Editorial Policy
Manuscript Selection Criteria
The principal criteria for publication of research papers (articles, reviews, etc.) in TRIM are that they:
- should report original scientific research (articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before or be under consideration for publication with another journal).
- are of excellent scientific significance.
Publication Decision
TRIM has a policy to publish manuscripts that follow a rigorous editorial policy. The selection of papers goes through a number of editorial processes. The novelty and initial judgement of the manuscripts is first checked by the main editors, which does not reflect the content selection. The papers lacking in original thought and scientific importance are rejected at the editorial entry level.
The manuscripts selected by the main editors route the papers to the reviewers, who specialise in the respective papers. A double-blind peer review policy is followed, thus avoiding bias in the selection of manuscripts. Referees comment on any evidence of scientific misconduct in papers they review. After the reports from the referees, the pitfalls in the paper are reported to the respective authors via main editors, which improve upon the shortcomings in the manuscripts. Once the authors revise the content, it is resent to the reviewers who have commented on the reviewed papers. Once the respective reviewers give positive consent, the authors are intimated about the final selection. Some of the revised papers have also been rejected because the referees have raised considerable technical objections and/or the authors’ claims have not been adequately established. Under these circumstances, the editor’s letter will explicitly state whether a resubmitted version would be considered. The paper is rejected with no offer to reconsider a resubmitted version.
Reduction in delays
To reduce the delays in the publication process, submissions and contacts are made online via electronic mail: trimdlisuok@gmail.com
Formatting and editing of selected papers
Language accuracy is maintained through proofreading to ensure consistency and a common standard. Rechecking of citations and references is also ensured.
Technical Outlook
The technical staff looks upon the technical layout of the journal content. The technical editor and layout editor maintain the technical and layout quality of the journal.
Open Access
The online version of TRIM is licensed under a Creative Commons License: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative 4.0 Unported License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Archiving Policy
Authors are encouraged to archive the Publisher’s PDF version of their articles in institutional and subject repositories.
Publication Fee / Handling Charges
No fee, in any form, is levied on the authors for publication in the journal.
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