Journal is Open Access and released twice in year. Journal publishes one volume per years with two issues each having five articles.
Aims and Scope
Adya Publications is the official publication house for Global Research and Trends in Forensic Science (GRTFS). The journal carries classic reviews, case studies, original research, hypotheses and learning points, offering critical analysis and scientific appraisal. The international journal invites scholars from various branches of the forensic sciences.
The scope of publication includes:
Similar submissions dealing with forensic aspects of other sciences and the social sciences are also accepted subject to justification that it plays key role in Forensic Science. All manuscript submissions are double-blind peer-reviewed. The journal is published in English.
Plagiarism checking policy- The journal has zero tolerance policy for plagiarism. We regularly use software for detection of plagiarism. The journal is going to blacklist the author from submitting further articles in Global research and trends in forensic science therefore it is advisable to double check for the plagiarism.
Licensing Policy- Articles in Global Research and Trends in Forensic Science are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Creative Commons CC . This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work and source is properly cited.
Copyright Policy Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License Creative Commons CC that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
The journal strictly adheres to guidelines laid down by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for authors. To make sure that the Editors and Reviewers can assess the manuscript accurately it should be of sufficient quality to be understood. You can take help from Adya Manuscript Improvement Services (AMIS). Please note that language editing is not the requirement for publication in journal and the same does not guarantee that the article will be accepted.
Editors are primarily responsible to maintain the reputation and the integrity of the journal.
Processing of the Manuscripts
1. Initial submission of the manuscript by the corresponding author
2. Registration of the manuscript details and generation of the manuscript number
3. Responding to the author with the receipt and acknowledgement within two days
4. Verification of compliance with the scope of the Journal
5. The Editor-in-Chief sends the manuscript to the editorial manager
6. Determination of the article type: Review, Research, Short Communication, Case report, survey study, expert opinion, letter to the Editor
7. Preliminary quality evaluation of the article. Non-duplicity(Plagiarism checking) and originality
8. Screening for potential and active reviewers and assignment to the reviewers
9. The Managing Editor screens for at least three independent reviewers
10. Securing the review comments within two week time frame
11. Upon the receipt of reviewer comments in the system, the Managing Editor can either make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief, based on the reviews and his/her own opinion, or start a discussion among the reviewers if there is some disagreement. The discussion involves all reviewers, the Managing Editor and the Editor-in-Chief.
12. Based on the review comments, final decision (Accept/Re-review/Minor revision/Major revision/rejection) is taken in consultation with the editorial board and editor in chief. Final disposition of the manuscript would be any one of the following:
Accepted: Can be published as it is for the time being with minor error or artifacts.
Accept with minor revision: The manuscript will have to be slightly revised following the reviewers' comments, but there will not be any additional round of review. The Editor and/or the Editor in Chief are responsible for verifying the implementation of modifications.
Revise and resubmit: It is agreed that the topic is worth publishing, but the paper requires major revisions before it can actually be published. The revised paper will not be considered as a completely new submission, though: if a revised version is sent, it will most probably be handled by the same Editor.
Rejected: The paper is out of scope, or does not contain any substantial contribution, or may be simply too difficult to understand. In any case, the same work should not be resubmitted without substantial improvisation.
13. After an agreed decision has been reached, the authors are notified by the Editor-in-Chief or the Managing Editor
14. Copy editing of the manuscript and generation of the Author-proof
15. Hosting on the website with volume and issue number and year of publication
16. Archiving of the article in the database
Author Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
Articles Categories
Research Article: A research article is a primary source. It reports the original study performed by the authors. A Results and Discussion section describes the outcomes of the data analysis. Charts and graphs illustrating the results are typically included followed by conclusion and References. The word limit for a research article should be 1500-6000. Each article should possess a section “Conflict of Interest”.
Review Articles: A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic. A review article surveys and summarizes previously published studies, rather than reporting new facts or analysis. The preferable word count for review article should be 2500-9500. Review articles must explain:
Case Reports: Case reports are professional narratives that provide feedback on clinical practice guidelines and offer a framework for early signals of effectiveness and adverse events. They can be shared for medical, scientific, or educational purposes. It is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. The word count for the case report will be 1000-2000. Case studies without proper discussion are not accepted for publication.
Commentaries/Perspectives: Perspective, opinion, and commentary articles are scholarly articles which express a personal opinion or a new perspective about existing research on a particular topic. The word limit for the Commentaries/perspectives should not be more then 1000-1800.
Editorials: Editorials are expert opinions on a specific field where the specialist is able to predict and analyze the future trends based on the current developments. Editorials are generally written by senior scientists, distinguished academicians and noble laureates that have extensive command over the field. The word limit for the editorials should not be more than 900-1200. Short Communication Short Communication is a description, viewpoints, and observations of the author referring facts, findings from other studies and writes a critical and brief analysis that would not exceed 500-1000 words.
Letters to the Editors: Letters to the Editors are reader’s views, opinions, comments, suggestions on various articles published in the journal. Often ‘Letters to the Editor’ elaborate, question, analyze and add value to the study. Letters to the Editors should not exceed 500-1000 words.
Disputes: All the disputes related to copyright violation and scientific misconduct will be thoroughly examined and if proved guilty, the Editor in Chief can reject or blacklist the author/ writings.
Manuscript Submission
Publisher follows a prescribed set of article types with a specific format for manuscript. Type the entire manuscript, including figure legends, tables, and references, in font 12, in Times New Roman, double-spaced using Microsoft Word. Leave 1-inch margins on all sides. Manuscripts should be written succinctly and should cite select references that are directly relevant. For guidance on length of each article, see section on article types below.
Covering Letter
Covering Letter is declaration of the corresponding author stating that the manuscript is original in all aspects and it is not published or under consideration for publication with any other publisher. The declaration must also include a statement that the study did not violate any national or international laws on human, animal and environmental rights. All the other authors that have contributed for the study are bound to obey the declaration signed by the corresponding author.
Title page
The title page must display the complete title of the study reflecting its overall objective followed by the complete list of all authors’ with their full names, affiliations; an abbreviated title for the running head (not to exceed 50 characters, including spaces); name and address of corresponding author, contact telephone, fax number, and e-mail address. Where necessary, identify each author’s affiliation by superscript numbers matched to the appropriate institution. The subsequent pages furnish and unfold the study. The manuscript must be clearly demarcated with the sub-headings, stated in Arabic numbers. Each and every page of the manuscript must be thoroughly numbered on top right corner of the page.
Abstract and Keywords
The manuscript must begin with an abstract of not more than 200 words that captures the entire summary of the study, including its scope, methodology, findings, conclusion and limitations. At least five important terminologies reflecting the theme of the manuscript must be placed as keywords at the end of the abstract.
Introduction
All the manuscripts must start with an introduction to begin with, which sets the tone and the foundation for the study. Introduction provides basic information of the study by referring similar such studies elsewhere. Introduction briefly discusses various key aspects of the study, raising valid and important questions, which may be answered subsequently as the study progresses.
Methods and Materials
Methods and materials section discusses the research methods deployed to conduct the study, including the sample size and technique. It also discusses the tools used for the data collection, and interpretation.
Results
The author draws various conclusions by analyzing the information extracted by analyzing the data elicited from the study. These are findings that the author/s would get at the end, may or may not coincide with the hypothesis set by the author/s at the beginning of the study.
Discussion and Analysis
The collected information is analyzed statistically by applying various relevant formulas that are universally acceptable and the data is analyzed to produce observations and statements that are backed by valid evidences. This part of the manuscript generally represents tables, graphs, diagrams, charts that reinforce the values and information discussed in the manuscript as text.
Tables, Figures, Graphs and Diagrams
All the tables, graphs, diagrams and images provided in the text must have captions and legends, indicating their appropriate location in the manuscript. All the tables must be presented in the numerical order in Excel format, charts and diagrams must be presented in excel/word format and the images, diagrams and pictures must be presented in TIFF format.
Conclusion
Conclusions are generally drawn from the findings that are summarized tat the end to draw valid findings of the study.
Limitations & Recommendations for Future Studies
Authors must define and state the limitations if any within the scope of the study and must clearly state it to avoid confusions. Authors must also suggest recommendations for future studies on this area.
References
This is an important part of the manuscript where author/s cites the source of the information referred in the manuscript to avoid copyright violation. Global Research and Trends in Forensic Science follows Forensic Science International style of referencing .
Acknowledgements
Author/s must acknowledge all the persons, institutions, organizations and the funding agencies that are resourceful in conducting the study.
Conflict of Interest
Authors must clearly disclose commercial associations that might create a conflict of interest in connection with submitted manuscripts and must give credit to any ghostwriters involved in the writing of the manuscript. This statement should include appropriate information for EACH author, thereby representing that competing financial interests of all authors have been appropriately disclosed.
Appendix
Authors can share all the supplementary information that they could not share in the manuscript as appendix. Appendix also carries questionnaires, guidelines, and the universal standards followed in conducting studies involving animals.
Abbreviations
A bridged technical terms and jargons used in the study are expanded and must be placed at the end of the study for clear understanding of the readers.
Ensuring conformation with the following points represent a standard review process:
Reviewers’ role
Peer-review enhances the quality of the manuscript. Peer reviewers provide a valuable service to the publishers and authors in improving the literature in the specific discipline by volunteering their time, expert analysis and interpretations.
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