Declaration & Copyright
The Certificate-cum-Declaration is a mandatory document to be submitted by all contributing author(s) at the time of manuscript acceptance/publication in the ASBM Journal of Management (AJM).
This document serves as a formal declaration regarding the originality of the manuscript, authorship confirmation, ethical compliance, and transfer of necessary publication rights to the journal.
Please download the prescribed Certificate-cum-Declaration Format using the link below:
Below are the detailed clauses and declarations that are included in the downloadable document for your reference.

ASBM Journal of Management
CERTIFICATE-CUM-DECLARATION BY THE AUTHOR(S)
Title of the manuscript:
Name and designation/affiliation of all the author(s):
Postal address (of all authors) with e mail id & contact number:
Name of the corresponding author (in case of joint authors):
I/we hereby declare and certify that:
- the manuscript named above, which has been submitted to ASBM Journal of Management for publication, is my/our original work and is not an infringement of any existing copyright, proprietary right, invasion of privacy or libel.,
- it has not been published, or submitted for publication, elsewhere,
- it will also not be submitted elsewhere for publication without written permission from the Editor of ASBM Journal of Management,
- all trademark materials used in the paper/article have been credited to the owner(s) and necessary permission for use has been obtained, and
- no third party holds any copyright over tables, graphs, charts, graphics etc. used in the paper/article.
In consideration of the publication of the above paper/article in the ASBM Journal of Management, I/we declare as follows:
- I/we agree to, and do hereby, assign all rights, title and interest, including copyrights, in this paper/article to any publisher to be chosen by the Editor, while the right to intellectual property is retained by me/us.
- I/we understand that no royalty or remuneration is payable by the Editor/ Publisher, and that the paper/article is being provided on a voluntary basis for professional recognition through publication.
- I/we will indemnify and defend ASBM Journal of Management against any claim, damage, expense, cost or demand against the Journal by reason of any violation of any proprietary right or copyright, or because of any libelous or scandalous matter contained in the paper/article.
- The Editor/Publisher will have the right to edit the paper/article, including the title, provided that the meaning of the text is not materially altered.
- The Editor/Publisher may permit others to publish, broadcast, make recordings or mechanical renditions, translate, quote, and otherwise utilise this work and material based on this work, provided the author’s name accompanies the work.
Signature of the Author(s) with Date
NOTE: This Certificate-cum-Declaration should be signed by all the authors, and the hard copy of the document should be sent to the Editor, ASBM Journal of Management by post/ courier.