Publication Standards & Ethics
Ensuring integrity, transparency, and excellence in AI and technology research
Our Commitment to Standards
UpSkill Scholarly upholds the highest ethical and professional standards in scholarly publishing to advance AI-driven solutions with trust and credibility. Our rigorous processes ensure that every publication meets international standards for research integrity, transparency, and excellence.
Publication Standards & Guidelines
Comprehensive policies and procedures ensuring the highest quality in AI and technology research publication.
Authorship Guidelines
- Clear definition of contributor roles and responsibilities
- All authors must have made substantial contributions to the research
- Corresponding author responsible for submission integrity
- Honorary or ghost authorship is strictly prohibited
Plagiarism Prevention - All submissions screened using advanced detection tools
- Proper citation and attribution required for all sources
- Self-plagiarism and duplicate publication prohibited
- Similarity index must be below 20% excluding references
Data Integrity - Research data must be reproducible and verifiable
- Raw data and code should be made available when requested
- Fabrication or falsification of data results in immediate rejection
- Ethical approval required for human subject research
Review Timeline
- Initial screening: 5-7 business days
- Double-blind peer review: 2-4 weeks
- Author revision period: 4-6 weeks
- Final decision: 1-2 weeks after revision
Reviewer Standards
- Minimum 3 PhD-level experts in relevant field
Conflict of interest declarations mandatory - Comprehensive evaluation criteria including novelty, methodology, and impact
- Constructive feedback provided to authors regardless of decision
Manuscript Requirements
- Original research, reviews, or case studies accepted
- PDF format, maximum 25MB file size
- Structured abstract (250 words maximum)
- 5-8 keywords from relevant taxonomy
- References in IEEE or APA format
Global Accessibility
- All accepted articles published under Creative Commons CC BY license
- Immediate open access upon publication
- No barriers to global research community
- Institutional repositories encouraged
Compliance Standards - Full compliance with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) indexed
- Research funder policy compliant
- Long-term digital preservation guaranteed
Post-Publication Corrections
- Minor errors corrected with clear notation and date
- Errata published for significant corrections
- Original version preserved for transparency
- All changes documented in publication history
Retraction Policy - Research misconduct results in immediate retraction
- Clear retraction notices published
- Author and institutional notifications
- Indexing services notified of retractions
Why Publish With Us
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Open Access
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Resources for Authors
Download comprehensive guides and templates to help you prepare your manuscript according to our standards.