Policies

Open Access Policy

All research papers and articles featured in Epoch: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Research are entirely public and accessible to all and sundry. The journal therefore has open access for the readers, who can easily download the papers and articles published for free and read and share them any time as per their discretion. Publication of the articles and papers in this journal and/ or the issue of the journal itself is subject to terms and conditions. The Journal and the papers and articles contained in it are permitted unconditional issuance, use, reproduction and distribution on any medium, as per the discretion of the copyright holders of the journal, provided the original work is duly cited.

Furthermore, the respective authors and copyright holders of the journal permits to all users’ free, pan-Indian license and accessibility to use, distribute, display and transmit the work on any public domain and also to make any derivative work on any popular digital medium platform for a responsible purpose, subject to unfailing and accurate attribution of authorship. The copyholders and authors grants the right to printed copies of the journal or the article and papers published therein for personal use.

Issuance and Selection Protocols

The issuance of the journal or the selection of the articles and papers to be published herein, is subject to stringent terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Editorial and the Publishing Board. The decision of final selection of the articles and papers presented and / or the issuance of the journal remains with the Editorial Team. The terms and conditions of the selection policy is deemed ‘final’ and ‘not subject to change’ under whatsoever circumstances.

Plagiarism is a punishable offence and the Selection Team holds the right to cancel the selection of a paper in case the content of the paper is plagiarized beyond the permissible limits prescribed by the publication house and / or the standard writing regulations in relation to the content of a research paper. The Editorial Board further reserves the right to cancel the authorship of the writers and contributors of the journal or even take legal actions in case of violation of disciplinary rules and regulations as per the basic standards of research.