Academic Expertise
Board members are considered on the basis of relevant academic qualifications, subject knowledge, publication experience, research contribution, professional standing and suitability for the journal scope.
Editorial Governance Policy
Editorial Board Selection and Terms
UnivColl Publications follows a transparent, ethical and academically responsible approach for editorial board selection, role definition, conflict management and periodic review across its journal portfolio.
Selection Basis
Expertise, integrity and scope fit
Board Identity
Name, affiliation and country clarity
Conflict Control
Independent editorial handling
Term Review
Periodic update and renewal
Last Updated
27 June 2026
Publisher Position
A Transparent Editorial Board Policy for Responsible Journals
Editorial boards are central to scholarly publishing. They guide academic direction, support peer review quality, advise on journal development and help protect the integrity of published research. For this reason, UnivColl Publications treats editorial board selection as a serious academic governance function rather than a decorative listing.
This policy explains how editors and board members may be selected, appointed, displayed, reviewed, renewed, removed or replaced. It also clarifies that board membership must never be used for guaranteed acceptance, false indexing claims, payment pressure, peer review manipulation or misleading solicitation.
Publisher Identity
UnivColl Publications
Connecting University & College Research Worldwide
- Publisher Type Academic Publisher, Scholarly Publishing House and Open Access Publisher
- Country India
- Policy Area Editorial Governance
Selection Principles
How Editorial Board Selection Is Guided
The selection process is based on academic suitability, verified identity, ethical conduct, discipline coverage and ability to support responsible peer-reviewed publishing.
Editorial Independence
Editorial evaluation should remain independent from marketing, payment, personal relationships, institutional pressure or any promise of publication outcome.
Transparency of Identity
The publisher aims to display board member names, designations, institutional affiliations, country and profile links where available, so that readers and authors can verify editorial identity.
Ethical Responsibility
Editors and board members are expected to support confidentiality, fair peer review, conflict disclosure, research integrity and protection of the scholarly record.
Diversity and Scope Fit
The editorial board should reflect the journal's academic scope and should avoid excessive concentration from a single institution, region or narrow interest group.
No False Representation
No person should be displayed as an editor, reviewer, advisor or board member without consent, and no designation should be used in a misleading manner.
Eligibility Criteria
Academic and Ethical Requirements for Board Consideration
Board members should be capable of supporting journal quality, reviewer selection, editorial guidance and responsible communication. Selection is not automatic and may vary by journal discipline, portfolio need and editorial structure.
- Relevant postgraduate, doctoral, professional, research or academic experience appropriate to the journal discipline.
- Demonstrated familiarity with research writing, peer review, academic ethics, subject evaluation or scholarly communication.
- Institutional affiliation, independent scholarly profile, ORCID, Google Scholar, university profile, research profile or equivalent verifiable academic identity where available.
- Ability to assess manuscripts fairly within the member's area of expertise, or to recommend suitable reviewers where required.
- Willingness to disclose conflicts of interest and decline work where impartiality may be reasonably questioned.
- Commitment to respectful communication, confidentiality and timely editorial cooperation.
- No known pattern of unethical publishing activity, false credentials, paper-mill involvement, fabricated peer review, plagiarism facilitation or misleading indexing claims.
- Acceptance of the journal's editorial policies, publication ethics policy, peer review standards and publisher-level transparency requirements.
Editorial Roles
View Editorial Board
Role Categories and General Terms
Editorial titles may vary by journal, subject area and workflow. The following descriptions clarify general expectations and do not create automatic authority beyond the assigned role.
| Role | Purpose | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Editor-in-Chief / Chief Editor | Provides academic leadership, final editorial oversight, scope guidance and policy-level supervision for the journal. | Appointment and renewal are based on journal requirements, performance, discipline coverage and publisher approval. |
| Managing Editor / Executive Editor | Coordinates editorial workflow, communication, issue planning, manuscript movement and production communication where assigned. | Operational duties may vary by journal and may be reviewed periodically for workflow efficiency. |
| Associate Editor / Section Editor | Supports manuscript screening, reviewer suggestions, subject-level assessment and editorial recommendations within a defined discipline area. | Subject responsibility may be changed when the journal expands or when new sections are created. |
| Editorial Board Member | Advises the journal, supports peer review identification, promotes ethical standards and helps strengthen academic credibility. | The role is normally advisory and scholarly unless a specific editorial assignment is formally given. |
| Advisory Board Member | Provides senior academic guidance, institutional perspective, discipline advice and long-term publishing direction. | Advisory status does not automatically include manuscript-handling authority unless separately assigned. |
| Guest Editor / Special Issue Editor | Supports a specific special issue or thematic collection under the oversight of the Editor-in-Chief and publisher policy. | Guest editor activity is limited to the approved issue, scope, timeline and conflict-management process. |
Selection Process
From Nomination to Public Listing
The publisher may use the following process to evaluate, approve and list editorial board members. The process may be adapted for new journals, special issues, advisory boards or urgent editorial requirements.
Nomination or Application
A candidate may be nominated by the journal, publisher, existing editors or may submit an expression of interest with academic profile details.
Profile Verification
The publisher may review institutional affiliation, academic profile, subject expertise, publication record, contact details and suitability for the journal scope.
Ethics and Conflict Check
Potential conflicts, misleading credentials, unethical publishing patterns or unsuitable associations may lead to rejection or further clarification.
Role Mapping
Suitable candidates are mapped to journal needs such as section expertise, reviewer network, language support, methodology knowledge or institutional diversity.
Consent and Confirmation
The candidate must provide consent for appointment and display of professional information on the journal or publisher website.
Listing and Periodic Review
After approval, the member may be listed on the relevant page and the appointment may be reviewed for activity, accuracy and continued suitability.
Appointment Terms
Terms, Limits and Professional Understanding
Appointment terms protect both the publisher and the board member by clarifying status, role, duration, expectations and limitations.
Nature of Appointment
Editorial board appointments are scholarly service roles intended to support academic quality, ethical publishing and journal development. Unless separately agreed in writing, appointment does not create employment, ownership, agency, partnership or automatic payment rights.
Term Length
A normal board term may be one to three years, or as specified in the invitation or appointment communication. Terms may be renewed, revised, paused or ended based on journal requirements and member contribution.
Voluntary Academic Service
Many editorial board roles in scholarly publishing are voluntary academic service positions. Any paid assignment, honorarium, editorial consultancy or separate service arrangement must be documented separately and approved by the publisher.
No Guaranteed Publication
Editorial board membership does not guarantee acceptance, faster publication, indexing, DOI assignment, APC waiver, citation benefit or special treatment for the member, their students, colleagues or institution.
Public Listing
The publisher may display approved board member details such as name, designation, affiliation, country, expertise, profile link and editorial role. Members may request correction of inaccurate information.
Policy Compliance
Members are expected to follow publisher policies on peer review, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, research ethics, corrections, complaints, appeals, retractions and responsible communication.
Important: editorial board membership should never be presented as proof of guaranteed publication, guaranteed indexing, guaranteed DOI registration, employment, ownership, institutional endorsement, legal agency or commercial authority unless such status is expressly confirmed by the publisher in writing.
Responsibilities
What Editorial Board Members Are Expected to Protect
Editorial service is a position of trust. A board member is expected to support academic quality, confidentiality, ethical decision-making and responsible communication in every assigned activity.
TrustProtect scholarly confidence
ReviewSupport fair assessment
EthicsFlag concerns early
RecordPreserve publication integrity
- Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts, reviewer comments, author data and editorial correspondence.
- Declare conflicts of interest before handling manuscripts, recommending reviewers or advising on editorial decisions.
- Avoid using unpublished manuscript information for personal, professional, commercial or institutional advantage.
- Provide fair, respectful, evidence-based and academically relevant editorial input when requested.
- Recommend qualified reviewers only when there is no inappropriate relationship, manipulation or undisclosed conflict.
- Support the journal's aims and scope without pressuring authors, reviewers or editors for favourable outcomes.
- Notify the journal office if displayed affiliation, designation, email, profile link or country information changes.
- Avoid making independent promises about acceptance, publication date, indexing, impact factor, citation performance or DOI registration.
- Help identify ethical concerns such as plagiarism, duplicate submission, authorship disputes, image manipulation, data concerns or undeclared AI use.
- Respect publisher decisions where editorial integrity, legal risk, metadata accuracy or public trust requires correction, rejection, withdrawal or removal of misleading information.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict Policy
Independent Handling and Conflict Management
Conflicts of interest do not always mean misconduct, but they must be disclosed and managed so that authors, reviewers and readers can trust the editorial process.
Personal and Professional Relationships
Editors should not handle manuscripts from close collaborators, students, supervisors, family members, direct colleagues or persons where impartial judgment may reasonably be questioned.
Institutional Conflict
Where the editor and author are from the same institution, department, project, grant, laboratory or administrative unit, the manuscript should normally be assigned to an independent editor.
Financial or Commercial Interest
Any payment, consultancy, sponsorship, business relationship or financial interest that may influence editorial judgment must be disclosed and managed.
Self-Publication and Endogeny
Manuscripts submitted by editorial board members must undergo independent handling and review. Board membership must not be used to bypass peer review or quality control.
Guest Editor Conflict
Special issue and guest editor submissions must be handled through an independent review route under the oversight of the Editor-in-Chief or publisher-designated editor.
Reviewer Manipulation Prevention
Editors must not suggest fake reviewers, personal email accounts pretending to be reviewers, reviewer rings, coercive citation, citation stacking or any manipulated review pathway.
Review, Renewal and Removal
Periodic Review Protects Accuracy and Public Trust
Editorial board information should remain accurate and meaningful. The publisher may periodically review board composition, member activity, displayed details, scope coverage and policy compliance.
Members may resign by writing to the official publisher or journal email address. The publisher may also remove or revise a listing when necessary for transparency, policy compliance, journal restructuring or integrity protection.
Grounds for review or removal may include:
- Inaccurate or unverifiable profile information.
- Repeated non-response to official editorial communication where active cooperation is required.
- Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest.
- Breach of manuscript confidentiality or misuse of unpublished material.
- Misrepresentation of appointment, publisher status, journal indexing, acceptance authority or financial terms.
- Use of board membership to solicit manuscripts through misleading promises.
- Evidence of plagiarism facilitation, paper-mill activity, fake peer review, unethical authorship practice or research misconduct concern.
- Abusive, discriminatory, threatening or unprofessional communication.
- Change in journal scope, restructuring of editorial sections, inactivity, resignation or completion of the appointment term.
- Publisher decision taken in the interest of scholarly integrity, legal compliance, website accuracy or public trust.
Apply or Express Interest
Editorial Board Expression of Interest Checklist
Faculty members, researchers and professionals interested in editorial service may share their profile for consideration. Submission of a profile does not guarantee selection, appointment or public listing.
- Full name with title exactly as it should appear on the website.
- Current designation, department, institution and country.
- Official institutional email address or regularly monitored professional email address.
- Institutional profile URL, ORCID, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, ResearchGate or other academic profile link where available.
- Subject expertise, research areas, methodology experience and preferred journal/section.
- Short academic biography of 80-150 words.
- Declaration that the candidate agrees to confidentiality, conflict disclosure and ethical editorial conduct.
- Consent to publish professional profile information on the publisher or journal website.
- Statement of any existing editorial roles, conflicts or institutional relationships relevant to the appointment.
- Confirmation that the candidate will not use the role for misleading solicitation or guaranteed publication claims.
Copy-Ready Consent Statement
I confirm that the academic and professional information submitted by me is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I agree that, if selected, my name, designation, affiliation, country, subject expertise and professional profile link may be displayed on the relevant publisher or journal website. I understand that editorial board membership is a scholarly service role and does not guarantee manuscript acceptance, indexing, DOI registration, APC waiver, payment or special treatment. I agree to maintain confidentiality, disclose conflicts of interest and follow the editorial and publication ethics policies of UnivColl Publications.
Ethical Disclaimer
No Guaranteed Acceptance. No False Indexing. No Editorial Misuse.
UnivColl Publications does not authorise any editor, board member, reviewer, coordinator, agent or third party to promise guaranteed acceptance, guaranteed indexing, fixed citation benefits, artificial impact claims, fake peer review, paid acceptance or publication without proper editorial assessment.
Authors and institutions should verify:
- Whether the journal page shows correct publisher, editorial board and policy information.
- Whether any indexing claim is stated as verified, applied, under evaluation or not applicable.
- Whether communication is coming from an official or authorised channel.
- Whether the manuscript has passed review and ethical checks before acceptance.
- Whether fee, waiver, withdrawal, copyright and licensing information is clearly stated.
Frequently Asked Questions
Editorial Board Selection and Terms FAQ
These answers clarify common questions from professors, researchers, authors, institutions and editorial applicants.
Does editorial board membership guarantee article acceptance?
No. Editorial board membership does not guarantee acceptance, faster publication, DOI registration, indexing, APC waiver, citation benefit or favourable treatment for any manuscript.
Can an editorial board member submit a manuscript to the same journal?
Yes, where journal policy permits, but the manuscript must be handled independently. The board member should not participate in editorial handling, reviewer selection or decision-making for their own manuscript.
What information may be displayed on the editorial board page?
The journal may display the member's name, designation, affiliation, country, editorial role, expertise and profile link where available and consented.
Is editorial board service paid?
Unless a separate written agreement states otherwise, editorial board service is normally a voluntary academic service role. Any paid consultancy or special assignment must be separately approved.
Can the publisher remove or update a board listing?
Yes. The publisher may update, correct, pause or remove a listing because of resignation, inactivity, inaccurate information, policy concerns, restructuring, conflict of interest or protection of scholarly integrity.
How can a professor apply to join the editorial board?
Interested candidates may send a brief academic profile, institutional link, official email address, research area and consent statement to the official publisher or journal email address.
Editorial Pathway
Connected Editorial Publishing Route
This page is part of the UnivColl Publications editorial ecosystem. Editorial guidance, advisory roles, reviewer responsibilities, conflict declarations, appeals and policy routes are connected so that decisions remain transparent, documented and independent.
For Editors
Review editorial role expectations.
Open PageEditorial Independence
Understand decision independence.
Open PageConflict of Interest
Review disclosure expectations.
Open PageContact Publisher
Contact the publisher for role queries.
Open PageEditorial Independence
Editorial decisions should be based on scope, originality, ethics, review quality and publication readiness, not payment, pressure or personal influence.
Publication Ethics
Editors, reviewers and authors are expected to follow transparent ethical standards, conflict disclosure, confidentiality and correction pathways.
Metadata Ready
Editorial actions support accurate article records, author information, issue placement, DOI-ready metadata where applicable and long-term discoverability.
No False Promise
No editorial page, application, payment, review invitation or support response guarantees acceptance, indexing, citation, ranking, impact factor or third-party listing.
Responsible References
External Guidance Links
These external references are provided as general scholarly publishing guidance. They do not imply membership, endorsement, indexing or guaranteed publication outcomes.
Next Step
Continue the Editorial Journey
Use the next action according to your role. Editors may review policies or apply for editorial involvement, reviewers may use reviewer guidance, and authors may use the submission and appeal pathways.