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COPE & DOAJ Compliant Governance

Editorial Board & Governance

NEXARA maintains a transparent, internationally compliant editorial governance structure. All roles, responsibilities, and ethical obligations are defined in accordance with COPE Core Practices, DOAJ standards, and ICMJE Recommendations.

Editorial Governance Structure

Editorial Office (Lead)

Institutional Office

Responsibilities

  • Final editorial authority on all publication decisions
  • Ensures compliance with COPE Core Practices
  • Maintains editorial independence from proprietor interests
  • Issues retraction and correction notices on behalf of the Editorial Board
  • Maintains editorial confidentiality under ICMJE guidelines

Minimum Qualifications

Operated by qualified editorial staff with research and publishing experience. The office operates collectively; no individual editor's name is disclosed to preserve impartiality.

Managing Editor

1 Position

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day editorial workflow management
  • Assigns submissions to appropriate Section Editors
  • Monitors peer review timelines and quality benchmarks
  • Coordinates with production for typesetting and Permanent URL registration
  • Maintains submission tracking and author communication

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree minimum with demonstrated editorial management experience in scholarly publishing.

Section Editors

6–10 Positions (by discipline)

Responsibilities

  • Subject-matter gatekeeping for assigned disciplines
  • Select and invite qualified peer reviewers
  • Evaluate reviewer reports and make accept/revise/reject recommendations
  • Ensure domain-specific methodological rigour
  • Report potential misconduct to Ethics Committee

Minimum Qualifications

PhD with active research profile and peer-reviewed publication record in the relevant discipline.

Peer Reviewers (External Panel)

Rolling panel — 50+ registered reviewers

Responsibilities

  • Conduct double-blind peer review per COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
  • Provide structured feedback within stipulated review period
  • Declare conflicts of interest before accepting review assignments
  • Maintain confidentiality of manuscript content
  • Flag plagiarism, data fabrication, or ethical concerns

Minimum Qualifications

Domain expertise with published research. Reviewers are vetted via ORCID verification and publication record checks.

Ethics & Integrity Officer

1 Position (Independent)

Responsibilities

  • Investigates allegations of misconduct, plagiarism, and data fabrication
  • Operates independently of proprietor and editorial chain of command
  • Follows COPE flowcharts for handling suspected misconduct
  • Recommends retractions, corrections, or expressions of concern
  • Maintains whistleblower reporting channel

Minimum Qualifications

Must be independent of the editorial team. Legal or research ethics background preferred. Reports directly to COPE guidelines.

Copy Editor & Production

2–3 Positions

Responsibilities

  • Language editing, grammar, and formatting consistency
  • Applies journal style guide (APA 7th / IEEE as applicable)
  • Ensures metadata accuracy for Permanent URL registration
  • Typesets final accepted manuscripts to publication template
  • Verifies reference linking and ORCID integration

Minimum Qualifications

Professional copy-editing certification or equivalent publishing experience.

Proprietorship Disclosures & Editorial Independence

NEXARA Publish — Global Journal of Emerging Research & Innovation — is published under Power Is You Global Movement (Est. 2018). In accordance with COPE's guidelines on journal ownership and management, the following disclosures ensure transparency and demonstrate that editorial decisions are made independently of the proprietor's commercial interests.

Editorial Independence Declaration

The Editorial Office and Editorial Board exercise full editorial independence. The proprietor entity has no authority over acceptance, rejection, or content of any manuscript. This separation is documented in the Editorial Office's terms of reference and is subject to annual review.

Conflict of Interest Policy

All editorial board members must declare financial, institutional, and personal conflicts of interest annually. Any conflict with the proprietor firm or its affiliates results in mandatory recusal from related editorial decisions.

Governance & Accountability

NEXARA operates as a registered proprietorship under applicable business registration laws. The journal's editorial policies, peer review standards, and ethical guidelines are publicly available and aligned with international norms regardless of ownership structure.

Transparency & Public Record

E-ISSN: Applied (Pending Assignment). All editorial policies, review timelines, acceptance rates, and retraction notices are publicly accessible. Annual editorial reports are published for accountability.

International Compliance Frameworks

COPE — Committee on Publication Ethics

publicationethics.org
  • All editors and reviewers adhere to COPE Core Practices (2023 revision)
  • Misconduct investigations follow COPE flowcharts
  • Retraction and correction policies per COPE Retraction Guidelines
  • Annual self-assessment against COPE membership criteria

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

doaj.org
  • Following DOAJ Best Practice recommendations for future listing
  • Transparent editorial process and open access policy
  • Article-level metadata prepared for indexing
  • CC BY 4.0 licensing clearly stated on all published works

Permanent URL — Stable Article Routing

nexarapublish.org
  • Every paper receives a stable Permanent Article URL on the NEXARA platform
  • URLs follow a non-changing pattern: nexarapublish.org/paper/<Paper ID>
  • Article metadata mirrored to OAI-PMH and DOAJ feeds for harvesting
  • Plagiarism screening performed before publication

ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

www.icmje.org
  • Authorship criteria follow ICMJE Recommendations
  • Conflict of interest disclosure mandatory for all submissions
  • Data availability statements required where applicable
  • Clinical trial registration verification for health science papers

Peer Review Model & Safeguards

Double-Blind Review

Author and reviewer identities are concealed throughout the review process, eliminating bias per COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

Plagiarism Screening

All manuscripts undergo automated plagiarism detection (similarity threshold <15%) followed by manual editorial assessment before peer review.

Appeals Process

Authors may appeal editorial decisions within 30 days. Appeals are reviewed by a different Section Editor and the Editorial Office, ensuring fair reconsideration.

Join Our Editorial Board

NEXARA invites qualified researchers with an active publication record and ORCID registration to apply for editorial and reviewer positions. All appointments are merit-based and subject to conflict-of-interest review.

Apply for Editorial Position

Include your CV, ORCID iD, and a brief statement of editorial interest.