Editors of the Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (IAJPR) must be informed of any actions by reviewers or authors that deviate from the journal’s ethical standards. Should there be a suspicion of misconduct by an editor, the complaint should initially be directed to the co-editors. If the issue remains unresolved, it should then be escalated to the IAJPR Editorial Board.

Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of another's ideas, work, or words without proper acknowledgment or citation.

Text Recycling involves reusing sections of text from a previous article authored by the same individuals. This differs from redundant publication, which refers to submitting the same results or manuscript to multiple journals.

Research misconduct encompasses various forms of unethical behavior, including but not limited to: plagiarism, data falsification, citation manipulation, dual submission to multiple journals, and text recycling.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will adhere to the best practices outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure a fair resolution of the complaint. This process includes a thorough investigation of the allegations by the Editors. Manuscripts found to involve such misconduct will be rejected. For published papers, if misconduct is confirmed, a retraction notice will be issued and linked to the original article.