Author Guidelines

2.Ethical Guidelines for Authors

We expect authors to adhere to the highest ethical standards in their research and publication. Authors must ensure:

• Accurate representation of data and results; no fabrication or falsification.
• Manuscript Information: Title, abstract, co-author details, category, and full paper uploads.
• Proper acknowledgment of all contributors and funding sources.
• The manuscript does not contain defamatory, obscene, or unlawful content.

Submissions found to breach these ethical standards will be rejected or retracted.

3. Plagiarism Prevention

We have zero tolerance for plagiarism. All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection tools.

• Acceptable similarity index: Should not exceed 20% (excluding references and standard phrases).
• Authors must appropriately cite all sources, including paraphrased and quoted material.
• Self-plagiarism or duplicate publication is not permitted.

Papers with high similarity scores will be rejected without review.

4.Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest at the time of submission, including:

• Financial or personal relationships with individuals or organizations involved in the study.
• Association with editorial board members or reviewers that could influence the review process.

All submissions are handled impartially. If a conflict is identified, the manuscript may be reassigned to another editor or reviewer to avoid bias.

5.AI-Generated Content Policy

The use of AI tools must be explicitly declared in the manuscript under a separate section titled "Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools."

• Permitted use: Grammar checks, language polishing, or assistance with formatting.
• Not permitted: Generating content for original findings, results, or literature reviews without human validation.
• Author Responsibility: Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy and integrity of content generated or assisted by AI.

Undisclosed AI-generated work may result in rejection or retraction.

6.Submission Process

Submit your manuscript via our online submission portal at https://cosmorsij.com/submit-paper.

Include: All requireded details mentioned in the form with Manuscript File.

You will receive a confirmation email upon successful submission.

7. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to CRSI Journal undergo peer review before a publication decision is made. The process has the following stages:

1. Initial editorial screening (1–2 working days). The Editor-in-Chief or a handling editor checks that the manuscript falls within the journal's aims and scope, follows the Author Guidelines and manuscript template, and passes plagiarism screening (similarity index not exceeding 20%, excluding references). Manuscripts that fail screening are returned to the author without review.
2. Reviewer assignment. Manuscripts that pass screening are assigned to at least one reviewer with subject expertise, drawn from the journal's Editorial and Reviewer Board or from qualified external experts. Reviewers must have no conflict of interest with the authors and are not assigned to manuscripts from their own institution.
3. Peer review (typically 3–6 working days). Reviewers assess the manuscript for originality and contribution to the field, soundness of methodology and analysis, clarity of presentation, adequacy of the literature review and referencing, and adherence to research ethics. Reviewers submit a written report with a recommendation.
4. Editorial decision. Based on the reviewer report(s), the Editor-in-Chief makes one of the following decisions: Accept, Accept with minor revisions, Major revisions required, or Reject. The decision and the reviewer comments are sent to the corresponding author by email.
5. Revision. Where revisions are requested, authors are expected to address every reviewer comment and return the revised manuscript together with a point-by-point response. Revised manuscripts are checked by the editor and, where necessary, returned to the original reviewer. Manuscripts that do not adequately address the reviewer comments may be rejected.
6. Acceptance and publication. On final acceptance, the corresponding author completes the Copyright and Author Declaration Form and the article processing charge, after which the article is typeset and published online in the current issue.

Reviewer identities are kept confidential and reviewer reports are treated as confidential documents. The journal aims to complete the process from submission to first decision within two weeks; the actual time depends on reviewer availability and the extent of revisions required. The Editor-in-Chief's decision is final.

8. Final Notes

Accepted papers will be published online.

9. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their work. On acceptance, authors sign the Copyright and Author Declaration Form, granting Cosmo Research and Science International Journal a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish, distribute, archive and index the article. The article is then published as Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows anyone to share, adapt and reuse the work, including commercially, provided the original authors and this journal are credited. Authors may reuse, share and deposit their published work anywhere without seeking permission from the journal.

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