An editor (Chief editors, managing editors, editorials) Should provide impartial consideration to all manuscripts offered for publication, judging each on its particular feature without regard to race, religion, nationality, sex, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the author(s). An editor should review and treat a manuscript submitted for publication with all reasonable speed. An editor takes sole responsibility for accepting or rejecting a manuscript for publication. An editor may seek assistance on a manuscript from specialists chosen for their expertise and fair judgment. An editor should not reveal any information about the manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author and designated reviewers until after the evaluation process is complete. An editor should respect the intellectual independence of authors.
Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation considers an author who was responsible for a part of the work at least. The authors should be able to explain in deep the problem in the study. For Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, all authors are responsible for the content they submitted. The corresponding author is responsible for the agreement of all the authors and to keep them informed about the submission process since the first submission of their manuscript. He is responsible for providing the license to publish, in case of acceptance, on behalf of all the authors. Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation assumes that submitting the paper implies in total agreement from all the authors.
It is not acceptable for Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation to consider for publication anything that was previously published, neither entirely nor in parts in other journals. Anything sent to Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation must not be under analysis anywhere else. Simultaneous submissions to Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation and any other journal, is considered a major conduct flaw, and all the authors will be definitively banned. Multiple manuscripts, dealing with closely related subjects and/or variables are discouraged as long as they could figure in a single paper.
The Editorial Board of our journal will immediately screen all articles submitted for publication in that journal. Plagiarism is not limited to the Results and Discussion sections; it can involve any part of the manuscript, including figures and tables, in which material is copied from another publication without attestation, reference or permission. Note that wording does not have to be exact to be copyright infringement; use of very similar words in almost the same sequence can also be infringement. Any suspected misconduct ends up with a quick rejection. In any case, if the submitted original manuscript is 20% plagiarised, then the article will be rejected, and the same will be notified to the author.
Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation invites peers to review its submissions, relying on their expertise, curricula, and their will to review them as volunteers. By accepting to review a manuscript, the reviewer commits himself to do so in due time. Delays are extremely negative to the review process and make it last much more than it should. When a reviewer is requested, he is gently asked to answer the invitation e-mail, informing if he is or not willing to review the manuscript. It is a gesture of politeness and it avoids delays too. By accepting to review a manuscript, the reviewer declares that no conflicts of interest exist, and he is doing his revision for the wealth and progress of science. Those reviewers who answer our requests, agreeing or not, and those who respect the deadlines, are scored positively, and eventual submissions they could send to Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation will be treated with priority.
The Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation is an open-access journal.
Authors retain the copyright of their published articles.
Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors grant the Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive and communicate the article in all forms and media.
All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the journal and the source, along with a link to the license and any changes made are indicated.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party copyrighted material included in their manuscripts has been used with the necessary permissions.
The Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation (JBC) is committed to maintaining the integrity and transparency of the scholarly publication process. This policy outlines the circumstances under which a manuscript may be withdrawn before publication.
1. Withdrawal by Authors
Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript before it has been accepted for publication. Such requests must be submitted in writing by the corresponding author, with the consent of all co-authors, stating the reason for withdrawal.
Examples of acceptable reasons include:
2. Withdrawal After Acceptance
Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, withdrawal requests will be considered only under exceptional circumstances. The corresponding author must provide a detailed written explanation, and the request must be approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
If production work (copyediting, typesetting, DOI registration, or online publication) has already begun, withdrawal may not be permitted except for compelling ethical or legal reasons.
3. Editorial Withdrawal
The journal reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript before publication if:
4. Withdrawal Procedure
All withdrawal requests must:
The Editor-in-Chief will review the request and communicate the final decision to the corresponding author.
5. Published Articles
Once an article has been formally published as part of a journal issue, it cannot be withdrawn. Any concerns regarding a published article will be handled in accordance with the journal’s Corrections Policy.
6. Misuse of Withdrawal Requests
The journal discourages withdrawal requests made solely to submit an accepted manuscript to another journal or after substantial editorial and production work has been completed. Repeated misuse of the withdrawal process may result in the rejection of future submissions from the authors.
Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation (JBC) is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scientific record. The journal follows internationally accepted publication ethics and takes appropriate action whenever concerns arise regarding published articles.
Corrections
Minor errors that do not affect the scientific conclusions may be corrected through:
Expressions of Concern
If allegations of research misconduct are under investigation and conclusive evidence is not yet available, the journal may publish an Expression of Concern until the investigation is completed.
Editorial Responsibility
The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will evaluate all reported concerns fairly and confidentially. Decisions regarding corrections or retractions will be based on evidence and ethical publishing standards.
The Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can assist in manuscript preparation. However, authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality and integrity of their work.
Use of AI by Authors
Authors may use AI tools only for language editing, grammar correction or improving readability. Authors must disclose any substantive use of generative AI tools in the manuscript in a dedicated disclosure statement or in another appropriate section specified by the journal.
AI Cannot Be an Author
AI tools, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot or similar technologies, cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the work.
Author Responsibility
Authors remain responsible for:
The use of AI does not transfer responsibility from the authors.
Reviewers
Reviewers should not upload confidential manuscripts into publicly available AI systems, as this may compromise confidentiality and intellectual property.
Editors
Editors may use AI-assisted tools for administrative purposes such as plagiarism screening or language evaluation but will not rely on AI for editorial decisions. Editorial decisions will always be made by qualified editors.
Ethical Compliance
The journal reserves the right to request clarification regarding AI use and may reject manuscripts that misuse AI or fail to disclose significant AI assistance.
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