Authors’ Warranty and Publication Agreement and Copyright Assignment
All authors of accepted manuscripts warrant that the manuscript is original and has not been submitted for publication or published elsewhere.
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All of the authors further warrant that they have received ethical approval and, where necessary, they have obtained necessary releases from companies or individuals involved in or with the manuscript.
All authors further warrant that the undersigned are the sole authors of this work. All authors hereby authorize the Global Psychiatric Association to publish the manuscript in the Global Psychiatry Archives and, in consideration of the publication of the manuscript, agree to hold the Global Psychiatry Associations and its assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, directors and agents harmless in any action for damages which might arise as a direct or indirect result of the publication of the manuscript.
It is further necessary for the authors to provide a declaration to the Global Psychiatric Association by authorizing them to publish their manuscript upon compliance with the reviewer’s suggestions.
In consideration of the publication of the manuscript, all authors expressly assign ownership of the copyright, 1. The right to edit, clarify and shorten the manuscript, if necessary; and, 2. The right to republish, amend and summarize all or part of the manuscript in any compilation of manuscripts, and, 3. The right to make the manuscript and the journal in which it is published available to databases, or distributors which might be involved in disseminating manuscripts or journals to various audiences.
Author remains the sole owner of the published material as the entire copyrights are held with author.
Publication Ethics Policy follows the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, reviewers and authors.
The Global Psychiatric Association and its Archives adheres to publication standards by honouring copyright laws. Our journals will remain transparent and neutral to regions, religion, and should not discriminate based on the age, gender, race, and people that are physically challenged.
We strictly abide by the review for publication ethics as recommended by the ‘COPE’ and remain transparent in acknowledging the source while publishing the information on a collaborative mode.
Verifications
Authors Must Verify:
Submitted manuscripts are the original work of the author(s), and that all contributing authors are listed and/or given credit. Manuscripts have not been published nor are under consideration by another journal concurrently. All sources of data used in the development of the manuscript are properly cited.
Reviewers Verify:
Manuscripts are reviewed based on the intellectual content of the paper without regard of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry or political values of author(s). Conflicts of interest during the review process must be communicated to the Editor. Manuscript information is kept confidential. Any concerns regarding the review of a manuscript are communicated to the Editor.
Editors Verify:
Manuscripts are evaluated in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper without regard of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry or political values of authors. Conflicts of interest pertaining to submitted manuscripts must be disclosed. Manuscript information is confidential. Publication decisions of submitted manuscripts based on the reviewer’s evaluation of the manuscript, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restrain acting against plagiarism, libel and copyright infringement rest with the Editorial Board.