Publication Ethics Statement

SKIJIIM is committed to responsible scholarly publishing. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to uphold honesty, transparency, confidentiality, fairness, research integrity, and respect for patients, participants, and communities.

Authors must submit original work, cite sources accurately, disclose conflicts of interest, avoid redundant publication, and ensure that all listed authors have made meaningful contributions. Human participant data, clinical information, images, and community documentation must be used with appropriate consent and ethical approval when required.

Editors make decisions based on relevance, originality, methodological quality, ethical clarity, and contribution to the field. Editorial decisions must not be influenced by institutional, religious, gender, ethnic, or political background.

Reviewers should provide constructive, confidential, and timely assessments. Reviewers must decline a review when they have a conflict of interest or when the manuscript falls outside their expertise.