Faizan-e-Adab is firmly committed to upholding the highest principles of publication ethics, ensuring that every piece of research published in the journal reflects academic integrity, authenticity, and responsible scholarship. Authors submitting to the journal must ensure that their work is original, free from plagiarism, and based on honest research practices. All manuscripts are subjected to a rigorous, unbiased peer-review process conducted by qualified scholars to ensure academic merit, accuracy, and relevance. Proper citation, transparent methodology, and accurate representation of data are essential ethical requirements for all submissions.
The journal also observes clear ethical standards for editors and reviewers. Editors are obliged to make impartial decisions, maintain confidentiality, and avoid any conflict of interest while handling manuscripts. Reviewers must provide constructive, scholarly feedback and must not misuse unpublished content for personal benefit. Faizan-e-Adab is devoted to nurturing a credible, ethical, and principled publishing environment that advances trustworthy research in Urdu, Persian, and related literary disciplines.
Key Ethical Principles
- Originality: Submitted work must be original and not published or under review elsewhere.
- Plagiarism-Free: Manuscripts must be checked for plagiarism before submission.
- Proper Citation: All sources, quotations, and references must be accurately cited.
- No Data Manipulation: Fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting of data is strictly prohibited.
- Author Responsibility: All listed authors must have contributed meaningfully to the work.
- Conflict of Interest: Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any potential conflicts.
- Confidentiality: Manuscripts under review must not be shared or discussed externally.
- Fair Review: Peer reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively and respectfully.
- Editorial Integrity: Editors must make unbiased decisions based solely on academic value.
- Ethical Corrections: Retractions, corrections, or clarifications will be made transparently when necessary.