Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, and other personal information submitted to IJSETHI will be used solely for legitimate editorial, peer-review, publication, indexing, communication, and administrative purposes.

Personal information will not be sold or disclosed to unrelated third parties without the individual’s consent, except where disclosure is required by law, necessary for publication, or needed to investigate suspected misconduct.

The journal will take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information. Authors and reviewers should avoid including unnecessary personal or confidential information in submitted materials.

1. Peer-Review Policy
2. All submissions will undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance, originality, quality, ethical compliance, and conformity with the journal’s requirements.
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4. Manuscripts that pass this assessment will be evaluated by qualified independent reviewers. Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final publication decision.
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6. Editors and reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts as confidential and declare any competing interests.

Review model: Single-anonymised

Expected review period: 21 days

1. Publication Ethics
2. IJSETHI is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, manipulated peer review, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed competing interests, and unethical research practices are prohibited.
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4. Allegations of misconduct will be evaluated fairly and confidentially. Where necessary, the journal may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction. COPE states that corrections and retraction notices should remain freely accessible to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Copyright and Open-Access Policy

Authors retain copyright in their published work, subject to the licence selected by the journal.

Recommended licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, subject to formal approval by the publisher.

1. The final website must clearly state:
2. Who owns copyright
3. Which Creative Commons licence applies
4. Whether authors may archive manuscripts
5. Whether commercial reuse is permitted
6. Whether publication charges apply

Article Processing Charges

IJSETHI charges an article processing fee of thirty thousand naira (₦30,000) only after a manuscript has been accepted. International authors pay a sum of twenty-five dollars ($25). Payment does not influence peer review or editorial decisions. Any waiver or discount policy must be stated clearly.