Misconduct and Plagiarism

Transactions on Smart Electrical and Computational Systems takes research misconduct and publication malpractice seriously. The journal may investigate suspected misconduct before or after publication.

Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, image manipulation, data manipulation, inappropriate authorship, duplicate submission, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, manipulated simulations, and failure to disclose conflicts of interest.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes using another person's words, ideas, figures, data, algorithms, circuits, control methods, system designs, models, diagrams, or work without proper acknowledgement. It also includes excessive reuse of an author's own previously published work without appropriate citation.

Technical Misrepresentation

Technical misrepresentation includes presenting unverified results as validated, hiding material limitations, misreporting experiments, fabricating benchmarks, manipulating system outputs, or claiming originality for reused tools, models, simulations, or datasets.

Investigation

If misconduct is suspected, the editorial office may request clarification from the authors, consult reviewers or editors, check documentation, and take appropriate action according to the seriousness of the concern.

Possible Actions

Possible actions include request for correction, rejection, withdrawal, publication of a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or notification to relevant institutions where necessary.

Author Cooperation

Authors are expected to cooperate with any investigation and provide original data, simulation files, experimental details, ethical approvals, permissions, or explanations when requested.