Authorship Criteria

Authorship should be based on substantial contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the work, along with drafting or critically revising the manuscript. All authors must approve the final version before submission and agree to be accountable for the content. Individuals who contributed to the study but do not meet authorship criteria (such as those providing technical help, writing assistance, or general support) should be acknowledged separately.

Originality and Duplicate Submission
Authors must ensure that their submission represents original work that has not been published elsewhere or is under consideration by another journal. If parts of the manuscript overlap with previously published or submitted work, this must be clearly disclosed at the time of submission.

Use of Figures, Tables, and Third-Party Material
If figures, tables, or text passages are reproduced from another source, authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions and citing the source appropriately. Submissions found to have copyright violations or improper attribution may be returned or rejected.

Data Accuracy and Availability
Authors should present data accurately and without manipulation. Fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting is considered scientific misconduct. Where applicable, authors may be asked to provide the raw data for editorial or peer review. Authors are encouraged to make their datasets available for verification and for use by other researchers, wherever ethically and legally possible.

Acknowledgement of Funding and Support
Any financial or institutional support must be declared clearly in the manuscript. Potential conflicts of interest must also be disclosed.

Reporting standards
Authors should follow recognised reporting guidelines (such as CONSORT for clinical trials, STROBE for observational studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews, and CARE for case reports) to ensure clarity and transparency.

The INDIRA JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE AND RESEARCH (IJIHSR) is an open-access journal, which means that all articles are freely available to readers worldwide without subscription or access charges. This ensures wider dissemination and visibility of the work published.

Copyright
Authors retain the copyright of their work. Upon acceptance, authors grant the journal the right to publish and distribute the article in all forms (print and electronic). By submitting to IJIHSR, authors agree that their work can be archived and made publicly accessible through the journal’s website and indexing platforms.

Licensing
Articles published in IJIHSR are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial (CC BY-NC) license. This allows others to read, download, share, and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided proper citation of the original work is given. For commercial use or distribution, permission must be obtained from the journal.

Author Rights

• Authors may share their published work on personal websites, institutional repositories, or academic networking platforms, provided the source is cited.
• Authors are encouraged to disseminate their work widely to increase impact and visibility.