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Submission Guidelines

This information is for authors intending to submit a story to MHPES. Authors are advised to ensure they read and understand the focus of the Magazine. Before submitting story, it is important to first register with the magazine. Register Link

Author Guidelines

Authors must only submit their own original stories, and authors will be expected to confirm that the work/article is original and exclusive. All those who have contributed to the story should be acknowledged of the story. Authorship is attributed on the bases of:

  • Substantial contribution to the writing or telling of the story, its work, and involvement in the processes carried out
  • Drafting, writing and reviewing of the story
  • Accountable for the accuracy of the story
  • Contributed to funding/sponsorship, material and technical support

(i) Title

The tiles should be specific, clear and concise. Abbreviations, vague and unambitious titles should be avoided

(ii) Conflict of interest

All financial, commercial and advantage relationships which may present as potential conflict of interest must be declared and disclosed. In the absence of such interest, authors will confirm a declaration of no conflict of interest.

Review Policy

All submitted stories will be reviewed before they are published. The review will be done in accordance with the Magazine’s guidelines and expectations to ensure constructiveness, uphold ethical practices, and ensure integrity across the review and publication process.

Submission Check List

Authors are required to check off their submission as per Magazine expectation. manuscript submitted may be returned to authors that do not follow the guidelines.

  • You have read and applied the author guidelines
  • The submission is original work that has not been submitted to another Magazine
  • The submission file is in Microsoft word and not PDF
  • The text and formatting adhere to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines
  • Check you have adhered to the word count limit
  • All authors have been included, and they have consented to being included
  • Conflict of interest has been declared, or confirmation of no conflict has been signed

RETRACTION POLICIES

The question asked and answered under this section is when should an story be retracted and what are the implication for the author(s)?

Retraction if the process of alerting readers to an article that has serious erroneous content. There are two main forms of retraction. A) There is retraction with replacement. That is, an article that has serious errors but when corrected, the findings significantly change and the article with corrected errors is published as supplement to the retracted article. B) Retraction with removal tis involve removing part or the whole article from online publication, and a notice of reason for the retraction is given, (COPE, 2025). Notably, the purpose of retraction is to uphold integrity and amend misconception of the article and not to punish the authors.

Editors can retract an article if:

  • There is vote of no confidence in the story
  • The story has major errors and irregularities, misrepresentation and falsification of information
  • The story has been previously published
  • The story had been submitted without proper authorisation
  • Non-disclosure of conflict of interest that could unduly tint and bias the interpretation of the work
  • Copyright issues have been compromised