IJERD is committed to its authors and it extends all appropriate ethical and legal defenses and protections for authors and their research work and submissions. The IJERD Publishing Agreement outlines and details the author’s rights and responsibilities, as well as IJERD’s policies on copyright and distribution. The IJERD Publishing Agreement is available for author review.

Authors must sign the IJERD Publishing Agreement prior to article publication.

Publishing Agreement

• By submitting a manuscript, authors affirm they retain authority to publish the work and that it is original, not previously published, and not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere.
• All authors must agree to the submission and accept responsibility for the manuscript content, appropriate citations, acknowledgments, and compliance with ethical standards.
• The corresponding author has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors regarding publication matters and correspondence.
• Manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review focusing on accuracy, importance, originality, and format style; authors are liable to revise manuscripts accordingly.
• Submission involves payment of manuscript fees, with no refunds for rejected or withdrawn papers.
• IJERD retains publishing rights and uses Creative Commons licensing to promote open access dissemination.