Dealing of Misconduct
JSCET is committed to safeguarding the accuracy and credibility of the scholarly record. Any allegation of research or publication misconduct will be reviewed carefully, and the authority to investigate such matters and decide on corrective actions, including retraction, lies with the Chief Editors in consultation with the editorial board and the publisher when necessary.
The Chief Editors may initiate a retraction under the following circumstances:
- There is convincing evidence that the work involves plagiarism or that the results are unreliable due to serious errors, flawed methodology, fabricated data, or falsified images or findings.
- The article has been published previously in another source without appropriate citation, disclosure to the editor, permission for republication, or valid justification, indicating duplicate or redundant publication.
- The manuscript includes text, data, figures, or other materials used without proper authorisation, permission, or acknowledgement.
- There is a breach of copyright or the presence of serious legal or ethical concerns, such as defamation, violation of privacy, or misuse of confidential information.
- The research reported in the article was conducted without required ethical approval or in a manner that violates accepted research standards.
- The article was accepted or published through a compromised, manipulated, or fraudulent peer-review process.
- The author(s) did not disclose a significant conflict of interest that could have influenced the interpretation of the results or the recommendations made during the editorial or peer review process.
Retraction notices will:
- Be clearly linked to the retracted article in all available online versions.
- Identify the affected article by including the title, author names, and citation details.
- Be clearly marked as a retraction and distinguished from corrections or editorial comments.
- Be issued promptly to reduce the spread of inaccurate or misleading information.
- Remain freely accessible to all readers.
- Specify who is responsible for issuing the retraction.
- Provide a clear and concise explanation of the reason(s) for the retraction.
- Be written in a neutral, factual, and professional manner without accusatory or inflammatory language.
Retraction may not be appropriate when:
- There is a dispute regarding authorship, but the validity of the findings is not in question.
- The main conclusions of the article remain reliable and the issues can be resolved through a correction or erratum.
- The editor does not have sufficient evidence to justify a retraction or is awaiting the outcome of an institutional investigation.
- A conflict of interest is disclosed after publication but is not considered to have influenced the conclusions, editorial decisions, or reviewer recommendations.
