Believers Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) is committed to maintaining editorial independence, transparency, and the integrity of scholarly publishing. This Advertising Policy describes the principles governing advertising, sponsorship, promotional material, and other commercial communications that may appear on the journal website or in journal-related publication channels. Advertising arrangements are kept separate from editorial assessment and publication decisions.
Advertising, sponsorship, and other commercial considerations must not influence manuscript evaluation, peer review, editorial decisions, or post-publication actions. Decisions concerning manuscripts are made through the journal's editorial process on the basis of scholarly relevance, methodological quality, research integrity, ethical considerations, and compliance with applicable journal policies. Advertisers and sponsors do not participate in peer review or editorial decision-making and are not provided access to confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports, or editorial correspondence by virtue of an advertising relationship.
BJHS may consider advertising or promotional material that is relevant to its academic, scientific, healthcare, or professional readership and is consistent with the journal's standards. Examples may include:
Notice: Advertising or promotional material may be reviewed by the journal before publication or display to determine whether it is appropriate for the journal's audience and consistent with this policy.
Advertisements and sponsored promotional materials should be visually distinguishable from peer-reviewed articles and other editorial content. Advertising must not be presented in a manner that could reasonably lead readers to believe that the advertised product, service, organization, or claim has been peer reviewed, endorsed, recommended, or validated by BJHS. Sponsored or commercial material should be clearly identified where necessary, and its placement should not determine the editorial treatment of scholarly content.
BJHS may decline or remove advertising or promotional material that is inconsistent with the journal's academic, ethical, legal, or professional standards. This may include material that:
Healthcare Advertising: Advertising concerning medicines, medical devices, diagnostic products, healthcare services, or other regulated health-related products should comply with applicable laws, regulations, and advertising requirements in the relevant jurisdiction. The appearance of an advertisement on the BJHS website does not constitute endorsement or certification by the journal and should not be interpreted as professional medical advice.
Sponsorship Transparency: Where journal-related content, supplements, events, or other activities receive external sponsorship, the sponsorship relationship should be disclosed appropriately. Sponsorship must not provide the sponsor with control over independent editorial decisions or peer-review outcomes.
Conflict-of-Interest Safeguards: Individuals involved in decisions concerning advertising or sponsorship should disclose relevant financial or commercial interests. Where a significant conflict exists, responsibility for the relevant decision should, where practicable, be assigned to an appropriate person who does not have the same conflict.
Advertising arrangements should respect the journal's applicable privacy practices. Personal information collected through manuscript submission, peer review, editorial correspondence, or other confidential journal processes will not be provided to an advertiser merely because that advertiser has a commercial relationship with BJHS. Any use of website technologies associated with advertising remains subject to the journal's applicable privacy information and website practices.
Concerns regarding advertising or promotional material displayed through BJHS may be submitted to the journal through its official contact channel. The journal may review the material and, where appropriate, request modification, reject an advertisement, suspend its display, or remove material that is inconsistent with this policy or applicable requirements.
This Advertising Policy may be reviewed periodically to reflect changes in journal operations, scholarly publishing practices, relevant advertising requirements, digital publishing technologies, and applicable legal or ethical considerations. Material changes will be reflected in the current version published on the official BJHS website.