Direct Marketing Policy

All direct communication issued by or on behalf of the Global South Journal of Applied Research (GSJAR) must be accurate, professional, proportionate and relevant to the recipient.

The journal will not use deceptive manuscript solicitations, false indexing claims, invented metrics, misleading statements about impact, guaranteed-acceptance promises or aggressive bulk-email practices.

Calls for papers, reviewer invitations, editorial-board invitations and special-issue communications must describe the journal’s actual scope, publication status, peer-review process, fee policy and indexing position accurately.

An invitation to submit does not imply acceptance, priority treatment or accelerated publication. Every submitted manuscript remains subject to the journal’s normal screening, ethical assessment and peer-review requirements.

Communications should be directed to individuals or groups with a reasonable scholarly connection to the journal. Recipients who request removal from optional promotional mailing lists should not continue to receive such messages, except where communication is required for an active submission, review or editorial responsibility.

The journal will not purchase or use personal information obtained unlawfully and will not sell author or reviewer contact information to third parties.

Marketing activity remains separate from editorial decision-making. No staff member, representative or service provider is authorised to promise publication, indexing or citation outcomes.