Manuscript Submission & Copyright Policy
Definitive academic publishing policy governing author copyright retention, submission evaluation rights, peer review standards, plagiarism screening, and formal publishing contracts.
1. Core Copyright Retention Principle
Archer International Publications upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and respect for scholarly authorship.
Core Principle: Uploading or submitting a manuscript to Archer International Publications does NOT transfer, assign, or waive the author’s copyright.
The author(s) retain full intellectual property ownership of their unpublished work throughout the entire intake and review process.
Submitting a manuscript grants Archer strictly a temporary, non-exclusive, revocable license to review, evaluate, perform similarity screenings, and communicate with the author regarding publishing feasibility.
No Automated Copyright Transfer
Under no circumstances does an author transfer publishing rights, distribution rights, or commercial licenses to Archer merely by completing our online submission form. Copyright transfers or publishing licenses occur exclusively through a separate, formal, bilateral Publishing Agreement signed by both parties.
3. Editorial Intake & Assessment Workflow
Every manuscript submitted via our secure portal (/submission) follows a systematic editorial assessment workflow:
1. Intake & Technical Verification: The manuscript file is validated for format (PDF, DOC, DOCX), size limit (up to 25 MB), cryptographic integrity (SHA-256 hash), and binary magic-byte authenticity.
2. Tracking Reference Generation: The submitting author receives a unique tracking reference code (e.g., AIP-SUB-YYYYMM-...) for transparent correspondence.
3. Plagiarism & Originality Screening: Manuscripts undergo similarity screening (e.g., Turnitin or equivalent academic similarity checks) to verify scholarly originality.
4. Editorial Board Review: Qualified editorial board members and subject matter specialists evaluate the scholarly rigor, structure, clarity, and curricular relevance of the work.
5. Editorial Determination: The author is notified in writing with one of three outcomes: (a) Acceptance Offer with a proposed publication framework; (b) Request for Revisions and resubmission; or (c) Polite Declination.
4. Manuscript Confidentiality & Private Cloud Storage
We treat all submitted manuscripts as strictly confidential academic research:
- Non-Public Storage: Manuscripts are uploaded directly into private, authenticated Cloudinary storage repositories.
- Zero Public Indexing: Manuscript directories are shielded from search engine crawlers (Google, Bing, Google Scholar) and cannot be browsed publicly.
- Restricted Editorial Access: Access to the original document is restricted strictly to authorized Archer editorial staff and the authenticated author.
- Reviewer Obligations: Any internal editorial reader or reviewer handling the manuscript is bound by professional confidentiality obligations not to share, quote, or appropriate unpublished findings.
5. The Formal Publishing Agreement
If a manuscript is accepted for publication, the formal terms of publication are memorialized in an independent, customized Publishing Agreement signed by the author and Archer International Publications.
The formal agreement explicitly defines:
- Publication Rights: The exact scope of rights granted (e.g., exclusive right to print, publish, and distribute specified editions, or non-exclusive open access terms).
- ISBN & Legal Deposit: Official ISBN registration under Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency (978-81 prefix) and statutory deposit in National Library Archives.
- DOI & Digital Indexing: Allocation of persistent Digital Object Identifiers (Crossref DOIs) and academic metadata archival.
- Author Royalties & Complimentary Copies: Verified royalty percentages (where applicable to the publication model), accounting schedules, and author copy allocations.
- Formats: Specifications for paperback, hardcover, and digital e-book releases.
- Termination & Rights Reversion: Clear contractual mechanisms under which rights revert to the author if a monograph is retired or goes out of print.
6. Manuscript Withdrawal Procedures
An author may withdraw their submitted manuscript at any time during the preliminary evaluation phase by sending a written withdrawal request referencing their Submission Reference Code to editorial@archerpublications.com.
Upon receipt of a withdrawal notice prior to the execution of a publishing contract, Archer will conclude review and mark the intake record closed.
7. Editorial Office Contact
For inquiries regarding submission formatting, book proposals, or chapter contributions, please contact:
Editorial Board: editorial@archerpublications.com Telephone / WhatsApp: +91 98765 43210 Office Secretariat: Archer International Publications, Academic Publishing Complex, Technology Corridor, Chennai - 600113, India
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