Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal of Precision Manufacturing (JPM) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractices. The Editorial Board is responsible for, among others, preventing publication malpractice. Unethical behavior is unacceptable, and this journal does not tolerate plagiarism. Authors who submitted articles affirm that the manuscript contents are original. Furthermore, the authors’ submission also implies that the manuscript has not been published previously in any language, either wholly or partly, and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Editors, authors, and reviewers, within the Journal of Precision Manufacturing (JPM), are to be fully committed to good publication practice and accept the responsibility for fulfilling the following duties and responsibilities as set by the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. As part of the Core Practices, COPE has written guidelines on http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines.

Section A: Publication and authorship

• All submitted papers are subject to a strict peer-review process by reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular manuscript.
• The review process is single-blind peer-review
• The factors considered in the review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability, and language.
• The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
• If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
• Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
• The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
• No research can be included in more than one publication.

Section B: Authors’ responsibilities

• Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.
• Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
• Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
• The authors must participate in the peer-review process.
• Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
• All Authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
• The authors must state that all data in the paper are authentic.
• The authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts of interest.
• The authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
• Authors must report any errors they discover in their published paper to the Editors.

Section C: Reviewers’ responsibilities

• Reviewers should keep all information regarding papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.
• Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author.
• Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited.
• Reviewers should also call to the Editor in Chief’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they know personally.
• Reviewers should not review 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 papers.

Section D: Editors’ responsibilities

• Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
• Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
• Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
• Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
• Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
• Editors should have a clear picture of research funding sources.
• Editors should base their decisions on the paper’s importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the publication’s scope.
• Editors should not reverse or overturn previous editors’ decisions without serious reason.
• Editors should preserve the anonymity of reviewers.
• Editors should ensure that all published research material conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
• Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably sure.
• Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
• Editors should accept papers based on suspicions and have proof of misconduct.
• Editors should not allow conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.