Ethics
Ethical Guidelines
Engineering and Applied Science Research (EASR) is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout the publication process, upholding principles of transparency, integrity, and responsible scholarship. The journal follows the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the study. Proper acknowledgment of the contributions of others, including funding sources, is essential.
Peer review process
The peer review process should be transparent and fair, with appropriate experts selected to review the manuscript. Reviewers and editors adhere to COPE's guidelines on confidentiality, objectivity, and constructive feedback.
Conflict of interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may influence the objectivity of their work, including relationships or connections with any authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper.
Data integrity and Reproducibility
Authors are encouraged to present accurate and complete data, maintain the originality of their work, and uphold the integrity of research data, promoting transparency and reproducibility. Authors should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Ethical concern
Authors, reviewers, and readers can submit concerns or observations related to ethical issues by contacting the editorial office. We encourage the reporting of any ethical concerns or misconduct encountered. All reports will be handled with confidentiality and sensitivity, and appropriate actions will be taken to address the concerns.
Allegations of Research Misconduct
Engineering and Applied Science Research (EASR) enforces strict measures when handling allegations of research misconduct, including plagiarism, falsification of data, citation manipulation, submitting a manuscript to multiple journals, and text recycling. EASR’s policy for handling allegations of research misconduct is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Reports of research misconduct may pertain to a published article or a manuscript undergoing peer review. The process for submitting and handling complaints of author misconduct will be conducted with sensitivity, professionalism, and confidentiality. If an inquiry uncovers evidence of misconduct, necessary measures will be taken, which may include retraction, correction, or the issuance of a statement of concern, in adherence to ethical standards.
AI-generated contents
If generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies are employed during the writing process, authors should carefully review and edit the results, as AI may generate output that is incorrect, incomplete, or biased. Authors should clearly state in their manuscript any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies during the writing process. Such statements will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the content of the work.
Publication Ethics
Engineering and Applied Science Research (EASR) adheres to the Code of Conduct and Best practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf).
The editorial team of EASR:
- Should constantly strive to improve the quality of the journal by publishing high-quality research work and updating the review process to align with the latest publishing technologies.
- Must not disclose any information related to a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.
- Should be fair to all authors and evaluate manuscripts based on intellectual content, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
- Should actively pursue and attempt to prevent misconduct in published and unpublished work, including but not limited to plagiarism, data fabrication and/or falsification, duplicate submissions, ghost authorship, and citation manipulation. Any article found to violate these standards must be withdrawn or retracted from the journal.
- Must take reasonable steps to publish corrections, clarifications, and apologies when needed.
- Should consult editorial board members periodically and keep them informed of any changes made to the journal.
- Must not be involved in any part of the peer review, editorial and decision-making process of their own manuscripts and submissions potentially leading to a conflict of interest.
The reviewers should:
- Maintain confidentiality of all information and documents in the review process.
- Provide timely and unbiased feedback on manuscripts to the editorial office.
- Immediately decline to review a manuscript that is outside their field of expertise.
- Advise the editors in cases of potential misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication and/or falsification, ghost authorship, and citation manipulation in submitted manuscripts.
- Never use unpublished materials disclosed during the review process in their own research without the authors' permission.
The authors should:
- Ensure that submitted manuscripts contain original work with proper citations and sufficient details. Manuscripts should meet at least an acceptable level of English expression.
- Never submit a manuscript that involves plagiarism, data fabrication and/or falsification, duplicate submission, ghost authorship, or citation manipulation.
- Provide complete and accurate information regarding all authors of the manuscript.
- Properly acknowledge research funding