Author Guidelines

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Tex (LaTex) or Microsoft Word document file format.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
The Manuscript has been Structure based on template

SCOPE

Parameter: Journal of Statistics is a refereed journal committed to original research articles, reviews and short communications of Statistics and its applications

TYPES OF ARTICLES

Original articles: they should be no longer that ten pages as a rule or no more than 8.000 words (including tables and picture), including references, tables and figures (see ‘Manuscript structure’ for more information). The number of references should not exceed 60.
Review articles: Their length is limited to fifteen pages or about 60,000 characters, spaces excluded but all items included (text, references, tables, figures...). The usual division into ‘materials and methods, results and discussion’ may be replaced by a more adapted structure.
Short communications: Parameter: Journal of Statistics publishes brief notes or short communications to report information and observation for which replication is not possible or additional data cannot be easily obtained and which have an exceptional scientific interest and should be written at least 2.000 words.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Articles have not been published or accepted for publication, or are being considered for publication elsewhere. In addition to the manuscript should be original. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the manuscript is written in appropriate English. Non-English-speaking authors are strongly encouraged to consult a professional proof-reading service prior to submission. The editorial board maintains the option of returning, before evaluation, manuscripts which do not meet the instructions and/or acceptable standards of English.

The manuscript should be typed with single spacing, single column and font size 12 on A4 paper not exceeding 10 pages and should be submitted using the online submission system at Online Submission System. Details about GUIDANCE FOR AUTHORS can be downloaded here.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Authors who publish articles in Parameter: Journal of Statistics agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright of the article and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License CC-BY-SA.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

REVIEW PROCESS

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method.

Author Submission an Article. Please see and follow instruction in Author Guidelines
Initial Review. Journal Manager identify the article scope and sufficient quality to send out to peer review
Peer Review and Plagiarsm Check. Section Editor sends article to peer review. Article will be reviewed by at least two peer reviewer. Decisions regarding the publication of a article will be based on the peer reviewers recommendations. The article will be evaluated based on its appropriateness for Parameter: Journal of Statistics, contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth, clarity of presentation and technical adequacy. Article submitted by members of the journal's Editorial Board are subjected to the same review procedure. The peer review will be conducted in Double-Blind Peer Review. The Plagiarsm Check will be conducted using Turnitin.
Revised Article. Revised article will be reviewed by Section Editor and Peer Reviewers. Decisions regarding the publication of a revised article will be based on the Section Editor and Peer Reviewer recommendations. If revised article requires minor revision, Section Editor will be reviewed article. Conversely, if the revised article require extensive revisions, Section Editor send revised article to Peer Reviewers. once again, The Plagiarsm Check will be conducted using Turnitin.
Copy Editing. Copy editing will be done by the copy editor to do the layout and proofreading.
Publish

PROOFS

One set of proofs will be sent to the author(s) to be checked for printer's errors and it is the responsibility of the author(s) to submit corrections to the Editorial Board.

Publication Ethics

It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society of society-owned or sponsored journals.

Misconduct Handling

A misconduct contains the following issues in a research paper: a. Redundant Publication in submitted/published manuscript, b. Plagiarism in submitted/published manuscript and c. Fabricated data in submitted/published manuscript
If any misconduct information submitted by reviewer or reader, our team plans to investigate the issue to collect evidence for the scenario.
Once we found enough evidence(s) to prove the misconduct was true, the author is informed about their misconduct to get their clarification on the matter.
If our author accepts the misconduct we provide the original reference for the text and inform the reader about the issue.
When author fails to provide enough evidence(s) to prove his/her work or denies the misconduct, we have the right to reject his/her article from our journal, in case if already published then we have the right to remove the article from our website.
In case of author fails to communicate, we proceed to contact their institution to raise the issue of misconduct to get their reviews.

Changes in Authorship

The authorship changes are concerned in the following condition:

Request to add a corresponding author before publication of the manuscript.
Request to remove a corresponding author before publication of the manuscript.
Request to add a corresponding author after the publication of the manuscript.
Request to remove a corresponding author after the publication of the manuscript.

To change the authorship of an article we process the following steps:

Ask to provide a valid reason(s) for changing in the authorship of the manuscript.
We ask all authors if they agree on the change of authorship details. If all agree the authorship will be changed.
If not all authors agree, the article will be suspended until all authors agree to change in authorship details.
In case if the article already published and the authors do not agree on the change in authorship, their institution will be asked to resolve the issue of their authorship if the excluded author wishes to proceed.

Authors

Reporting Standards:

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention:

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism:

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication:

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources:

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper:

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works:

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects:

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Editors

Fair Play:

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality:

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Publication Decisions:

The editor board journal are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Review of Manuscripts:

Editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality. The editor should organize and use peer review fairly and wisely. Editors should explain their peer review processes in the information for authors and also indicate which parts of the journal are peer reviewed. Editor should use appropriate peer reviewers for papers that are considered for publication by selecting people with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest.

Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions:

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness:

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process

Standards of Objectivity:

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Confidentiality:

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest:

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Acknowledgement of Sources:

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

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