Publication Ethics

The Journal of Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering (JAEEE) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly publishing.

JAEEE follows the ethical principles, recommendations, and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure the integrity, credibility, and reliability of published research.

The journal's publication ethics policies are guided by the COPE Core Practices, which address allegations of misconduct, authorship and contributorship, complaints and appeals, conflicts of interest, data and reproducibility, ethical oversight, intellectual property, journal management, peer review, and post-publication discussions and corrections.

COPE Official Website: https://publicationethics.org/

COPE Core Practices: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

The following policy outlines the ethical responsibilities of authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.

1. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must submit original research that has not been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Proper acknowledgment of sources, ideas, quotations, and previously published materials is mandatory.
Data Integrity: Authors must present research findings accurately and honestly. Data fabrication, falsification, selective manipulation, and misleading reporting are strictly prohibited.
Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial relationships that could influence their research, interpretation, or conclusions.
Authorship and Acknowledgments: Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions. All listed authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
Ethical Approval: Research involving human participants, personal data, or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards and obtain necessary institutional or regulatory approvals.
Funding Disclosure: Authors must disclose all sources of financial support and describe the role of funding organizations in the research, where applicable.
Data Availability: Authors are encouraged to provide access to supporting research data, subject to legal, ethical, privacy, and confidentiality restrictions.
Correction of Errors: Authors must promptly inform the editorial office if significant errors or inaccuracies are identified in their submitted or published research.

These responsibilities are consistent with the ethical principles outlined in the COPE Core Practices.

2. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts and associated information as confidential and must not disclose or use unpublished material for personal advantage.
Objectivity and Impartiality: Reviews must be based on scholarly merit, methodological quality, originality, and relevance rather than personal opinions or discriminatory considerations.
Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers must disclose potential conflicts and decline assignments when their impartiality may be compromised.
Constructive Feedback: Reviewers should provide evidence-based, respectful, and constructive recommendations to improve manuscript quality.
Timeliness: Reviewers must complete evaluations within the agreed timeframe or notify the editorial office of delays.
Reporting Misconduct: Reviewers should notify editors of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, or other ethical concerns.

JAEEE follows the principles described in the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

Reference: https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers

3. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors

Editorial Independence: Editorial decisions must be based on scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and ethical compliance without inappropriate influence from publishers, sponsors, or external parties.
Fair Evaluation: Manuscripts must be assessed without discrimination based on nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, institutional affiliation, or personal background.
Confidentiality: Editors must protect manuscript confidentiality throughout the editorial and peer-review processes.
Conflict of Interest Management: Editors must disclose potential conflicts and delegate decisions to an independent editor when necessary.
Transparent Peer Review: Editors must ensure that manuscripts undergo the journal's established peer-review procedures.
Complaints and Appeals: Editors must provide a fair, documented procedure for handling complaints, appeals, and allegations of editorial misconduct.
Corrections and Retractions: Editors must investigate credible concerns about published articles and issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when justified.
Protection of the Scholarly Record: Editors must safeguard research integrity and ensure that editorial decisions are transparent and accountable.

JAEEE's editorial practices are guided by the COPE Core Practices and relevant COPE guidance for journal editors.

4. Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher

Ethical Publishing Support: The publisher supports the editorial board in maintaining transparent, independent, and ethical publishing procedures.
Editorial Independence: The publisher must not interfere with editorial decisions for commercial, institutional, or personal interests.
Copyright Protection: The publisher respects authors' copyright ownership and supports lawful reuse of published research under the journal's Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Open Access Publishing: The publisher supports immediate and unrestricted access to published scholarly research.
Research Integrity: The publisher cooperates with editors, authors, institutions, and relevant organizations when investigating suspected publication misconduct.
Transparency: The publisher supports accurate disclosure of journal policies, editorial responsibilities, licensing arrangements, and publication procedures.

5. Handling of Research Misconduct

JAEEE takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously and follows relevant COPE guidance when investigating suspected ethical violations.

Potential misconduct includes:

Plagiarism and inappropriate text reuse.
Data fabrication, falsification, or manipulation.
Duplicate or redundant publication.
Undisclosed conflicts of interest.
Authorship disputes and unauthorized authorship changes.
Manipulation of peer review.
Misrepresentation of ethical approvals.
Citation manipulation and other unethical publication practices.

Investigation Procedure:

The editorial office conducts an initial assessment of the allegation and available evidence.
The individuals concerned may be contacted and given an opportunity to respond.
Additional documentation or clarification may be requested from authors, reviewers, institutions, or relevant organizations.
The editorial team evaluates the evidence in accordance with applicable COPE guidance.
Appropriate editorial action is taken, which may include manuscript rejection, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or referral to the relevant institution.
Decisions are documented, and confidentiality is maintained to the extent appropriate.

Allegations are evaluated fairly and without presuming misconduct before the available evidence has been assessed.

Reference: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts

6. Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication

Plagiarism: JAEEE requires all submitted manuscripts to be original and appropriately referenced. Manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism-detection software and editorial assessment.

Suspected plagiarism is investigated based on its nature, extent, and supporting evidence. Confirmed serious plagiarism may result in manuscript rejection or post-publication corrective action.

Duplicate Publication: Simultaneous submission of substantially identical manuscripts to multiple journals is prohibited. Redundant publication without appropriate disclosure, citation, or justification is considered an ethical violation.

The journal follows relevant COPE guidance when addressing plagiarism, redundant publication, and overlapping submissions.

7. Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

JAEEE is committed to maintaining an accurate and trustworthy scholarly record.

Corrections: Published when errors affect the accuracy or interpretation of an article but do not invalidate its overall findings.
Retractions: Issued when research findings are unreliable because of serious errors, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, unethical research, or other substantial problems.
Expressions of Concern: Published when credible concerns about an article require further investigation or when an investigation remains inconclusive.

Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern will be clearly identified, linked to the original article, and made publicly accessible.

Retraction notices will explain the reasons for retraction while respecting applicable legal and confidentiality requirements.

The journal follows the relevant recommendations of COPE when implementing post-publication corrective measures.

8. Complaints and Appeals

JAEEE provides authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders with an opportunity to raise concerns regarding editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, or published content.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the journal's editorial office through its official contact channels.

The editorial team will:

Acknowledge and assess complaints fairly.
Review relevant evidence and editorial records.
Seek clarification from the parties concerned when necessary.
Assign an independent editor to review an appeal where appropriate.
Communicate the outcome and reasons for the decision.

Complaints involving editorial misconduct will be handled in accordance with relevant COPE guidance.

9. Conflicts of Interest and Transparency

All authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could reasonably influence their responsibilities.

Editors and reviewers with significant conflicts of interest must withdraw from the relevant evaluation or decision-making process.

Editorial decisions must remain independent of commercial interests, publication fees, sponsorship arrangements, and institutional influence.

10. Commitment to COPE Principles

The Journal of Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering (JAEEE) is committed to following the ethical principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal uses COPE guidance as a framework for addressing publication misconduct, managing conflicts of interest, maintaining editorial independence, protecting the peer-review process, resolving complaints, and ensuring the integrity of the published scholarly record.

JAEEE regularly reviews its publication ethics policies to maintain consistency with recognized international standards and evolving best practices in scholarly publishing.