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OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development<\/strong>
\nOpen access peer-reviewed journal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

About the Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n

OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication. It welcomes original research and review articles in any sustainable and human development discipline. It provides:
\n\u2022 Open-access\u2014accessible online for free
\n\u2022 Authors\u2019 ability to retain copyright
\n\u2022 Peer review by experts & practicing researchers
\n\u2022 Post-publication tools to indicate quality and impact
\n\u2022 Community-based dialogue on articles
\n\u2022 International media coverage<\/p>\n

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Creative Commons license<\/strong>
\nOIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development support creative common\u00a0license \u00a0CC BY.<\/p>\n

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation.<\/p>\n

Journal ISSN 1923 – 6654 (Print), 1923 – 6662 (Online) published by Ontario International Development Agency, Canada.<\/p>\n

Peer-Review<\/strong>
\nOIDA IJSD Journal uses a double-blind review process. All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and\/or research content\/depth, correctness, relevance to Journal’s subject matters. The full paper submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability.<\/p>\n

A journal\u2019s decision not to publish a paper is usually the result of a managing editor\u2019s opinion. That opinion is based on judgements of whether or not an article will have a significant impact in the given field. These judgments are therefore biased and tend to setback the publication of work. Oftentimes this work turns out to be completely relevant and of considerable importance.<\/p>\n

OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development will use judgment to publish all technically sound papers. The judgment concerning the importance of any given paper, however, will be then made post-publication by the readership as they are the most qualified in determining the relevance and significance to their subjects of interest.<\/p>\n

Open Access<\/strong>
\nAuthors maintain ownership of the copyright of their article, however, they must allow the downloading, reusing, modifying, copying and distributing the articles in the journal by others. This is, of course, conditional to the citing of the original authors and sources but no permission has to be given from either the authors or publishers for the use of content.<\/p>\n

Publication Fees<\/strong>
\nWhen publishing journals, there are costs involved in peer-review management, online hosting and archiving, and in journal production. To, therefore, provide Open Access, the journal utilizes a business model that aids in counteracting these expenditures. This is done in the form of a publication fee to the funders, authors, or institutions for the articles published.<\/p>\n

OIDA funded projects (usually 85% papers on the journal from OIDA funded projects) – Free
\nLetter to the Editor and invited articles – Free
\nOIDA Conference paper (cost covered by Conference fee) – Free
\nRegular papers, short papers and short research commentaries US$ 600.00
\nOrder a print issue – Canada and USA (includes shipping) US$ 50.00
\nOrder a print issue – International (includes shipping) US$ 70.00
\nOrder an electronic copy of the issue in pdf format – Free<\/p>\n

For payment procedure please refer\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWebsite page\u00a0Publication<\/a><\/p>\n

Editorial and Peer-Review Process<\/strong>
\nAll submissions are subjected to strict quality control as well as through the peer-review evaluation process before a decision is made.
\nThe Journal criteria for publication are as follows:
\n\u2022 The results outlined in the study are the product of primary research\u2022 Results reported must be original and are being published for the first time
\n\u2022 All analyses including statistics and experiments are both executed in a high technical standard as well as outlined in plentiful detail
\n\u2022 Conclusions must clearly and properly relate to the data
\n\u2022 The article must be written in standard English using a comprehensive and cohesively organized style
\n\u2022 The research has been conducted in an ethical manner maintaining research integrity
\n\u2022 The article abides by the appropriate reporting guidelines and community standards for data availability<\/p>\n

Prior to being sent off to our Editorial Board or Peer reviewers, all submissions must pass through quality control. This deals with elements such as full compliance with data deposition standards, and competing interests amongst others. Submissions will only be sent off if they have successfully met the requirements, and will otherwise be sent back to authors for additional review. There is no appeal process for articles that have been rejected.<\/p>\n

Summary of Review Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OIDA IJSD Journal follows double-blind peer review for all its publications, providing fair and equitable access to the publication process for all researchers.
\nThe final publication decision is based on peer review reports, is approved by the managing editor, and is then reviewed by the Executive Editor.<\/p>\n

The review process has three stages.<\/p>\n

Stage I<\/strong>
\nAt Stage I, the OIDA will evaluate submission compliance. Basically, OIDA is looking for three documents.
\n1. Submission form with a duly signed declaration
\n2. Turnitin similarity report or a similarity report generated by another automated software.
\n3. Full-length Manuscript.
\nOIDA will assign a reference number after completing submission compliance.<\/p>\n

Stage II<\/strong>
\nThree reviewers will be assigned. The comprehensive review will be carried out.
\nThis process is to ensure that research meets all international standards and academic integrity. If any corrections are required, OIDA will notify authours to correct them. The primary purpose of this stage is to ensure approval from Stage III review.
\nStage II process takes approximately 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\n

Stage III<\/strong>
\nThe manuscript will be sent to three external experts to do a final review. Reviewers’ marks will be consolidated, and the final report will be sent to the Managing Editor for his decision.
\nStage III process takes approximately 4-8 weeks.<\/p>\n

OIDA will request you to contact our office after each stage. If you did not contact our office as per the given guidelines, we assume you are no longer interested in publishing your work with the OIDA IJSD Journal, and your manuscript will be removed from our database.<\/p>\n

Please also note that you must indicate your paper reference number for all future correspondence.<\/p>\n

Please note that you must indicate your paper reference number for all future correspondence. Otherwise, our reply to your email will be indefinitely delayed.<\/p>\n

Indexing and Archiving<\/strong>
\nThe Journal is indexed in SCOPUS, DOAJ, SSRN, AMICUS, Canada\u2019s library and archives database for current and future generations.<\/p>\n

About the publisher Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA)<\/strong>
\nOIDA was founded in 2001 and is a not-for-profit organization registered in Ontario, Canada. Its main task is funding applied research by researchers from South Asian and West African countries. The research funded is that based on the problems these researchers highlight as primarily necessary to their communities. Furthermore, any OIDA-associated; Canadian University, college, institution, or non-governmental organization researchers in need of technical support, will be assisted by OIDA. In addition to that, this organization also focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit communities in developing countries from realizing their developmental goals, and as such proceeds to enhance the abilities that will allow them to achieve measurable and sustainable results. This is done by undertaking projects and creating innovations particularly in South Asian and West African countries, as it is OIDA\u2019s belief that these countries must take the lead in the production and application of knowledge that will realize and materialize these developmental goals for their own communities. Lastly, OIDA cultivates relationships and collaboration between Countries focusing on developmental projects, through the support of these projects as well as the encouragement of knowledge sharing amongst scientific, academic, and development communities in Canada and developing countries.<\/p>\n

OIDA\u00a0International\u00a0Journal of Sustainable\u00a0Development is a not in an ISI Journal collection by Thomson\u00a0Reuters.<\/p>\n

Journal Impact factor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the individuals treating the Impact factor as a main quality parameter for ranking the journals. But we should be noted that the Impact factor of a journal is no way related to the main quality parameters like quality of peer review and quality of content of the journal<\/p>\n

Journal Impact Factor will be a quotient factor only and will not be a quality factor.
\nJournal Impact Factor will not be related to the quality of content and quality of peer review,\u00a0it is only a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period.<\/p>\n

Please visit our journal on SSRN eLibrary URL below<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.ssrn.com\/index.cfm\/en\/oida-intl-journal-sustainable-dev\/<\/a><\/p>\n

It has all the statistics. You may visit each paper and calculate the impact factor on your own.\u00a0 I have given information below how to calculate Journal Impact factor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journal Impact Factors* (*Source: Thomson Reuters, Science gateway)<\/strong>
\nJournal Impact Factor is from Journal Citation Report (JCR), a product of Thomson ISI (Institute for Scientific Information). JCR provides quantitative tools for evaluating journals. The impact factor is one of these; it is a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited in a given period of time.
\nThe impact factor for a journal is calculated based on a three-year period and can be considered to be the average number of times published papers are cited up to two years after publication.<\/p>\n

For example,<\/strong>\u00a0the impact factor 2010 for a journal would be calculated as follows:<\/p>\n

A = the number of times articles published in 2008-9 were cited in indexed journals during 2010
\nB = the number of articles, reviews, proceedings or notes published in 2008-2009
\nImpact factor 2010 = A\/B<\/p>\n

(Note that the impact factor 2009 will be actually published in 2010 because it could not be calculated until all of the 2009 publications had been received. Impact factor 2010 will be published in 2011)<\/p>\n

Please note the following key points related to Journal Impact factor:<\/strong>
\n(1) Journal Impact Factor cannot be calculated for new journals. It means \u201cthe impact factor of a
\njournal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years\u201d, hence impact factor can be calculated after completing the minimum of 3 years of publication.
\n(2)\u00a0 Journal Impact Factor will be a quotient factor only and will not be a quality factor.
\n(3) Journal Impact Factor will not be related to the quality of content and quality of peer review, it is only a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period.
\n(4) Journal which publishes more review articles will get the highest impact factors.<\/p>\n

If you need further assistance please feel free to contact our office anytime.<\/p>\n

Peer Review Procedures<\/strong>
\nOverview<\/strong>
\nAll submissions to Journal are subject to a review process as follows:
\nInitial review<\/u><\/strong>
\nOnce manuscripts are submitted, they are initially screened to affirm that all policies have been respected. Submissions are then subjected to a double-blind process.
\nContent Review<\/u><\/strong>
\nAll of Journal submissions are evaluated by two reviewers. Whether or not additional reviewers and experts are needed to assist the review process, is up to the Managing Editor\u2019s discretion.<\/p>\n

Following evaluation, the managing editor may take any of the decisions below:
\n\u2022 Approve
\n\u2022 Minor Revision
\n\u2022 Major Revision
\n\u2022 Reject<\/p>\n

In the case of a major or minor revision, authours have 30 days to resubmit their revised copy. Once resubmitted, the Managing Editor chooses whether to send the manuscript back to external reviewers or to produce a decision based on personal expertise.<\/p>\n

There is no appeal process to accommodate rejected submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publication Ethics<\/strong>
\nOIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development (Journal) strictly adheres to the\u00a0Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0We give serious respect to its Code of Conduct and also strictly adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines.
\nAny offence committed regarding publications is taken seriously and all complaints received are investigated. Publications will either be removed or corrected upon the discovery of conclusive evidence of an offence.
\nMuch in this same manner, it is expected that authors adhere to publication ethics as well, particularly in respect to relevant matters such as authorship, dual submission and plagiarism.<\/p>\n

Plagiarism<\/strong>
\nThere is a zero tolerance for plagiarism in Journal submissions.
\nPlagiarism may include, but is not limited to:
\n\u2022 Copying ideas, images, or data from other sources
\n\u2022 Directly copying text from other sources
\n\u2022 Reusing text from your own previous publications
\n\u2022 Using an idea from another source with slightly modified language<\/p>\n

Anything from design to text must be appropriately cited or sourced to its original roots. This also means placing un-original text as quotes under quotations.
\nStringent precautions will take place to catch plagiarism before publishing, however, on the rare occasion that it is detected post-publishing, action will be taken accordingly and will consist of either the removal or correction of the journal or any other measure that is seen fit. We do not take any responsibility for the misconduct of an author, or the repercussions caused by its report to the truant author\u2019s institutions, should we so choose to report it. This holds true whether it plagiarism is detected prior to or post-publication.<\/p>\n

Please note our integrity policies are adapted from:<\/strong>
\nThe Research Development and Creativity Office at Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n

Copyright and Open Access Agreement<\/strong>
\nIn order to have Open Access, all authors must consent to publish their work on the Journal. Authors maintain ownership of the copyright of their articles. Having the articles published on Open Access, however, implies consent of the authors for others to use their work without asking anyone for permission and in any way, including but not limited to printing, copying, distributing, extracting, reusing, archiving, and downloading. Users have the right to use the articles in such ways provided that they properly source and give credit to the authors and the work\u2019s sources. This allows the article the ability to circulate more broadly and as a result, may be included in any scientific archive.<\/p>\n

Authorship Criteria<\/strong>
\nThe following criteria outline what is necessary for authorship qualification:
\n\u2022 Conception and design of the work, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data
\n\u2022 Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content
\n\u2022 Final approval of the version to be published.
\n\u2022 Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work<\/p>\n

In order to be listed as an author, one must be qualified for authorship. Each qualified author must have had acceptable participation in the work as per defined above. Any other contributors should be listed in the acknowledgements section only.
\nWhen the work has been carried out by a group or center, the author list must include those who possess the same requirements of authorship already mentioned in the authorship guidelines.
\nPrior to submitting an article\/paper, all authors must agree on the final manuscript. To ensure this has been done, each author will be contacted via email, to be informed of the manuscript\u2019s submission.<\/p>\n

Changes in Authorship<\/strong>
\nChanges to the list of authorship are permissible only under certain circumstances. The request must be made prior to publication and the corresponding author must contact the journal themselves. They must give a reasonable explanation for this change, and must submit a Change of Authorship form. In order to grant this change, the reasons must adhere to the guidelines highlighted above, and the corresponding author must provide confirmation, via writing, that all other listed authors consent. Anyone that is added or removed from this list will be notified individually.<\/p>\n

Images and Figures<\/strong>
\nAny Images included in the submitted manuscripts must be original. The use of an image that has previously been copyrighted or published or that contains proprietary image data can cause copyright infringement. Using such images require the explicit written permission from the original copyright holder.
\nFurthermore, special attention should be taken to exclude any personally identifying information whether in the form of images or other.<\/p>\n

Publication Fees<\/strong>
\nWhen publishing journals, there are costs involved in peer-review management, online hosting and archiving, and in journal production. To, therefore, provide Open Access, Journal utilizes a business model that aids in counteracting these expenditures. This is done in the form of a publication fee to the funders, authors, or institutions for the articles published.
\nPublication fees are payable for articles upon acceptance.<\/p>\n

Publication Fee Assistance<\/strong>
\nThe limited availability of grants is reserved for authors who demonstrate financial need. The grant is intended for use on publication fees. For consideration, authors must contact the managing editor directly.<\/p>\n

You may contact the Managing Editor of the journal by
\nemail at: oida@ontariointernational.org or
\nby phone at: + 1 613 612 7615<\/p>\n

You may contact the journal by
\nemail at: oida@ontariointernational.org or
\nby phone at: + 1 613 612 7615<\/p>\n

Agency headquarters:<\/strong>
\nOntario International Development Agency
\n2581 River Mist Road
\nOttawa,
\nOntario, K2J 6G1
\nCanada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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