Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 25 October 2026

These Terms and Conditions apply to people who create an account on the Journal of Bio-Molecular Sciences (JBMS) site, or who submit, review or edit manuscripts. JBMS is published by Direct Sciences, Pakistan ("we", "us"). For simply reading the site, see the Terms of Use.

1. Accounts

You must give correct information when you register and keep your password private. You are responsible for what happens under your account. Tell us at once if you think someone else is using it.

2. Authors

  • By submitting a manuscript you confirm that it is your own original work, that it has not been published and is not under review elsewhere, and that all authors have agreed to the submission.
  • You must follow the Instructions to Authors, the Publication Policy and the Ethics of Publication.
  • You must have permission for any material that belongs to others, and you must declare conflicts of interest and sources of funding.
  • Submissions are checked for plagiarism and duplicate publication. A manuscript can be rejected, or an article corrected or retracted, if it breaks these rules.

3. Copyright and open access

Authors keep the copyright of their articles. By submitting, authors agree to the open access agreement of Direct Sciences, which allows any person or organisation to download, print and distribute the article, in whole or in part, with the publication details (including the name of the journal) mentioned. It also allows Direct Sciences to make the article available worldwide and to place it in databases, websites and archives. The full text is in the Publication Policy.

4. Fees

According to the Publication Policy, Direct Sciences provides free open access and meets the costs of peer-review management, hosting and archiving. No fee is charged by the journal for submission or publication. If this ever changes, the new fees will be announced on this site before they apply.

5. Reviewers and editors

Reviewers and editors must keep manuscripts and review reports confidential, must say if they have a conflict of interest, and must not use unpublished material for their own work. The journal follows a blind review policy.

6. Our decisions

Editorial decisions are made on the quality and fit of the work. Acceptance of a manuscript is not guaranteed, and the decision of the editors is final within the journal's own process.

7. Suspending accounts

We may suspend or close an account that is used for fraud, abuse, or breaking these terms or the journal's policies.

8. Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the latest version. If you keep using your account after a change, you accept the updated terms.

9. Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to directsciences@gmail.com. See also the Disclaimer and Legal Notice.