Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The International Journal of Computer Engineering and Embedded Technologies is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractice. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to be aware of and comply with the best practice guidelines on publication ethics, as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publishing process — authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher — are required to adhere to the ethical standards outlined below.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards: Authors of original research must present an accurate account of the work performed, along with an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data must be represented accurately in the manuscript. A submission should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. Where the work or words of others have been used, this must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in any form — including submitting another author's work as one's own, copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's work without attribution, or claiming results from research conducted by others — constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention: Authors may be required to provide the raw data supporting their manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently, and should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behaviour.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors must cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.

Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors, and all co-authors must have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the paper.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published, guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fair Play: Manuscripts are evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality: The editor and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors must not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the author. Editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Involvement in Investigations of Misconduct: Editors, together with the publisher, will take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints are raised concerning a submitted or published manuscript, including contacting the author and giving due consideration to the complaint, regardless of when it is raised.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author, may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Promptness: Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that a prompt review will not be possible, should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly, with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and should call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or institutions connected to the manuscript.

Duties of the Publisher

Handling of Unethical Publishing Behaviour: In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher will take all appropriate measures, including the prompt publication of corrections, clarifications, retractions, or apologies, in close collaboration with the editorial board.

Access to Journal Content: The journal is committed to the permanent preservation and accessibility of its published scholarly record.

Plagiarism Policy

All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using standard plagiarism-detection tools prior to peer review. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarised content — whether from previously published work, another author's unpublished work, or the author's own previously published material without proper citation (self-plagiarism) — will be rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article will be retracted, and appropriate corrective measures will be taken in accordance with COPE guidelines.

Retraction Policy

Articles may be retracted if they contain clear evidence of unreliable findings due to misconduct or honest error, constitute plagiarism or redundant publication, report unethical research, or have been published solely on the basis of a compromised or manipulated peer review process. Retractions will be clearly identified as such and will remain accessible alongside the original article.

Complaints and Appeals

Any complaints regarding suspected misconduct, ethical concerns, or editorial decisions may be submitted in writing to the editorial office. All complaints will be treated with due seriousness and investigated in accordance with COPE guidelines until a reasoned conclusion is reached.