Copyright and Privacy
Copyright of published articles are the property of MJSSM, and under no circumstance will the Journal transfer rights of published work. Reproduction of portions of published articles in other publications, or for any other use, is subject to written permission by the editors-in-chief. Reproductions of published work by MJSSM, under a maximum of 500 words, are allowed with proper citation references and quotations.
Authors partially reproducing others’ published work-whether by a different author or his or her own-exceeding 500 words, or that includes tables, figures, and other illustrations, must have written permission from the author and/or journal holding copyrights of such work. We strongly discourage authors who include multiple reproductions of published work in order to avoid perceptions of plagiarism or self-plagiarism by reviewers and the editorial board.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a “Journal Publishing Agreement”. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An email will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a “Journal Publishing Agreement” form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
The editors of MJSSM consider plagiarism and self-plagiarism to be a serious breach of academic ethics. Any author who practices plagiarism and/or self-plagiarism (in part or totality) will be suspended for six years from submitting new submissions to MJSSM. If such a manuscript is approved and published, public exposure of the article with a printed mark (“plagiarized” or "retracted") on each page of the published file, as well as suspension for future publication for at least six years, or a period determined by the editorial board. Third party plagiarized authors or institutions will be notified, informing them about the faulty authors. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism will result in immediate rejection of the manuscript.
MJSSM only publishes studies that have been approved by an institutional ethics committee (when a study involves humans or animals). Fail to provide such information prevent its publication. To ensure these requirements, it is essential that submission documentation is complete. If you have not completed this step yet, go to MJSSM website and fill out the two required documents: Declaration of Potential Conflict of Interest and Authorship Statement. Whether or not your study uses humans or animals, these documents must be completed and signed by all authors and attached as supplementary files in the originally submitted manuscript.
Names and contact information of any contributing party will be protected and will be unavailable for any other purpose other than herein disclosed.