General Principles

Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal follows the ethical principles and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher, are expected to comply with these principles.

The journal is committed to ensuring transparency, impartiality, confidentiality, and academic integrity throughout the submission, peer-review, and publication processes. Editorial decisions are based solely on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, and methodological rigor of submitted manuscripts, without discrimination or undue influence.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting manuscripts to Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical research practices.

• Authors must ensure that their submitted manuscripts are original, have not been published previously, and are not under consideration by another journal. Simultaneous submission is strictly prohibited.
• All sources, including previously published studies, data, figures, tables, software, and other materials, must be appropriately cited and acknowledged. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not acceptable.
• Authors must report their research accurately, transparently, and objectively. Data fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or selective reporting of results is considered a serious ethical violation.
• Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence their research or the interpretation of their findings.
• Authors must obtain all necessary ethical approvals and permissions before conducting research, where applicable, and provide relevant information in the manuscript.
• Authors should ensure the availability and reliability of research data, methods, and supporting materials. These materials may be requested by the editorial office when necessary for verification.
• Authors are expected to respond to reviewers' and editors' comments in a timely, respectful, and scientifically justified manner. All revisions should be clearly explained.
• Authors must promptly inform the editorial office if they identify significant errors or ethical concerns in their published work and cooperate with any necessary correction or retraction procedures.

Authorship Criteria and Changes Policy

Authorship is limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the research and the preparation of the manuscript.

To qualify as an author, contributors should have participated in one or more of the following activities:

• Conception or design of the study.
• Data collection, analysis, or interpretation.
• Drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
• Approval of the final version of the manuscript.

All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission and publication. All authors share responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work.

Individuals who have contributed to the study but do not meet the authorship criteria, such as those providing technical assistance, administrative support, or general supervision, should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.

Guest (gift) authorship, ghost authorship, and other inappropriate authorship practices are not permitted.

Changes in Authorship

Authors are expected to determine the authorship and the order of authors before submission. Any request to add, remove, or change the order of authors after submission must be submitted to the Editorial Office before the manuscript is accepted.

Such requests must include:

• A clear written justification for the proposed change.
• Written confirmation from all authors, including any author being added or removed, indicating their agreement with the change.

All authorship changes are subject to the approval of the Editorial Office. The journal reserves the right to reject requests that do not comply with these requirements.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the scientific quality and integrity of the journal. Reviewers are expected to conduct their evaluations objectively, fairly, and in accordance with the following principles:

• Reviewers should accept review invitations only for manuscripts that fall within their areas of expertise and that they can evaluate within the specified timeframe.
• Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not share, reproduce, or use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage.
• Reviews must be objective, constructive, and supported by clear scientific arguments. Personal criticism of authors is not acceptable.
• Reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could affect their impartiality and decline the review when such conflicts prevent an unbiased evaluation.
• Reviewers should identify relevant published studies that have not been cited by the authors and inform the editor of any suspected plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or other ethical concerns.
• Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not upload, share, or disclose any part of a manuscript or its confidential content to external artificial intelligence tools or services without prior authorization from the journal.
• Reviewers should submit their evaluations within the requested timeframe and inform the editor promptly if additional time is required.
• Reviewers must not contact authors directly regarding submitted manuscripts unless authorized by the editorial office.

Responsibilities of Editors and the Editorial Board

Editors and editorial board members are responsible for maintaining the scientific quality, integrity, and ethical standards of the journal. They are expected to perform their duties fairly, transparently, and independently, in accordance with the following principles:

• Fair and Impartial Evaluation: Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively, based on their scientific merit, originality, relevance, and methodological quality, without discrimination based on the authors' personal, institutional, or national background.
• Editorial Independence: Editorial decisions must be made independently and must not be influenced by commercial, institutional, or personal interests.
• Confidentiality: Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related correspondence and must not disclose information to unauthorized individuals.
• Conflict of Interest: Editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and delegate the evaluation of manuscripts when such conflicts may affect their impartiality.
• Peer Review Management: Editors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts undergo a fair, objective, and timely peer-review process in accordance with the journal's Review Process policy.
• Publication Decisions: Final decisions regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection must be based on the scientific quality of the manuscript and the journal's editorial policies.
• Research and Publication Ethics: Editors must investigate suspected cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, authorship disputes, and other forms of research or publication misconduct. Appropriate actions must be taken when ethical concerns are identified.
• Corrections and Retractions: Editors are responsible for taking appropriate action when significant errors or ethical violations are identified in published articles. Detailed procedures are provided in the journal's Correction, Retraction and Withdrawal Policy.
• Use of Unpublished Material: Editors must not use unpublished information or ideas obtained through the editorial process for personal research or advantage.
• Editorial Board Responsibilities: Editorial board members are expected to support the journal's editorial policies, contribute to the peer-review process when requested, and promote high standards of publication ethics.

Conflict of Interest

Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology requires all parties involved in the publication process to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that may influence the research, peer-review process, or editorial decisions.

Conflicts of interest may arise from financial, personal, professional, academic, institutional, or other relationships and activities.

• Authors: Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial interests that may be perceived to influence their research or the interpretation of their findings. All sources of funding and the role of funders in the research must be clearly stated in the manuscript. If no conflicts of interest exist, authors must explicitly declare this.
• Reviewers: Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest before accepting a review invitation. They must decline the review if such conflicts may prevent an objective and impartial assessment.
• Editors and Editorial Board Members: Editors and editorial board members must disclose any conflicts of interest related to a submitted manuscript and must not participate in its evaluation or editorial decision-making. Such manuscripts must be handled by an independent editor.
• Disclosure and Management: All disclosed conflicts of interest will be evaluated by the editorial team, and appropriate measures will be taken to ensure the fairness and integrity of the publication process.

Failure to disclose relevant conflicts of interest may result in editorial action, including rejection of the manuscript or correction of the published record, where appropriate.

Research Ethics and Ethical Approval

Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology is committed to ensuring that all published research complies with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant national and international regulations.

• Research Involving Human Participants: Studies involving human participants, personal data, or identifiable human materials must comply with relevant ethical standards and obtain approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board where required. Authors must provide details of the approving committee and the approval number in the manuscript, where applicable. Informed consent must be obtained from participants when required.
• Research Involving Animals: Research involving animals must comply with applicable national and international animal welfare regulations and institutional guidelines. Ethical approval must be obtained from the relevant committee where required, and details of the approval must be stated in the manuscript.
• Ethical Approval Statements: Authors must clearly state whether ethical approval was obtained. If ethical approval was not required or an exemption was granted, the reason and, where applicable, the relevant institutional decision must be explained in the manuscript.
• Privacy and Confidentiality: Authors must protect the privacy and confidentiality of research participants. Identifiable personal information, photographs, or other materials must not be published without appropriate consent.
• Editorial Verification: The editorial team reserves the right to request supporting documents regarding ethical approval, informed consent, or compliance with relevant regulations when necessary.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research has been conducted ethically and that all required ethical approvals and permissions have been obtained before the research is carried out.

Data Transparency and Availability

Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology supports transparency, reproducibility, and responsible data sharing in scientific research.

• Data Availability: Authors are encouraged to make the data supporting the findings of their research publicly available whenever possible and appropriate.
• Data Availability Statement: All manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement indicating whether the data supporting the findings are publicly available and, if so, where they can be accessed. If the data cannot be shared publicly, the statement must explain the reasons for the restriction.
• Data Repositories: Authors are encouraged to deposit research data in reliable repositories and provide persistent identifiers, such as DOIs, where available.
• Restricted Data: When data cannot be shared publicly due to confidentiality, privacy, intellectual property rights, commercial restrictions, or legal and ethical requirements, authors must explain the relevant restrictions in their Data Availability Statement.
• Editorial Access: The editorial team may request access to relevant research data, experimental records, or supporting materials when necessary to verify the validity and reliability of the reported findings.
• Research Integrity: Authors are responsible for ensuring that the data presented in their manuscripts are accurate, reliable, and consistent with the reported research methods and results.

The journal does not require the public disclosure of data when such disclosure would violate ethical, legal, confidentiality, or intellectual property obligations.

Plagiarism and Research Misconduct

Journal of EngineX: Advanced Engineering and Technology does not tolerate plagiarism or any form of research and publication misconduct. All submitted manuscripts must comply with accepted standards of academic integrity and responsible research conduct.

• Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original and that all ideas, text, data, figures, tables, and other materials obtained from external sources are properly cited and acknowledged. Presenting another person's work or ideas as one's own is considered plagiarism.
• Self-Plagiarism: Authors must not reuse substantial parts of their previously published work without appropriate citation and disclosure. Redundant or duplicate publication is not permitted.
• Data Fabrication and Falsification: Fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or inappropriate selective reporting of research data, images, experimental results, or findings is strictly prohibited.
• Similarity Screening: All submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity using the Intihal.net system. Manuscripts with a similarity rate of 25% or higher will be rejected. For manuscripts below this threshold, the editorial team will also evaluate the nature, sources, and context of the detected similarities when assessing potential ethical concerns.
• Investigation of Misconduct: If plagiarism or other forms of research misconduct are suspected, the editorial team will investigate the matter and may request explanations or supporting documents from the authors.
• Editorial Actions: Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, the journal may reject the manuscript, suspend the evaluation process, notify the relevant institutions, or take appropriate action regarding a published article, including correction or retraction.

Authors are responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of their submitted work. All suspected cases of misconduct will be handled in accordance with the journal's publication ethics principles and relevant guidelines.