EDITORIAL GUIDELINES
The Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic quality, ethical publishing, and scholarly integrity. These Editorial Guidelines outline the principles and procedures governing manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision-making, and publication. They are designed to promote fairness, transparency, accountability, and excellence throughout the publication process.
EDITORIAL POLICY AND SCOPE
JPW publishes original, peer-reviewed scholarly research that critically engages with questions concerning people, culture, and worldviews across disciplines. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary studies that demonstrate conceptual clarity, methodological rigor, and meaningful contributions to contemporary academic discourse.
Manuscripts submitted to JPW must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their work complies with accepted ethical standards and applicable research regulations.
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
JPW operates a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic rigor, fairness, and impartiality. All submitted manuscripts first undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their relevance to the journal’s scope, compliance with the submission guidelines, and adherence to ethical standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to the authors or declined without external review.
Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are anonymized and sent to at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Under the double-blind review process, the identities of both the authors and the reviewers are concealed from one another throughout the review process. This helps ensure that manuscripts are evaluated solely on their scholarly merit, free from personal, institutional, or geographical bias.
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, clarity of argument, theoretical contribution, methodological soundness, scholarly significance, and relevance to the journal’s scope. They also assess whether the manuscript demonstrates appropriate engagement with existing literature, sound ethical practices, and clear academic writing.
Based on the reviewers’ reports, the Editor-in-Chief or designated editor will make one of the following decisions:
- Accept for publication.
- Accept subject to minor revisions.
- Invite major revisions and resubmission for further review.
- Reject the manuscript.
The editorial team reserves the right to make the final publication decision after carefully considering the reviewers’ recommendations. Throughout the process, confidentiality is maintained, and all participants are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and professional ethics.
AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Authors are expected to submit work that is original, accurate, and ethically produced. All sources must be appropriately acknowledged, and research findings should be presented honestly and transparently.
Any actual or potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed at the time of submission.
Each listed author must have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the research and manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the editorial office and obtaining the consent of all co-authors before submission.
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Editors are responsible for managing manuscripts fairly, efficiently, and confidentially. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on the academic quality, originality, significance, and relevance of submitted work, without discrimination based on nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, political views, or personal relationships.
Editors are also responsible for addressing allegations of plagiarism, duplicate publication, research misconduct, ethical violations, and conflicts of interest whenever they arise.
EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE
JPW maintains complete editorial independence. Editorial decisions are made solely on scholarly merit and are free from commercial, financial, institutional, or personal influence.
REVIEWER RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviewers are expected to:
- Treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
- Conduct objective, constructive, and respectful evaluations.
- Declare any conflicts of interest.
- Complete reviews within the agreed timeframe.
- Provide recommendations supported by clear academic reasoning.
Reviewers should not use unpublished information obtained during the review process for personal research or professional advantage.
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools only to support legitimate scholarly activities such as language editing or formatting.
AI tools must not replace original intellectual contributions, scholarly interpretation, critical analysis, or authorship. Any significant use of AI in preparing a manuscript must be clearly disclosed within the submission.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted work.
PLAGIARISM AND RESEARCH MISCONDUCT
JPW maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate submission, citation manipulation, and other forms of research misconduct.
Submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism detection software. Where misconduct is confirmed, the journal reserves the right to reject the manuscript, retract published articles, notify relevant institutions, or take any other appropriate action.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING
The Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW) is an open access journal committed to the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge.
Authors retain the copyright to their published work. By publishing in JPW, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and preserve the work in both print and electronic formats.
All articles published in JPW are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Under this licence, anyone may copy, distribute, reproduce, adapt, translate, and build upon the published work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the Journal of People and Worldviews as the original source of publication.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe upon the copyright or intellectual property rights of third parties. Any necessary permissions must be obtained before publication.
CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTIONS
JPW is committed to preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.
Where significant errors, ethical concerns, or research misconduct are identified after publication, the journal may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions, as appropriate. Such decisions are made in accordance with internationally accepted standards for responsible scholarly publishing.
PUBLICATION ETHICS
The Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal’s editorial policies and practices are guided by internationally recognized principles of responsible scholarly publishing, including the ethical standards promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
JPW expects authors, reviewers, and editors to act honestly, transparently, and responsibly throughout the publication process.
Specifically:
- Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original, accurately reported, properly referenced, and free from plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or duplicate publication. All authors must have made a substantial contribution to the work and disclose any conflicts of interest.
- Reviewers are expected to treat manuscripts as confidential, provide objective and constructive evaluations, declare any conflicts of interest, and refrain from using unpublished material for personal advantage.
- Editors are responsible for making fair and impartial editorial decisions based solely on the scholarly merit of submitted manuscripts. They are expected to preserve confidentiality, manage conflicts of interest appropriately, and respond promptly to allegations of research or publication misconduct.
Where ethical concerns arise before or after publication, JPW reserves the right to investigate the matter and, where appropriate, issue corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, or other corrective actions in accordance with accepted publishing standards.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the objectivity of the research, the peer-review process, or editorial decision-making.
Where a conflict of interest exists, it must be declared to the editorial office at the earliest opportunity. Editors and reviewers with conflicts of interest concerning a manuscript will recuse themselves from the review or editorial decision-making process.
The Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW) is committed to ensuring that all editorial decisions are made fairly, transparently, and solely on the basis of scholarly merit.
Publication Fees (Article Processing Charges – APC)
The Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal committed to the dissemination of high-quality scholarly research. To support the editorial and publication process, the journal charges modest fees that help cover the costs associated with manuscript handling, peer review, production, and online publication.
The payment of any fee does not guarantee acceptance of a manuscript. All submissions undergo rigorous editorial assessment and peer review, and publication decisions are based solely on scholarly merit.
Fee Structure
Nigerian-Based Authors
Article Submission (Peer Review) Fee:
₦5,000 (Five Thousand Nigerian Naira)
This fee is payable upon submission and covers:
- Initial manuscript processing
- Editorial screening
- Coordination of the peer-review process
This fee is non-refundable, irrespective of the editorial decision.
Article Acceptance Fee (Article Processing Charge):
₦20,000 (Twenty Thousand Nigerian Naira)
This fee is payable only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication and covers:
- Editorial processing
- Copyediting
- Typesetting and layout
- DOI registration (where applicable)
- Online publication
- Digital archiving and journal hosting
International Authors
Flat Publication Fee:
USD 20 (Twenty United States Dollars)
This fee is payable upon acceptance and covers the complete editorial and publication process, including peer review coordination, production, online publication, and digital archiving.
Payment Information
Payments should be made to the following account:
Account Name: Journal of People and Worldviews (JPW)
Bank: Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Account Number: 0237920017
Account Type: Savings Account
Country: Nigeria
SWIFT/BIC Code: UBNINGLA
Authors making international payments may contact the editorial office for additional payment instructions where necessary.
Waivers and Discounts
At present, JPW does not operate a formal fee waiver programme. Requests for fee consideration may be reviewed by the editorial office on exceptional grounds and at its discretion.
Refund Policy
The Article Submission (Peer Review) Fee is non-refundable, as it covers the costs of manuscript processing and peer review.
The Article Acceptance Fee becomes payable only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication. Once production has commenced, this fee is also non-refundable.
Contact
For enquiries regarding publication fees or payment procedures, please contact:
Editorial Office
Email: eic@journalofpeopleandworldviews.com
Submit Your Research
Authors whose manuscripts align with the editorial policies, ethical standards, and review procedures outlined above are invited to submit their work for consideration. The Journal of People and Worldview publishes original research that meets established academic standards and contributes meaningfully to scholarly discourse across disciplines.
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