Editorial Policies
Editorial Objectives
MJMBR is the international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to research in the broad field of medical and biological sciences. Within this broad framework the journal seeks to provide a forum for experts. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal registered in the ISSN Register (the world catalogue of serials and continuing resources, taken from the ISO standard 3297 which defines the ISSN and its uses). Articles in this journal have undergone a rigorous peer review system, based on initial editor screening and involving in-country and international refereeing, ensures that articles meet the standards of quality.
Peer Review Process
All articles submitted to MJMBR are initially assessed (in-house screening) by the Managing Editor for overall suitability for the journal. If an article is deemed suitable it is assigned to an Editorial Board Member (Section Editor) who scrutinizes the article even more closely, who decides whether or not the article is suitable for peer review. Submissions considered suitable for peer review are assigned to one or more independent experts, who assess the article for clarity, validity, and sound methodology.
If the section editor feels that the article is not yet ready for peer-review, (s)he sends it back to the Author with an explanation of why the article is not ready and what might help it to be more suitable for the journal. MJMBR operates the peer review process which is expected to take period around 10 to 40 days. Reviewers are asked to provide formative feedback, even if an article is not deemed suitable for publication in the journal.
Reviewers will be asked to consider whether or not the submission is suitable for the MJMBR audience. Based on the reviewer reports the section editor will make a recommendation for rejection, minor or major revisions, or acceptance. If major revisions are requested, then re-submitted files will be sent for a second round of review. Overall editorial responsibility rests with the journal’s Editor-in-Chief/ Managing Editor, who is supported by an expert, international Editorial Board. Reviewers will make one of four recommendations:
Following Publication
MJMBR review process usually take 10-40 days, depending on the number of papers available for review. Based on the recommendations of the reviewer, as well as consultation between relevant Editorial Board members the Managing Editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected. The authors will receive an unsigned copy of the referees’ reports and editor's pen. Acceptance and rejection notification will be sent to all authors. The editor may make use of Grammarly and Paperrater software for checking the originality of submissions received. Once accepted for publication, the corresponding author is encouraged to send the final version of the manuscript. Authors should submit only papers that have been carefully proof read and polished. Before submission please make sure that your submission is prepared after proofreading and grammar checking according to editor's pen. This will ensure fast processing and publication.
The Issue Dates
Copyright
Publishing paper with this journal means that the author or authors retain the copyright in the paper. This journal is granted an exclusive non commercial reuse license by the author(s), but the author(s) are able to put the paper onto a website, distribute it to colleagues, give it to students, use it in your thesis etc, so long as the use is not directed at commercial advantage or toward private monetary gain.
The author(s) can reuse the figures and tables and other information contained in their paper published by this journal in future papers or work without having to ask anyone for permission, provided that the figures, tables or other information that is included in the new paper or work properly references the published paper as the source of the figures, tables or other information, and the new paper or work is not direct at private monetary gain or commercial advantage.
Open Access License
MJMBR will require subscriptions to access some or all of its contents and archive materials to download and view. Article access fee 10.00 Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). The payment of this fee will enable reader to view, download, and print the article.
This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge & be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. || View License Deed || View Legal Code ||
Published articles are distributed under this Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC). Articles can be read and shared for noncommercial purposes under the following conditions:
Invoice for Processing Fee
If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will be asked (invoice letter) to pay 110 US$; as article processing charge in order to defray the operating costs. Fees includes peer review, editing, costs of journal production, web hosting, CMS, database, online repository and archiving, and online publication (open access). If author want to get hard copy of the Journal, they required to pay extra charges. The payment method will be notified by the managing editor with the invoice of accepted papers. More....
Disclaimer
MJMBR makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, MJMBR and its editors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of editors.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More here (http://www.lockss.org/).
Permissions
Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them. Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication. MJMBR is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending.
Informed Consent Statement
For all research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study should be obtained from participants (or their parent or guardian in the case of children under 16) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript.
For all manuscripts that include details, images, or videos relating to individual participants, written informed consent for the publication of these must be obtained from the participants (or their parent or legal guardian in the case of children under 16) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (5).
Experimental research on vertebrates or any regulated invertebrates must comply with institutional, national, or international guidelines, and where available should have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee. A statement detailing compliance with guidelines and/or ethical approval must be included in the manuscript.
Field studies should be conducted in accordance with local legislation, and the manuscript should include a statement specifying the appropriate permissions and/or licences. We recommend that authors comply with the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
COPE provides advice to editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct. This means that MJMBR adheres to the ethical standards in publishing. Details .....
Complaints Policy
The Managing Editor and staff of MJMBR will make every endeavour to put matters right as soon as possible in the most appropriate way, offering right of reply where necessary. As far as possible, we will investigate complaints in a blame-free manner, looking to see how systems can be improved to prevent mistakes occurring.
Errors and letters
As we are all human we all make mistakes. You may find after your paper has been published that it contains an error. If this happens you need to contact the editorial team immediately, the paper cannot be changed (if it will already have been deposited with DOI) but an addendum to the paper can be published in the journal as soon as possible. If the error is a major one eg, there was a problem with your original study that now invalidates your findings the paper may be retracted, but this is very rare.
Waiver Policy (valid only for online payment option):
According to UNDP Human Development Reports authors from world’s 42 underdeveloped countries shall publish their articles at a reduced fee (25% waiver on APC). PhD students and Masters thesis students from these countries are also welcome to publish their articles with the MJMBR at a reduced fee (50% waiver on APC), applicable for only student author).
Refund Policy
Article processing charge paid for publication “as is”. The author assumes the responsibility for the payment, and no refunds will be issued.
MJMBR is the international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to research in the broad field of medical and biological sciences. Within this broad framework the journal seeks to provide a forum for experts. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal registered in the ISSN Register (the world catalogue of serials and continuing resources, taken from the ISO standard 3297 which defines the ISSN and its uses). Articles in this journal have undergone a rigorous peer review system, based on initial editor screening and involving in-country and international refereeing, ensures that articles meet the standards of quality.
Peer Review Process
All articles submitted to MJMBR are initially assessed (in-house screening) by the Managing Editor for overall suitability for the journal. If an article is deemed suitable it is assigned to an Editorial Board Member (Section Editor) who scrutinizes the article even more closely, who decides whether or not the article is suitable for peer review. Submissions considered suitable for peer review are assigned to one or more independent experts, who assess the article for clarity, validity, and sound methodology.
If the section editor feels that the article is not yet ready for peer-review, (s)he sends it back to the Author with an explanation of why the article is not ready and what might help it to be more suitable for the journal. MJMBR operates the peer review process which is expected to take period around 10 to 40 days. Reviewers are asked to provide formative feedback, even if an article is not deemed suitable for publication in the journal.
Reviewers will be asked to consider whether or not the submission is suitable for the MJMBR audience. Based on the reviewer reports the section editor will make a recommendation for rejection, minor or major revisions, or acceptance. If major revisions are requested, then re-submitted files will be sent for a second round of review. Overall editorial responsibility rests with the journal’s Editor-in-Chief/ Managing Editor, who is supported by an expert, international Editorial Board. Reviewers will make one of four recommendations:
- Accept submission: no revisions are required other than those that would normally be carried out during the copy-editing/proof-reading process.
- Revisions required: the submission would be acceptable for publication if minor revisions were made as outlined in your reviewers comments. The editorial team will be responsible for checking that the revisions have been completed satisfactorily.
- Resubmit for review: the submission is relevant for the MJMBR audience and has the potential to be of publishable quality. It requires major revisions and should be resubmitted for review.
- Decline submission: the submission is unfortunately not relevant for the MJMBR audience.
Following Publication
MJMBR review process usually take 10-40 days, depending on the number of papers available for review. Based on the recommendations of the reviewer, as well as consultation between relevant Editorial Board members the Managing Editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected. The authors will receive an unsigned copy of the referees’ reports and editor's pen. Acceptance and rejection notification will be sent to all authors. The editor may make use of Grammarly and Paperrater software for checking the originality of submissions received. Once accepted for publication, the corresponding author is encouraged to send the final version of the manuscript. Authors should submit only papers that have been carefully proof read and polished. Before submission please make sure that your submission is prepared after proofreading and grammar checking according to editor's pen. This will ensure fast processing and publication.
The Issue Dates
- September to December Receipt of Articles = Publication in January (Winter Edition)
- January to April Receipt of Articles = Publication in May (Spring/Summer Edition)
- May to August Receipt of Articles = Publication in September (Autumn Edition)
Copyright
Publishing paper with this journal means that the author or authors retain the copyright in the paper. This journal is granted an exclusive non commercial reuse license by the author(s), but the author(s) are able to put the paper onto a website, distribute it to colleagues, give it to students, use it in your thesis etc, so long as the use is not directed at commercial advantage or toward private monetary gain.
The author(s) can reuse the figures and tables and other information contained in their paper published by this journal in future papers or work without having to ask anyone for permission, provided that the figures, tables or other information that is included in the new paper or work properly references the published paper as the source of the figures, tables or other information, and the new paper or work is not direct at private monetary gain or commercial advantage.
Open Access License
MJMBR will require subscriptions to access some or all of its contents and archive materials to download and view. Article access fee 10.00 Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). The payment of this fee will enable reader to view, download, and print the article.
This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge & be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. || View License Deed || View Legal Code ||
Published articles are distributed under this Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC). Articles can be read and shared for noncommercial purposes under the following conditions:
- BY: Attribution must be given to the original source (Attribution)
- NC: Works may not be used for commercial purposes (Noncommercial)
Invoice for Processing Fee
If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will be asked (invoice letter) to pay 110 US$; as article processing charge in order to defray the operating costs. Fees includes peer review, editing, costs of journal production, web hosting, CMS, database, online repository and archiving, and online publication (open access). If author want to get hard copy of the Journal, they required to pay extra charges. The payment method will be notified by the managing editor with the invoice of accepted papers. More....
Disclaimer
MJMBR makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, MJMBR and its editors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of editors.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More here (http://www.lockss.org/).
Permissions
Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them. Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication. MJMBR is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending.
Informed Consent Statement
For all research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study should be obtained from participants (or their parent or guardian in the case of children under 16) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript.
For all manuscripts that include details, images, or videos relating to individual participants, written informed consent for the publication of these must be obtained from the participants (or their parent or legal guardian in the case of children under 16) and a statement to this effect should appear in the manuscript.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (5).
Experimental research on vertebrates or any regulated invertebrates must comply with institutional, national, or international guidelines, and where available should have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee. A statement detailing compliance with guidelines and/or ethical approval must be included in the manuscript.
Field studies should be conducted in accordance with local legislation, and the manuscript should include a statement specifying the appropriate permissions and/or licences. We recommend that authors comply with the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
COPE provides advice to editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct. This means that MJMBR adheres to the ethical standards in publishing. Details .....
Complaints Policy
The Managing Editor and staff of MJMBR will make every endeavour to put matters right as soon as possible in the most appropriate way, offering right of reply where necessary. As far as possible, we will investigate complaints in a blame-free manner, looking to see how systems can be improved to prevent mistakes occurring.
Errors and letters
As we are all human we all make mistakes. You may find after your paper has been published that it contains an error. If this happens you need to contact the editorial team immediately, the paper cannot be changed (if it will already have been deposited with DOI) but an addendum to the paper can be published in the journal as soon as possible. If the error is a major one eg, there was a problem with your original study that now invalidates your findings the paper may be retracted, but this is very rare.
Waiver Policy (valid only for online payment option):
According to UNDP Human Development Reports authors from world’s 42 underdeveloped countries shall publish their articles at a reduced fee (25% waiver on APC). PhD students and Masters thesis students from these countries are also welcome to publish their articles with the MJMBR at a reduced fee (50% waiver on APC), applicable for only student author).
Refund Policy
Article processing charge paid for publication “as is”. The author assumes the responsibility for the payment, and no refunds will be issued.