (2011). COPE policies on code of conducts and best publishing practices on the matter are mentioned via following web link for the further clarity.

We reserve the right to enforce standards that may be more strict than local legal or ethical frameworks. Issues discovered after publication will be addressed according to guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and may lead to a correction, retraction, or expression of concern. We may also contact authors’ institutions as appropriate.