Editorial Guidelines

 

Editorial Policies Aims and Scope Peer Review Policy Copyright and Licensing Plagiarism Policy Processing fees
Data Sharing Archives Policy  Digital Object Identifier Advertising Direct Marketing

Aims and Scope ||

The Pakistan Journal of Neurosurgery (PJNS) aims to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge, clinical experience, and research findings in the field of neurosurgery and related neurosciences. The journal provides an open-access platform for neurosurgeons, neurologists, spine surgeons, and allied specialists to share original research and scholarly work.

PJNS publishes original research articles, review articles, case reports, and commentaries covering clinical and basic research in neurosurgery, spine surgery, neurology, neurotrauma, neuro-oncology, pediatric neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery, vascular neurosurgery, and related subspecialties of clinical neuroscience.

Peer Review Policy ||

The peer-reviewed journal uses "double-blind" reviews and reviewers and authors are still unknown in the entire review procedure. Submitted manuscripts are initially screened by the section editors to check the scope, suitability, plagiarism, and formatting. (called Editorial Desk review) Rejected manuscripts are sent back to the authors. After initial screening recommended manuscripts are then sent to reviewers who are requested to respond within three weeks. If there is no reply from the reviewer within the given time, they may be replaced with other suitable to keep the review process without any delay. Should the referees' reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought.
Note: The authors are requested not to check plagiarism themselves from unauthorized software for plagiarism detection. 
For more information about Peer review and Publication process Please follow the additional link
Publication Ethics, Publication Processes & Peer Review

Copyright and Licensing ||

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License. This license permits sharing, copying, redistribution, adaptation, remixing, and transformation of the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

All articles published in the Pakistan Journal of Neurosurgery (PJNS) are fully open access and made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, with no embargo period and no requirement for subscription, registration, or login.

Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights to their work and may download, share, and disseminate the published version of their article for non-commercial use, including via personal or institutional websites, repositories, and scholarly communication platforms.

Plagiarism Policy ||

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Surgery is equipped with Turnitin (text-matching / anti-plagiarism software. The software checks for plagiarism and repetition in submitted manuscripts. All submitted manuscripts are firstly screened for similarity index on Turnitin software. As per HEC policy, The similarity index (SI) must not be greater than 19%. From a single source, it must be below 5%. The similarity index greater than 19% will be automatically rejected and sent back to the authors.

Manuscript extracted by an author from his/her M.Phil. Or Ph.D. thesis must have to declare the “title of the thesis”, “Supervisor name”, Department and University name, and “year of submission” on the original later paid and submitted during the submission process.
Note: Authors must not check plagiarism through unreliable or unauthentic websites or software.

Text Recycling ||

Publications effectively publish accepted manuscripts for text recycling before publication. Text recycling is not a tolerated practice. Manuscripts containing high levels of self-plagiarism will be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief for originality. Authors found to have self-plagiarized will be asked to rewrite selected portions of their accepted manuscripts and or to quote exactly and cite the source.

The Journal management team will investigate any allegations of publication misconduct and may contact the authors' institutions or funders if necessary. If proof of misconduct is found, appropriate action will be taken to correct or retract/withdraw the publication. The editors of PJNS consider such distributing publishing ethics issues very seriously and are trained to continue in such cases with a zero-tolerance policy.

Processing fees ||

Revenue Source:

Authors are required to pay the amount as decided by the editorial board for handling and publication of the manuscript. The title of the account for the cross cheque/pay order is “Pakistan Journal of Neurological Surgery”. Publication fee may also be transferred online, details are given below:

Account Type: Current Account          Branch Code:1607                   
Account No: 4003291465              
Bank Name: National Bank of Pakistan, New Muslim Town Lahore

Publication Fee Details

  • Original Article, Case Report, Review Article, etc.: Rs. 20,000/- (for local authors)
  • Original Article, Case Report, Review Article, etc.: USD 200 (for international authors)

Wavier Policy: 

Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Waiver

  • Waivers will be provided to authors who are from low or middle-income countries defined by the World Bank. https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/lower-middle-income
  • The waiver policy will not be applicable if the research is funded.
  • Applicable for Undergraduate students.

    Data Sharing
  • Data sharing enables greater transparency in scholarly communications, increases the reproducibility of experimental results, and hastens the pace of important discoveries. When data generated as a result of academic research is well managed and shared openly, it enables ideas to flourish and allows for stronger, more rigorous academic debate.  PJNS, wherever possible, supports the sharing of data generated during a research project, regardless of discipline, content, or publication format.

    Archiving Policy

    PJNS is currently indexed with Portico Digital Preservation. Meanwhile, other preservation methods like CLOCKSS and LOCKSS are available via OJS PKP PN.

Digital Object Identifier

All articles published in Pakistan Journal of Neurological Surgery are assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Permanent article identifiers through Crossref.
Advertising

  • Any form of advertising that harms the PJNS brand or is inappropriate for the content available on the PJNS network may be rejected by PJNS at its discretion.
  • Advertising for goods or services that are known to be unhealthy (such as alcohol and tobacco products) will not be accepted by PJNS.

    Direct Marketing

    Since the journal is open-access, it can be read by anyone without paying a fee and without subscribing.
    Media tools (television, radio, newspaper, magazine) are not used to promote or market the journal.
    PJNS does not carry out any direct marketing like Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Direct Response Advertising to authors, or calls for papers.