Editorial Policy

Editorial Policy
The International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment (IRPSI) is an interdisciplinary academic journal that publishes cutting-edge research on philanthropy and social investment, with a particular focus on Africa. It was established by the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The journal covers a wide range of topics related to how philanthropy and social investments impact economic development, social welfare, and corporate social responsibility.

OPEN ACCESS AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment © 2024 by Professor Yegandi Imhotep Paul Alagidede is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content. Re-users can distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes. If others remix, adapt, or build upon the material, they must license the modified material under identical terms.

We are dedicated to maximizing research impact through worldwide dissemination of our published content through Open Access. By adopting this policy, no permission is required from the authors and publishers to cite the content. All global researchers, educational institutions and users and re-users can access the content freely. IRPSI is a public good, empowered to expand the frontiers of advanced research.

Plagiarism policy

The IRPSI has a zero-tolerance policy to unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. All manuscripts submitted for publication to the journal are cross-checked for plagiarism using ithenticate software. Authors have responsibility to ensure that their articles a problem free. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the paper would be retracted. We reserve the right to decline publication of a paper even after it has been accepted if it becomes apparent that there are serious problems with the scientific content or violations of our publishing policies.

Publishing with this journal

The International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment has no publication fees (article processing charges or APCs) and we do not charge page, publications fees.