EDITORIAL FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE: 

The Editor has full authority over the editorial content of the journal & the timing of publication of its 
content. The editorial team makes decisions on the authenticity & validity of the submitted manuscripts 
in light of the journals’ aims & scopes. We are of the vision that the editorial decision-making process 
should be independent of all commercial concerns. 

MANUSCRIPT WITHDRAWAL BY THE AUTHOR: 

Once the article is submitted, the author grants the 
editorial board full publishing rights & it is the absolute right of the editorial board to decide on article withdrawals.  Peer review is the unbiased critical assessment of manuscripts by experts who are not part of the editorial team. Each article submitted to crJrmu for publication is reviewed by at least one specialist of the concerned specialty as a double-blinded process. 

ETHICAL COMMITTEE: 

The journal requires a certificate from the respective Institutional review board/ Ethical committee for the research encompassed in the submitted manuscript. All clinical investigations must be conducted according to the declaration of Helsinki principles.  

PLAGIARISM PREVENTION: 

Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software. After checking the plagiarism in 
the content submitted and the journal has the right to inform the author and reject the manuscript based on set limits. 

CITATIONS:

Research articles and non-research articles must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. 

CONFIDENTIALITY: 

Editors will treat all manuscripts submitted to the Children’s Rights Journal of Rawalpindi Medical 
University in confidentiality. Our journal adheres to ICMJE Ethical Guidelines for peer reviewers. 

JOURNAL OWNERSHIP: 

The Children’s Rights Journal of Rawalpindi Medical University, referred to as 'CRJRMU', is the property of 
Rawalpindi Medical University a not-for-profit, provincially chartered, public sector University. It is governed and maintained by the editorial board of the Journal under the supervision of the statutory 
bodies of the University. 

OPEN ACCESS POLICY: 
CRJRMU provides open access to its content with the vision that making research freely available to the  public supports the global exchange of knowledge. 

DISCLAIMER:  

The content published represent(s) the opinion of the author(s). The editorial board makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of material(s) printed in the journal. However, conclusion(s) and 
statement(s) expressed are view(s) of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion(s) of the 
editorial board of JRMC.