Journal of Engineering Technology & Scientific Research(JETSR)
The Journal of Engineering Technology & Scientific Research (JETSR)—often identified with its peer journals like JETSR operates under a strict set of ethical guidelines typically aligned with the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards.
Below is a breakdown of the core policies regarding ethics, privacy, and plagiarism.
1. Publication Ethics
The journal maintains a "Fair Play" policy, ensuring that manuscripts are evaluated solely on their intellectual merit.
Duties of Editors: Editors are responsible for the final decision on publication. They must ensure a double-blind peer review process where the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept hidden from each other.
Duties of Reviewers: Reviewers must remain objective. Personal criticism is prohibited, and any potential conflict of interest (financial, institutional, or collaborative) must be disclosed immediately to the editor.
Duties of Authors: Authors must ensure their work is entirely original. Reporting fraudulent data or making "salami" submissions (splitting one study into multiple small papers) is considered a major ethical violation.
2. Plagiarism Policy
JETSR treats plagiarism as a serious professional offense. All submitted manuscripts undergo a primary screening before being sent to reviewers.
Detection Tools: Most journals in this category use software like iThenticate or Turnitin to generate a similarity report.
Acceptable Limits: Generally, a similarity index of less than 15-20% is required, provided that no single source contributes a significant chunk of text.
Forms of Plagiarism: This includes:
Direct Copying: Taking text word-for-word without quotation marks or attribution.
Self-Plagiarism: Reusing significant portions of your own previously published work without citation.
Paraphrasing: Changing a few words but keeping the original structure and idea without credit.
3. Privacy & Confidentiality
Privacy protocols protect the intellectual property of the author and the personal data of all participants.
Manuscript Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff are prohibited from disclosing any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the authors and reviewers.
Unpublished Data: Information or ideas obtained through peer review are "privileged" and cannot be used for personal advantage or in the reviewers' own research until the paper is officially published.
Data Protection: Personal details (emails, affiliations, and phone numbers) collected during submission are used strictly for the journal's communication and are not shared with third parties.
4. Conflict of Interest (COI)
A conflict of interest exists when professional judgment regarding a primary interest (such as research validity) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain).
Stakeholder
Responsibility
Authors
Must disclose all funding sources and any affiliations that could bias the results.
Reviewers
Must recuse themselves if they have a personal or professional connection to the authors.
Editors
Must delegate the decision-making process to another board member if they have a COI with a submission.