Community Standards Adherence

Commitment to Global Scholarly and Ethical Standards

Axis Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (AJHRS)

The Axis Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (AJHRS) is fundamentally built upon a commitment to integrity, inclusivity, and excellence in scholarly communication. Our dedication to these core principles is essential for fostering a trusted, transparent, and collaborative environment for our authors, peer reviewers, editorial team, readers, and the wider global community in health and rehabilitation sciences. This document formalizes our unwavering adherence to the highest community standards, which serve as the guiding framework for every aspect of our journal's operations, from submission to publication and beyond.

• Upholding Academic Integrity and Authenticity:

  • AJHRS maintains an uncompromising stance on academic honesty. We mandate that every submission must represent the authors' original intellectual contribution.

  • We employ rigorous screening tools to detect plagiarism, data fabrication, image manipulation, and other forms of academic misconduct. Any identified breaches will be met with serious consequences, including rejection, retraction, and notification of institutional bodies.

• Stringent Ethical Compliance in Research:

  • Our journal enforces strict adherence to international ethical conventions. All investigations involving human participants must conform to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, while studies utilizing animal subjects must follow established guidelines for humane care and use.

  • Manuscripts are required to explicitly state details of ethical approval from a certified review board (e.g., an Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee) and the procurement of informed consent, where applicable.

• Impartial and Rigorous Peer Review:

  • AJHRS is committed to a fair, unbiased, and intellectually constructive double-blind peer-review process. Editorial decisions are based solely on the scholarly validity, methodological soundness, originality, and significance of the work to the field, without regard to the authors' origin, identity, or affiliation.

  • This process is designed to safeguard the quality and credibility of the research we publish and to provide authors with valuable feedback to strengthen their work.

• Championing Transparency and Open Science:

  • In alignment with modern scholarly values, AJHRS actively promotes the ideals of open science. We strongly encourage authors to enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and cumulative value of their research by sharing their data, code, and methodologies through appropriate public repositories or within the article itself.

• Full Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest:

  • To maintain absolute transparency and preserve objectivity, AJHRS requires mandatory disclosure of any personal, financial, or professional conflicts of interest from all contributors, including authors, reviewers, and editors.

  • These disclosures are assessed by the editorial team and published to provide readers with the context necessary to evaluate the work independently.

• Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity:

  • We believe that diverse perspectives are fundamental to driving innovation and excellence in science. AJHRS is dedicated to cultivating an inclusive community that actively promotes equity and provides a platform for scholars from all backgrounds, geographies, and career stages.

  • We explicitly oppose discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, or any other characteristic. Our editorial boards and reviewer pools are continually developed to reflect a broad spectrum of expertise and viewpoints.

• Dedication to Continuous Improvement:

  • AJHRS views its policies as living documents that must evolve with the scholarly landscape. We are committed to the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of our practices.

  • We actively solicit and value feedback from our community to ensure our standards not only meet but exceed the evolving expectations of ethical academic publishing.

This comprehensive commitment to community standards is pivotal to the mission of AJHRS. It ensures the trustworthiness, relevance, and positive impact of the research we disseminate, thereby upholding the integrity of the academic record and making a meaningful contribution to global knowledge in health and rehabilitation.