Author Responsibilities

Authors publishing with Swami Vivekananda University Press (SVUP) are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and ethical conduct. To ensure a transparent, credible, and high-quality publishing environment, authors must adhere to the following responsibilities:

1. Originality and Authenticity

• Authors must submit only original works that have not been previously published elsewhere.
• Any use of others’ ideas, text, images, or data must be properly cited and acknowledged.
• Plagiarism in any form — including self-plagiarism — is strictly prohibited.

2. Ethical Research Standards

• Research must comply with accepted academic and professional ethical standards.
• Studies involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data must include appropriate ethical approval and consent statements.

3. Accuracy of Content

• Authors are responsible for ensuring accuracy in their manuscripts, including data, references, quotations, and factual claims.
• Any potential conflicts of interest or funding sources must be transparently disclosed.

4. Proper Authorship Attribution

• Only individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions should be listed as authors.
• Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
• The corresponding author must ensure that all listed authors approve the final manuscript before submission.

5. Avoidance of Multiple Submissions

• The manuscript must not be under consideration by another press, journal, or publisher at the time of submission.
• Simultaneous submissions are not permitted.

6. Compliance with Submission Guidelines

• Authors must follow SVUP’s formatting, structure, and reference style guidelines.
• Manuscripts not prepared according to the guidelines may be returned for revision before review.

7. Timely Revisions

• If revisions are requested during the review or editorial process, authors must respond promptly and thoroughly.
• Revised manuscripts should clearly indicate changes made, when requested.

8. Data and Supporting Materials

• Authors must provide all necessary data, permissions, images, tables, and other supporting files required for the publication.
• When requested, authors should be willing to supply raw data for verification.

9. Permissions and Copyright

• Authors must obtain permission for any copyrighted material (images, text, figures, datasets) used in the manuscript.
• Authors retain copyright but must agree to publish under the Press’s open-access licensing policy.

10. Conflict of Interest Disclosure

• Any financial, academic, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the work must be disclosed.
• Authors must also declare any funding sources that supported the research.

11. Proofreading and Final Approval

• Before publication, authors must carefully review the proofs for accuracy.
• Once published, changes cannot be made, so final approval must be given with full responsibility.

12. Post-Publication Responsibility

• Authors must notify the Press immediately if they discover an error or inaccuracy in their published work.
• Corrections, errata, or retractions will be issued according to the Press’s editorial policies.