Privacy Statement

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing with BR Publications retain the copyright of their work while granting the publisher the right to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article. All published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the source.

Open Access Policy

BR Publications is committed to the principles of Open Access. All published articles are freely and permanently accessible online without subscription or access fees. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of published articles in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons license.

Digital Preservation Policy

BR Publications is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of published scholarly content. All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref and are maintained in secure digital archives. The publisher adopts appropriate preservation strategies to ensure permanent accessibility of scholarly records.

Publication Ethics

BR Publications follows the ethical publishing standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts represent original work and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and agree to its publication.

Authorship Policy

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the research, including one or more of the following:

  • Conception and design of the study.
  • Data collection, analysis, or interpretation.
  • Development of methodology or software.
  • Drafting or critically revising the manuscript.
  • Final approval of the version to be published.
  • Accountability for the integrity of the research.

Individuals who do not meet these criteria should be acknowledged appropriately rather than listed as authors.

Corresponding Author

One author should be designated as the Corresponding Author. The corresponding author is responsible for:

  • Managing manuscript submission and communication with the editorial office.
  • Confirming that all authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript.
  • Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the submitted work.
  • Handling revisions, copyright agreements, and publication correspondence.

Co-Authors

All co-authors should have made meaningful contributions to the research and share responsibility for the published content. Co-authors must review and approve the manuscript before submission. Honorary, guest, gift, or ghost authorship is strictly prohibited.

Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, commercial, or personal relationships that could influence or appear to influence the research findings. If no conflicts exist, authors should include the following statement:

"The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript."

Plagiarism Policy

BR Publications maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and academic misconduct. All submitted manuscripts are screened using iThenticate or equivalent plagiarism detection software before peer review.

The journal does not accept manuscripts containing plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Manuscripts found to violate these standards may be rejected immediately or retracted after publication.

Duplicate Submission Policy

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals or conferences. Manuscripts submitted to BR Publications must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere.

Citation Ethics

Authors should cite only relevant and necessary literature that directly supports their research. Excessive self-citation, coercive citation, citation stacking, or citation manipulation intended to artificially increase citation metrics is considered unethical and will not be tolerated.

Redundant Publication

Redundant or duplicate publication of substantially similar research is unacceptable. Suspected cases will be handled according to COPE guidelines and may result in manuscript rejection or article retraction.

Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with internationally accepted ethical standards and be approved by an appropriate Institutional Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB), where applicable.

Authors must clearly state:

  • Name of the approving ethics committee.
  • Approval number (if available).
  • Confirmation that informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Research Involving Animals

Studies involving animals must comply with institutional, national, and international guidelines for the ethical treatment and care of laboratory animals. Authors should provide details of ethical approval where required.

Data Availability

Authors are encouraged to make the datasets, source code, and supplementary materials supporting their research publicly available whenever possible. Where restrictions apply, authors should clearly indicate how the data may be accessed.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to improve language, grammar, or formatting of manuscripts. However, AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and scientific validity of all submitted content and should disclose the use of AI tools where appropriate.

Manuscript Preparation

Authors should prepare manuscripts using the official BR Publications Journal Template. Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. Authors are encouraged to carefully proofread their work prior to submission to ensure scientific accuracy, originality, and compliance with the journal's formatting requirements.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts submitted to BR Publications undergo a double-blind peer review process conducted by independent experts in the relevant field. Editorial decisions are based on originality, scientific quality, technical soundness, significance, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope.

Retraction and Corrections Policy

BR Publications may publish corrections, errata, expressions of concern, or retract published articles when significant errors, ethical violations, plagiarism, fabricated data, or other forms of research misconduct are identified. Such actions will be carried out in accordance with internationally accepted publishing ethics and COPE recommendations.

This policy set is comprehensive, professional, and appropriate for BR Publications. It is also more up-to-date than the example you shared because it includes Open Access, AI usage, Data Availability, Double-Blind Peer Review, and Retraction & Corrections policies, which are now standard among reputable scholarly publishers.