The International Journal of Green Pharmacy (IJGP) is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal follows recognized principles of responsible scholarly publishing and takes appropriate action when ethical concerns or research misconduct are identified.

The journal's publication ethics policies apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.

1. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, ethical compliance, and scholarly merit of submitted manuscripts.

Editorial decisions are not influenced by an author's nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, political views, commercial interests, or ability to pay publication charges.

Payment of an Article Processing Charge does not influence peer review or editorial decisions.

2. Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the research, including conception or design, acquisition or analysis of data, interpretation of results, drafting or critical revision of the manuscript, and approval of the final version.

All listed authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for their contributions.

Individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors.

Any change in authorship after submission requires the agreement of all affected authors and approval by the Editorial Office.

3. Originality and Duplicate Publication

Authors must submit original work that has not been published previously and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

Authors must appropriately acknowledge and cite the work of others.

Duplicate publication, plagiarism, substantial text recycling, fabricated content, and other forms of inappropriate reuse may result in rejection, correction, or retraction.

4. Plagiarism and Research Misconduct

All submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism and inappropriate text reuse.

Suspected research misconduct may include, but is not limited to:

• Plagiarism
• Fabrication of data
• Falsification or manipulation of data
• Image manipulation that misrepresents research findings
• Duplicate or redundant publication
• Unethical authorship practices
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest
• Manipulation of the peer-review process
• Misrepresentation of research or institutional approvals

When misconduct is suspected, the journal may investigate the matter and may contact the author's institution or other appropriate authorities when necessary.

5. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or other relationships that could influence or appear to influence their work or editorial judgment.

Editors and reviewers must not participate in the evaluation of manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest.

6. Ethical Oversight

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional requirements.

Where applicable, authors must provide information regarding:

• Name of the ethics committee or institutional review board
• Ethics approval/reference number
• Date of approval, where applicable
• Informed consent

Research involving animals must comply with applicable institutional and national standards for animal welfare and ethical treatment.

The journal may request evidence of ethical approval when appropriate.

The journal does not accept research involving human participants or animals unless the research has received appropriate ethical oversight where required. Authors are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable national, institutional, and international ethical standards.

7. Informed Consent

Where applicable, authors must obtain informed consent from participants for research involving human subjects.

For case reports or identifiable patient information, appropriate consent for publication must be obtained where required.

8. Data Availability and Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to make supporting data and materials available where ethically and legally possible.

Authors should provide sufficient methodological information to allow readers to understand and, where appropriate, reproduce the research.

Where data cannot be shared because of ethical, privacy, legal, or confidentiality restrictions, authors should explain the applicable restriction.

9. Peer-Review Ethics

The journal follows a double-blind peer-review process.

Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, provide objective and constructive assessments, and disclose any conflicts of interest.

Reviewers must not use unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage.

10. Editorial Conflicts of Interest

Editors must declare and manage conflicts of interest.

An editor who has a conflict of interest with a submitted manuscript must not participate in the editorial decision for that manuscript.

11. Complaints and Appeals

Authors may submit complaints or appeals regarding editorial decisions or publication procedures to the Editorial Office.

Complaints should provide sufficient information and supporting documentation to allow the matter to be reviewed.

Appeals will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately designated independent editorial representative who was not directly involved in the original decision.

An appeal does not guarantee reversal of the original decision.

12. Corrections

If an error is identified in a published article that affects the accuracy or integrity of the scholarly record, the journal may publish a correction or other appropriate notice.

Corrections will be linked to the affected article whenever technically possible.

13. Retractions

Articles may be retracted when there is clear evidence of serious research or publication misconduct, unreliable findings, major ethical violations, duplicate publication, or other circumstances that substantially affect the integrity of the scholarly record.

Retraction notices will clearly identify the affected article and explain the reason for retraction.

The original article will remain accessible where appropriate, with a clear indication that it has been retracted. The retraction notice will be freely accessible and linked to the original article.

14. Post-Publication Concerns

Readers and researchers may contact the Editorial Office regarding substantial concerns about published articles.

The journal will assess credible concerns and may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions where appropriate.

15. Intellectual Property

Copyright and licensing arrangements are described in the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

16. Artificial Intelligence

The journal permits the use of artificial intelligence tools where their use is transparent and does not compromise research integrity.

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools when such tools have materially contributed to the manuscript beyond routine spelling, grammar, formatting, or language correction.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and content of their manuscripts, including any AI-assisted content.

Reviewers and editors must not use generative AI tools to process confidential manuscript content where doing so could compromise confidentiality or intellectual property.

17. Ethical Responsibility

The journal reserves the right to take appropriate editorial action when ethical or integrity concerns arise before or after publication.

The journal aims to protect the integrity of the scholarly record and to ensure that published research meets appropriate ethical and academic standards.