Publication Ethics
Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering Innovation (JAMEI) is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, and responsible scholarly publishing. The publication ethics policy of JAMEI follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as a reference for handling issues related to peer review, authorship, conflicts of interest, research misconduct, corrections, retractions, and other publication ethics matters.
This statement applies to all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.
Duties of Editors
Publication Decisions
Editors are responsible for deciding which manuscripts submitted to JAMEI are suitable for publication. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, scientific quality, clarity, validity, and contribution to the field of mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
Editorial decisions must be made fairly and objectively, without discrimination based on the authors' nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political views, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics.
Confidentiality
Editors must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Information about a submitted manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial board members, or the publisher when necessary for the editorial process.
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by editors for their own research or personal advantage without written permission from the author.
Fair Review Process
Editors are responsible for ensuring that each manuscript undergoes a fair, objective, and timely peer review process. Reviewers should be selected based on their expertise and should provide constructive comments to help improve the quality of the manuscript.
Editors must take appropriate action when ethical concerns are raised during the editorial process, including concerns related to plagiarism, duplicate submission, data manipulation, inappropriate authorship, conflicts of interest, or other forms of misconduct.
Conflicts of Interest
Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest. If a conflict of interest exists, the manuscript should be assigned to another editor or editorial board member.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and help authors improve their manuscripts through constructive, objective, and clear feedback. Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts based on scientific merit, originality, methodology, clarity, relevance, and contribution to the field.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, or use information from the manuscript for personal advantage or for the benefit of others.
Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively and professionally. Personal criticism of the author is not acceptable. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support their comments with appropriate arguments.
Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Reviewers should also inform the editor if they find substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published or unpublished work.
Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers should decline a review invitation if they feel unqualified to review the manuscript, cannot complete the review on time, or have a conflict of interest involving the authors, institutions, research topics, or funding sources related to the manuscript.
Duties of Authors
Reporting Standards
Authors must present an accurate account of the research performed and provide an objective discussion of its significance. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail, references, and data interpretation to allow readers to understand and evaluate the work properly.
Fraudulent, knowingly inaccurate, or misleading statements are considered unethical publishing behavior and are not acceptable.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their manuscript is original. Any work, words, ideas, data, images, tables, or materials from other sources must be properly cited or acknowledged.
Plagiarism in any form, including direct copying, paraphrasing without attribution, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and inappropriate use of others' work, is considered unethical publishing behavior and is not acceptable.
Submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts found to contain unacceptable similarity or plagiarism may be rejected. If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal may issue a correction, retraction, or other appropriate notice.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time. Submitting the same or substantially similar manuscript to multiple journals concurrently is considered unethical publishing behavior.
Authors must also avoid redundant publication unless there is a clear justification, proper citation, and permission from the original publisher when required.
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, or writing of the manuscript.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate co-authors are included, that no inappropriate co-authors are listed, and that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript before submission.
Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged appropriately.
Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data related to their manuscript for editorial review. Authors should retain research data for a reasonable period after publication and should be prepared to provide data when reasonably requested, unless restricted by ethical, legal, privacy, or confidentiality considerations.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or other conflicts of interest that could influence the results, interpretation, or presentation of the research.
All sources of financial support, grants, or funding related to the research should be clearly stated in the manuscript.
If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should include a statement such as: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to correct or retract the article when necessary.
Research Ethics and Consent
Research involving human participants, animals, biological materials, hazardous materials, or sensitive data must comply with relevant ethical standards and institutional regulations.
When applicable, authors must provide information about ethical approval, including the name of the ethics committee or institutional review board, approval number, and confirmation of informed consent from participants.
Research Misconduct
Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- Plagiarism
- Data fabrication
- Data falsification
- Image manipulation
- Duplicate submission
- Redundant publication
- Citation manipulation
- Inappropriate authorship
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
- Manipulation of the peer review process
When an allegation of misconduct is received, JAMEI will review the case carefully and fairly. The editorial team may contact the authors, reviewers, institutions, or other relevant parties to obtain clarification. Appropriate actions may include rejection, correction, retraction, expression of concern, or notification to the relevant institution.
Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
JAMEI is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. If errors or ethical issues are identified in published articles, the journal may issue a correction, retraction, or expression of concern, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
Corrections may be issued when errors are found but the overall findings remain valid. Retractions may be issued when the findings are unreliable, when serious ethical violations are confirmed, or when the article has been published in violation of publication ethics.
The journal refers to COPE guidance when handling corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern.
Withdrawal of Manuscripts
Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript must submit a written request to the editorial office, including the reason for withdrawal. Manuscript withdrawal should not be made without proper justification, especially after the peer review or editorial process has begun.
Complaints and Appeals
Authors, reviewers, readers, or other parties may submit complaints or appeals related to editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, or published content.
All complaints and appeals will be handled fairly and transparently. The editorial team will review the case and provide an appropriate response based on the journal's editorial policies and publication ethics principles.
Publisher's Responsibility
The publisher supports the editorial team in maintaining the integrity of the publication process. The publisher does not interfere with editorial decisions and is committed to ensuring that publication ethics issues are handled appropriately, fairly, and transparently.
