The Indian Journal of Commerce since 1964, aspire to select and publish research paper/articles, through highest quality of transparent, and fair peer review. At every step of publication ethical principles have been followed.

The sole objective of Indian Journal of Commerce is Knowledge updation and promoting publication of articles which have social relevance. Further, equity in ethical based publication decision has been ensured to maintain the Journal‟s prestige and the trust of readers, scholars, authors, reviewers, editors, research subjects, funding agencies, and administrators. A welldefined publication guidelines and transparent process is explicitly available for all the participants and public. The journal has a well-defined Publication and Ethics Policy and following are the main features:

• The website provides complete instructions to authors/reviewers. Authors are informed to follow the guidelines for contributors on the website before submitting the paper for publication. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

• Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of the Journal will be reviewed.

• Aspire to publish original research paper/articles enhancing knowledge and social relevance through highest quality of transparent and fair peer review. At every step of publication ethical principles have been followed.

• Republication of a paper in another language, or simultaneously in multiple journals with different audiences shall not be acceptable.

• Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

• Submissions are accepted only through online submission process at www.icaindia.info

• The journal takes minimum three months’ time to process paper for review/ publication/rejection.

• Preference is given to those manuscripts who are Life members of Indian Commerce Association. Authors are informed to provide the ICA membership number while submitting the manuscript.

• Preference is given to those manuscripts who are Life members of Indian Commerce Association. Authors are informed to provide the ICA membership number while submitting the manuscript.

• The journal has a well-defined peer-review. Subject specific peer reviewers addressed the articles related to their discipline only, and selection of reviewers is always based upon their objectivity and scientific knowledge. Reviews expected to be professional, honest, courteous, prompt, and constructive. Also, reviewers must not share the manuscript with any colleagues without the explicit permission of the editor

• We use a double-blind system for peer review; both reviewers‟ and authors' identities remain anonymous. The submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two experts: one editorial staff member as well as one to three external reviewers. The review process may take minimum three months. In some rare cases, according to the recommendations from editors and reviewers, a second round of peer review may be initiated.

• The decision to accept an article is based on the average score given by reviewers. The reviewers grade a submitted manuscript on a scale of 1 to 4. To be accepted for publication, the manuscript must obtain an average score not less than 30. However, we may reject a manuscript with a score higher than 30 when an editor or reviewer thinks it is not suitable for publication.

• All manuscripts must contain the required sections: Author Information along with ICA Membership Number, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, and Need for the study, Research questions, Methodology, Findings, Conclusions and Suggestions. Check the Journal Instructions for Authors for more details.

• The journal has a declared frequency of publication each year i.e quarterly. The journal is published regularly and in time following its declared frequency.

• The Indian Journal of Commerce strive to maintain highest standard pertaining to plagiarism and publication ethics by stressing upon full and prominent disclosure of original source at the time of submission of the article. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.. Plagiarism report has to be attached with the article while submitting the manuscript.

• Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data. Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and informed consent, which should be documented in the paper

• Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data. Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and informed consent, which should be documented in the paper

• The Indian Journal of Commerce strongly discourages and against all minor and major acts related to plagiarism. If found guilty, to any extent, The Indian Journal of Commerce will fight for justice

• The UGC guidelines related to plagiarism has been implemented in letter and spirit.

• The editorial decisions are precise and transparent. In case of a published paper is subsequently found to have errors or major flaws, the Editor should take responsibility for promptly correcting the written record in the publication.

• The Budapest Open Access Initiative defined “Open Access” as making it freely available on the public Internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the Internet itself. All published research articles are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (Open Access Policy).

• Articles of allied subjects are also published in this journal.

• All papers must be submitted through online only.

• Authors are advised to interact with publishers through email only (email: ica.indianjournalofcommerce@gmail.com)

• ICA resolved to publish „the Indian Journal of Commerce” softcopy of the journal.

• For more information log on www.icaindia.info