Publishing Principles & Editorial Ethics
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR), published by Oxbridge Publishing UK Ltd, is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, editorial independence, transparency, and global scholarly accessibility.
Our journal was established to provide a rigorous international platform for interdisciplinary scholarship that bridges conventional disciplinary boundaries while protecting the ethical foundations of academic publishing.
We believe that scholarly publishing must remain transparent, accountable, accessible, and academically independent. Every editorial decision within our journal is guided by international publishing standards and long-term scholarly responsibility.
Open Access Commitment
All articles published in International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) are made immediately available through an open access model.
Readers may freely read, download, share, and cite published articles without subscription barriers.
Our mission is to remove financial barriers that limit global knowledge dissemination and to ensure equitable academic access across institutions, countries, and disciplines.
Peer Review Integrity
All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process.
Every manuscript is initially screened by the editorial office for:
- Scope relevance
- Formatting compliance
- Originality checks
- Ethical compliance
Eligible manuscripts are then evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers.
Final editorial decisions are made exclusively based on:
- Scholarly merit
- Originality
- Methodological quality
- Ethical compliance
- Relevance to interdisciplinary scholarship
Financial considerations never influence editorial outcomes.
Each research article is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers through a double-blind peer review process.
Publication Ethics
- Plagiarism
- Duplicate Submissions
- Data Fabrication
- Falsification
- Improper Authorship Attribution
- Undeclared Conflicts of Interest
- Unethical Research Conduct
Submissions violating ethical standards may be rejected, corrected, or retracted where necessary.
Plagiarism Screening
All submissions may be screened using professional plagiarism detection tools before entering peer review.
Manuscripts demonstrating unethical levels of similarity, duplication, or unattributed content may be rejected or returned for revision.
Corrections and Retractions
When necessary, corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions may be issued to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.
All corrections remain permanently linked to original publications.
Editorial Independence
Oxbridge Publishing UK Ltd fully protects editorial independence.
Editors make publication decisions without interference from sponsors, institutions, advertisers, or financial interests.
Academic merit remains the sole criterion for publication decisions.
DOI Registration & Metadata Integrity
All published articles receive permanent DOI registration through Crossref under our official DOI prefix: 10.66695.
We maintain accurate metadata registration to improve discoverability across global indexing systems, libraries, repositories, and scholarly databases.
ISSN Registration
Official ISSN: 2979-269X
This ISSN is registered for the journal as part of our long-term publishing infrastructure.
Long-Term Accessibility & Archiving
We are committed to preserving long-term access to published scholarship.
Published materials remain accessible through stable article landing pages, persistent identifiers, and continuous metadata maintenance.
International Publishing Vision
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) actively works toward inclusion in major international indexing systems and continuously strengthens its editorial infrastructure to meet global publishing standards.
Our long-term objective is not merely expansion—but the creation of a durable, respected, ethically grounded academic publishing platform serving scholars worldwide.