Author Declaration and Publishing Agreement

Submission Instructions

Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development.

Please copy this document into a Word file, complete all required fields, sign the document, and upload the signed version to the journal’s online submission system as part of your manuscript submission.


The undersigned author(s) hereby declare and agree that the manuscript submitted to The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development complies with the following conditions:

1. Originality and Exclusivity

The submitted manuscript is an original work prepared by the author(s).

The manuscript:

  • has not been previously published,
  • is not currently under evaluation elsewhere,
  • and is not simultaneously submitted to another journal, publisher, or conference proceeding.

2. Authorship Responsibility

All listed authors have made substantial academic contributions to the manuscript and have approved the final submitted version.

All authors accept full responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

3. Research and Publication Ethics

The author(s) confirm that the manuscript complies with internationally recognised research and publication ethics principles.

Any form of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, or unethical academic conduct is strictly prohibited.

Where required, ethical approval and institutional permissions have been obtained by the author(s).

4. Copyright and Publishing Rights

The author(s) retain the copyright of the submitted and published work.

The author(s) grant The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development a non-exclusive right of first publication.

The journal is authorised to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and communicate the published version of the article as the original publisher.

5. Licensing Terms

The author(s) agree that, upon publication, the article will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Licence details are available at:

CC BY-NC 4.0 Licence

6. Conflict of Interest

The author(s) declare that there is no conflict of interest that could influence the evaluation or publication process.

Where any potential conflict exists, it has been disclosed to the editorial team.

7. Final Declaration

The author(s) confirm that all information provided in this agreement is accurate and complete.


Manuscript Title:

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Author(s):

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Corresponding Author:

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Date:

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Signature(s):

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