{"id":25,"date":"2025-07-15T11:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T03:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:36:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dcaeb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77dcaeb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc582ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc582ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584924b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"584924b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-1536x595.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/banner-2048x794.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76af5826 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76af5826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df3f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9df3f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISSN: 2550-1852<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b79e36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46b79e36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10902a63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10902a63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227814c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"227814c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BULETIN SAINS KESIHATAN (BSK)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc7f266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc7f266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"656\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"33\">Buletin Sains Kesihatan (BSK)<\/strong>\u00a0is a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to advancing research findings across various fields of health and medical sciences as well as related technologies. It encompasses articles covering diverse aspects of health sciences, including both clinical and pre-clinical research. Among the fields covered are audiology, biochemistry, dentistry, dietetics, medical imaging, biomedical science, radiation science, nutrition, optometry, pharmacology, pharmacy, physiology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, forensic science, public health, health psychology, environmental health, speech sciences, and sports science.<\/p><p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"1072\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The bulletin publishes original articles, short communications, case reports, and research notes of interest to a broad scholarly audience. BSK is published by the Editorial Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In addition, renowned scholars from both local and international universities are appointed as members of the advisory board and as reviewers of submitted manuscripts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeea07f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeea07f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dace8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dace8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;line-height: 24px;font-size: 15px;letter-spacing: 2px;text-transform: uppercase;padding: 0px\">Abstracting and Indexing<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c274f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c274f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mysitasi-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mysitasi-logo.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mysitasi-logo-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36b7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d36b7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/google-scholar-logo-png_seeklogo-484488.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/google-scholar-logo-png_seeklogo-484488.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/google-scholar-logo-png_seeklogo-484488-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/bsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/google-scholar-logo-png_seeklogo-484488-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4820ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4820ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5091cda elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5091cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TYfCNfHLzY6Vahc3A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit your article now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce566cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ce566cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BSK is committed to promoting excellence in research across the broad spectrum of health and medical sciences. The journal strives to encourage academic dialogue, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the translation of research into clinical and community health practice.\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994a7ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"994a7ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2df0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d2df0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scope<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ec558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ec558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BSK publishes articles related to both pre-clinical and clinical health sciences, as well as health-related technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d1dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d1dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The journal welcomes contributions from, but not limited to, the following disciplines:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiology, Biochemistry, Dentistry, Dietetics<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Imaging, Biomedical Science, Medical Radiation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutrition, Optometry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physiology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forensic Science, Environmental Health, Public Health<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Psychology, Speech Sciences, Sports Science<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73333999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73333999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">type of articles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002d8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002d8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK accepts the following types of submissions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original articles \u2013 Full-length research papers reporting new data or findings<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short communications \u2013 Concise reports on novel or preliminary research<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case reports \u2013 Detailed accounts of interesting or rare clinical cases<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research notes \u2013 Brief notes or updates on ongoing or recently completed research<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020b051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"020b051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PUBLICATION AND FREQUENCY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc634c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc634c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK follows a refereed, open-access publication model to ensure broad accessibility to its content. All articles undergo a rigorous single blind peer-review process conducted by experts in relevant fields. The journal is published biannually (June and December).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fbb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9fbb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publisher<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a812fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a812fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK is published by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The journal also benefits from the support of a diverse advisory board and expert reviewers from both local and international institutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c47fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c47fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Archive<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915a4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"915a4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All published articles are digitally archived on the official BSK website and mirrored in Mysitasi. The digital preservation policy ensures long-term accessibility and retrievability for research and citation purposes. Each article is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring precise identification and easy access for citation and reference purposes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0daf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0daf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">copyright<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39be7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39be7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors retain copyright for their published articles. Upon acceptance, authors grant BSK the right of first publication and permission to distribute the work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18075bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18075bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Access Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672e38f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672e38f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK follows a Gold Open Access model. All content is freely accessible online without subscription fees. This ensures that research is discoverable and usable by a global audience, promoting equity in knowledge dissemination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d530d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d530d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ownership<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2c4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2c4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK is fully owned and managed by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The journal operates independently under the faculty\u2019s academic governance and quality assurance mechanisms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237a83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"237a83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bibliographic Details<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b26db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b26db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Buletin Sains Kesihatan<\/strong><br \/>Journal Abbreviation: BSK<br \/>ISSN: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2550-1852<\/span><br \/>DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17576\/bsk\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17576\/bsk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0122d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0122d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">peer-reviewed model<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7489f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7489f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK employs a single-blind peer review process involving two independent reviewers. In this model, the reviewers are aware of The authors\u2019 identities are kept confidential, while they remain unaware of who is reviewing their manuscript. This approach promotes objective evaluation while ensuring constructive academic feedback. Each submission is assessed for scientific merit, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal\u2019s scope.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673c01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673c01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plagiarism policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3104c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3104c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSK maintains a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism and research misconduct.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plagiarism includes direct copying, inappropriate paraphrasing, self-plagiarism (duplicate publication), or failure to properly attribute sources.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If plagiarism is detected:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During submission: the manuscript will be rejected immediately.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-publication: the article will be retracted, and appropriate action will be taken against the author(s), including notification of their institution.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors are responsible for ensuring all work is properly cited and original.<\/span><\/li><li>All submissions must have a similarity index of less than 20%. Failure to comply may result in immediate\u00a0rejection.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d351f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d351f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article Processing Charges (APC)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d9301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89d9301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no article processing charges (APCs) for submission or publication. 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