The KVR Book Central (KVRBC) applies the following policies for the publishing of books / book chapters.
KVRBC follows the double-blind peer review process for all the submitted manuscripts by consultation with the two independent reviewers who are experts in that specific area. Based on the comments received from the reviewers, In-house editor will take the necessary decision on the manuscript(s) and same will be communicated to the author(s).
Any submissions from the advisory board will undergo independent peer review by subjecting to the other editor(s) and acceptance will depend on the reviewers’ comments followed by the decision of the editor(s).
We know that the peer review process is time-consuming process, and it is our prime objective to give a decision on the submitted manuscripts at the earliest i.e. within 3 weeks of teh manuscript submission (expected review time).
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1.1.1.1. Plagiarism check
KVRBC will check eevry manuscript for the plagiarized content and the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content is 20%. If the authors have owned the copyright of plagiarized content, then that will be excluded from the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content.
In-case of the edited books, it is the responsibility of the editors to check the quality of the content.
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1.1.2.1. Plagiarism check
KVRBC will check the manuscripts for the plagiarized content and the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content is 20%. If the authors have owned the copyright of plagiarized content, then that will be excluded from the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content.
All the submissions will be subjected to the double-blind peer review for the quality check.
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1.1.3.1. Plagiarism check
KVRBC will check the manuscripts for the plagiarized content and the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content is 20%. If the authors have owned the copyright of plagiarized content, then that will be excluded from the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content.
Acceptance is depending on the significance of the content and how the language used throughout the book. Book content shouldn’t be reproduced from the existing books and we also check the originality of the book content by using the plagiarism check tools, wherever / wherever applicable.
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1.2.1. Plagiarism check
KVRBC will check the manuscripts for the plagiarized content and the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content is 20%. If the authors have owned the copyright of plagiarized content, then that will be excluded from the acceptance limit of the plagiarized content.
KVRBC is an international publisher and you can write the manuscript in any language (View Languages). It is the responsibility of the author(s) to maintain the language of manuscript in clear, concise and easily understandable to the greater audience. If you have any problem with the language usage, then it is advisable to go for the proof read service. However, some corrections will be done in the final accepted manuscript(s) by the KVRBC, if required.
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If author(s) (or) funding bodies (or) any other has / have any conflicts with the accepted and/or published work(s), they can lodge a complaint to the publisher via email at [email protected] .
Before submitting the manuscript, authors must accept the following compliance(s).
4.1. Manuscript is submitting solely to the KVRBC.
4.2. Manuscript has not been published at anywhere and also it is not under the consideration of any other publisher simultaneously.
4.3. If any table(s) / figure(s) / image(s) copied from the published work(s), authors are responsible to get the written permission from the copyright holder.
4.4. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to check the quality and originality of the work(s).
4.5. Any part of the data (or) images has not been manipulated to make the results suitable for the conclusions.
4.6. Authors are responsible for the quality of manuscript content.
4.7. Publisher has reserved rights to advertise in accepted manuscripts.
Hereby it is informing to all the authors, submission of the manuscript to the KVRBC indicates that the authors are agreeing and following the above compliance(s). Anyone of the authors of the manuscript should submit the manuscript to the KVRBC and it is not permissible to submit the manuscript by the agents (or) any other, etc. All the proofs / future correspondences will be forwarded to the author who has submitted the manuscript.
If the authors are having any conflicts of interests, then those should be clearly specified in the manuscript. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to acknowledge the funding source(s) and/or contributor(s) (or) any other(s) in the manuscript. During the review process, we also ask our editor(s) and reviewer(s) to declare the conflict of interest regarding the submitted manuscript. If the author(s) failed to declare the conflicts of interests, then the manuscript will be rejected immediately. If any conflict of interest found after publishing the book (or) book chapter, KVRBC will take the necessary action according to the Book Retraction Policy of the KVRBC.
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In case of thesis (or) dissertations, Plant source used for the study must be authenticated by the expert(s) (or) recognized personnel, if applicable. Author must write the specimen voucher number(s) in the manuscript and also submit the document of specimen identification to the KVRBC, whenever required.
If investigation(s) is relating to the human (or) animal experimentation(s), it is the prerequisite to get the approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee and the same should be stated in the paper. In case of the investigations on human beings, it must be stated in the manuscript about the manner of the consent was taken from the patients (or) participants such as oral form (or) written form. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to discuss with the participant(s) about the possible risks, benefits and publication(s) to take the consent from the participant(s). It is in case of the minors, author(s) should get the consent from the parent(s) (or) guardian(s).
Author(s) should follow the Helsinki principles for the clinical investigations and should comply with the guidelines specified by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in connection with the patient’s consent for the participation and/or research in the clinical studies. It is not required to write the patient’s name, initials, hospital numbers and any other details of the patients in the manuscript. If the editor / reviewer requested, then the author(s) must provide the review report and recommendation from the respective Institutional Ethical Committee board.
It is the serious consideration during the publishing process. Books / book chapters published by the KVRBC will follow the Committee On Publication Ethics guidelines in case of the suspected misconduct exist.
Retraction of the published book(s) will be done in the following cases such as multiple submissions, malpractice, infringements and unethical usage of the data, manipulation of the data to support the conclusion(s) and sometimes due to the conflicts of interests. In such cases publication fee will not be refunded to the author(s) and also author(s) will be charged to cover the costs of legal action(s) taken for the retraction of book(s). Occasionally (or) in exceptional cases, publishers may allow the author(s) to correct the errors in book(s) / book chapter(s).
KVRBC strictly follows and supports the Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines. KVRBC will cooperate with the editorial team and author(s) for the smooth publication of the scientifically sound researches.
10.1. Responsibilities of the editors
10.1.1. Editors have to play a vital role in the peer review process of the manuscript(s).
10.1.2. Editor(s) must take the decision on the acceptance / rejection of the manuscript.
10.1.3. KVRBC follows the double-blind peer review process for publishing the whole books (in case of edited books, editors are responsible for the review of manuscripts. Anyhow, for publishing of quality content, we will take suggestions from the independent reviewers), hence it is the responsibility of the editors / reviewers to maintain the confidentiality of the work before its publishing.
10.1.4. Decisions relating to the misconduct, malpractice (or) any other complaints, editor should take the decision according to the editorial policies of the KVRBC by consultation with the KVRBC.
10.2. Responsibilities of the reviewers
Reviewer(s) must consider the following for the review of the manuscript(s) and suggest the author(s) to enhance the accuracy and the quality of the book content in a view to publish the quality content and bring the repuation to the published works.
10.2.1. Scientific quality of the work / study in case of the academic books.
10.2.2. Advancement of the research when compared to the existing research, in-case of the thesis / dissertations.
10.2.3. Whether they followed the international standards (or) policies, if exist.
10.2.4. Must specify the comments along with the reason.
10.2.5. Check the English language proficiency throughout the manuscript.
10.2.6. Mention the strengths and weaknesses of the work / study.
10.2.7. Mention the possible suggestions to make the content of the manuscript scientifically sound wherever applicable.
10.2.8. Check the quality of the figures (or) images.
10.2.9. Check whether the format of the equations and/or formulas are suitable for the final production of the galley proof. If not suitable, then suggest the possible software for the better output of the book.
10.2.10. Suggest the statistical methods wherever applicable.
10.2.11. Check the literature review of the work and compare the references with the literature review for their suitability, if applicable.
10.2.12. Check the title, whether it is suitable (or) not to the objectives of the book content.
10.2.13. Should maintain the confidentiality of the work and shouldn’t discuss it with anyone except with the editorial team.
10.2.14. Try to identify the plagiarised content in the manuscript. Anyhow, we will assist you by providing the access to the plagiarism check software.
10.2.15. Identify the published work(s) related to the submitted work(s) which have not/have not been cited by the author(s), if applicable.
10.2.16. Must be neutral and shouldn’t have criticism of the author(s).
10.2.17. Shouldn’t consider the manuscript for review, if you have any conflict of interest.
Finally, reviewers should submit the report by specifying the suitability of the manuscript for the publication.
10.3. Responsibilities of the authors
10.3.1. Author(s) must confirm that the submitted work is original and free of plagiarism (within the limits).
10.3.2. Clearly acknowledge the conflicts of interests, if exist.
10.3.3. Confirm the work(s) solely submitted to the KVRBC and not submitted elsewhere for the simultaneous consideration.
10.3.4. Confirm the submitted work is not published elsewhere except for the poster presentation (or) presentations at the conferences (or) seminars (or) workshops.
10.3.6. Specify the funding sources in the manuscript, if you have any.
10.3.7. Specify the conflicts of interests in the manuscript, if you have any.
10.4. KVRBC’s Responsibilities
KVRBC will check the following information.
10.4.1. Authorship.
10.4.2. Funding sources of the work.
10.4.3. Conflicts of interests.
10.4.4. Confidentiality of the work.
10.4.5. Publication ethics.
10.4.6. Modifications in the manuscript, if necessary.
10.4.7. Timely publication of the accepted work(s).
10.4.8. Checks whether they followed the standards (or) not.
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