In order to publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal \u201cInternational Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems\u201d, it is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing, i.e., the authors, the journal editors, the peer reviewers and the publisher. Our ethic statements are based on COPE\u2019s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.<\/p>\n
Publication Decisions and Fair Play Confidentiality Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest Contribution to Editorial Decisions Promptness Confidentiality Objectivity Acknowledgement of Sources Disclosure and Conflict of Interest Reporting Standards Data Access and Retention Originality and Plagiarism Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication Acknowledgement of Sources Authorship of the Article Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest Fundamental Errors in Published Works In case the author does not comply with Duties of Authors<\/strong> specified above, liability and possible damage shall be borne by the author.<\/p>\n Editors-in-Chief
\n<\/strong>The editors of the \u201cInternational Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems\u201d are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
\nThe editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in editors\u2019 own research without the express written consent of the author.<\/p>\nDuties of Reviewers<\/h2>
\n<\/strong>Peer review assists the editors in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the article.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editors and excuse himself\/herself from the review process.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editors.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editors’ attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published article of which they have personal knowledge.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the articles.<\/p>\nDuties of Authors<\/h2>
\n<\/strong>Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the article. An article should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with an article for editorial review, should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and\/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted, or appropriate permission must be obtained from the publisher or the author.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the article, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and have agreed to its submission for publication.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his\/her own published work, it is the author\u2019s obligation to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher and cooperate with the editors to retract or correct the article.<\/p>\n
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