For Authors
Funding Disclosure
The Metro Journal of Modern Science (MJMS) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and research integrity in scholarly publishing. Authors are required to disclose all sources of financial support received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of their manuscript.
Author Requirements
During manuscript submission, authors must provide the following information:
- The name of the funding agency, institution, organization, foundation, company, or sponsor that financially or materially supported the research.
- The grant number, project number, contract number, or other funding reference, where applicable.
- A brief description of the funder's role in the research, including any involvement in the study design, data collection, participant recruitment, fieldwork, data analysis, interpretation of findings, manuscript preparation, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
- If the funding organization had no role in the design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, writing, or publication of the research, authors should clearly state this in the Funding Statement.
No External Funding
If the research did not receive any external financial support, authors should include the following statement:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Transparency and Editorial Independence
Disclosure of funding sources promotes transparency and enables editors, reviewers, and readers to evaluate any potential influence of financial support on the research findings. Funding information is disclosed solely to enhance openness and accountability and does not influence editorial decisions, which are based exclusively on the scientific merit, originality, technical quality, ethical compliance, and relevance of the submitted manuscript.
Publication of Funding Information
For accepted manuscripts, the Funding Statement will be published as part of the final article to ensure transparency and compliance with internationally recognized standards of scholarly publishing. Authors are encouraged to provide complete and accurate funding information at the time of submission to avoid delays during the editorial and production process.
