📌 Introduction
SEMARAK Engineering Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. All parties involved in the publication process—authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers—must adhere to ethical practices to ensure the credibility of scholarly research.
👨🔬 Responsibilities of Authors
Authors must ensure:
- Originality: Submitted work must be entirely original
- No Plagiarism: Proper citation of all sources is mandatory
- No Multiple Submissions: Manuscripts should not be submitted to more than one journal simultaneously
- Authorship: All listed authors must have significantly contributed to the research
- Data Integrity: No fabrication, falsification, or manipulation of data
- Acknowledgment: Proper credit to contributors and funding sources
🧑⚖️ Responsibilities of Editors
Editors are responsible for:
- Making unbiased and fair decisions
- Evaluating manuscripts based on academic merit only
- Maintaining confidentiality of submissions
- Avoiding conflicts of interest
- Ensuring ethical compliance throughout the publication process
🔍 Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers must:
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Provide objective and constructive feedback
- Identify relevant published work not cited by authors
- Report any ethical concerns, including plagiarism
- Avoid reviewing manuscripts with conflicts of interest
📊 Data Transparency
Authors should:
- Maintain accurate records of data
- Provide data upon request (if required)
- Ensure reproducibility of results
📜 Copyright & Licensing
- Authors retain copyright of their work
- The journal is granted the right to publish and distribute
- Articles are published under open-access terms
🔐 Confidentiality
All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers must not disclose any information about submissions.
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