Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The International Journal of Applied Research and Technology (IJART) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. Our ethics policy is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
Duties of Authors
- Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
- Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review.
- Multiple or Concurrent Publication: Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is considered unethical and unacceptable.
- Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
Duties of Editors
- Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
- Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.
- Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
- Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.
- Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor.
- Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
Dealing with Unethical Behavior
In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification, or, in the most severe case, the retraction of the affected work.