Editorial Policies

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (JBAS) adheres to the ethical guidelines for research and publication described by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, http://publicationethics.org). A submitted manuscript must not be associated with any type of research misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism with intent the authors’ to deceive. 

Authorship & author responsibilities

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (JBAS) follows Authorship & author responsibilities

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All listed authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for its content.

The corresponding author is responsible for managing communication with the journal, ensuring all co-authors meet authorship criteria, and that ethical standards are upheld.

Authors must ensure their submission is original, accurately presented, properly cited, and free from plagiarism or data falsification. Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed. Changes in authorship after submission require consent from all authors.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest Policy

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (JBAS) follows the policy of disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts of interest in publishing can be defined as conditions in which an individual holds conflicting or competing interests that could bias editorial decisions.

Duplicate Publication/Submission Policy

All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (JBAS) titles are considered for publication on the understanding that they have not been published previously elsewhere or are under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal may, however, consider republication of a paper previously published in a language other than English, subject to prominent disclosure of the original source and with any necessary permission. Authors will be asked to certify that the manuscript represents valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under their authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere. Where specific findings from a particular study have been previously published (in Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences), Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (JBAS) titles will not consider manuscripts reporting the same findings, except where the results are substantially reanalyzed, reinterpreted for a different audience, or translated into another language; the primary publication is clearly acknowledged and cited and the trial registration number (where available) of the original research is included; and the publication is clearly presented as an analysis derived from the primary publication results or marked as a translation, with appropriate permission obtained from the previous publisher and copyright laws upheld. All submitted articles will be evaluated using plagiarism detection software, which compares the submitted manuscript with full text articles from all major journal databases and the internet. The use of published or unpublished ideas, words or other intellectual property derived from other sources without attribution or permission, and representation of such as those of the author(s) is regarded as scientific misconduct and will be addressed as such. 

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and representing them as one's own original work. It is considered dishonesty or fraud and offenders are subject to academic censure. Plagiarism can be unintentional or intentional, reproducing academic material without appropriate credit to the original authors. Similarly, self-plagiarism is the re-use of significant, identical or near identical portions of one's own work without citing the original work. This is also known as 'Recycling fraud. Worst form of plagiarism is to steal the whole article from some journal and publish it under one's own name in another journal. The Editorial Committee of JBAS will blacklist any author found to be guilty of plagiarism. The name of author(s) committing plagiarism will also be disseminated to editors of other journals.