Publication Ethics
Integrated Intelligent Energy follows internationally recognized publication ethical standards. According to the relevant guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and combined with the actual situation of the journal, we have formulated the ethical standards for the publication of the journal:
1. Duty of Authors
(1) Authors have the duty to ensure the originality of their manuscripts, and ensure that research results of other researchers used in the manuscripts are properly cited and marked, and the manuscripts do not involve plagiarism, data falsification, multiple submissions, redundant publication, confidential information, etc.
(2) Authorship criteria: All signed authors should meet the journal's authorship criteria, that is, all authors must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation. They should have made substantial contributions to the following: conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, etc.
(3) Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made before the manuscript has been accepted. To request such a change, the corresponding author should explain the reason for the change, and send the confirmation letter that all authors agree to modify the author list to the Editorial Department. When adding or removing authors, the confirmation letter should also include the acknowledgments of the added or removed authors.
(4) Contributions of all authors and conflicts of interest in the research should be declared. All authors are required to fill in and submit the Author Contribution Statement and Conflict of Interest Statement (see the Author Center on the home page). This is to confirm that all authors have made substantial contributions to the article and there is no nominal author, and to disclose all potential conflicts of interest involved in the research. A conflict of interest may exist when an author (or the author's institution or employer) has financial or personal relationships or affiliations that could influence (or bias) the author's decisions, work, or manuscript. Authors should also disclose conflicts of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their manuscript.
2. Duty of Editors
(1) Editors should deal with each manuscript fairly and impartially, and accept or reject a manuscript according to the journal's scope, the novelty and academic quality of the manuscript.
(2) Editors should strictly follow the review process of the journal and keep the true review records. They have the duty to keep confidential the information of authors and reviewers, the authors' research results, and the intermediate materials in manuscript processing.
(3) Editors have the responsibility to avoid academic misconduct such as multiple submissions and redundant publication. Editors should conduct plagiarism checking on all manuscripts.
(4) Editors should provide authors with detailed revision opinions or reasons for rejection as much as possible, objectively state the review status of manuscripts, and do not make personal comments or attacks on review experts and authors.
(5) In the process of editing and publishing, editors should not only pay attention to publishing standards, but also respect author's point of view and writing style, and should obtain author's consent for key revisions of a manuscript, such as revision to academic views.
(6) Editors should ensure that manuscripts submitted by the journal's Editorial Board Members and editors comply with all review and editorial procedures of the journal.
3. Duty of Reviewers:
(1) Reviewers should make honest, objective, and fair review based on the principles of maintaining academic integrity and respecting academic freedom; they shall not prejudice or discriminate against author's country, institution, race, religion, political belief, gender, etc., and shall not disclose the research content of manuscripts that they review.
(2) When there are conflicts of interest between reviewer and author (e.g., kinship, teacher-student relationship, alumni relationship, colleague relationship, competition relationship), in order to ensure the fairness of the review, the reviewer should consult the Editorial Department in time to obtain further suggestions.
(3) When a reviewer finds the research is similar to his/her own, the review comments must not contain unsubstantiated or malicious criticism and unfair content. The reviewer should avoid making unfounded allegations.
(4) Reviewers should review manuscripts in a timely manner as agreed. If reviews cannot be returned on time, the reviewer should notify the Editorial Department in time and withdraw from reviewing the manuscript, and can recommend suitable reviewers. Without the permission of the Editorial Department, reviewers are not allowed to entrust their own students or colleagues to review the manuscripts on their own behalf.
(5) When reviewers encounter a manuscript, they have reviewed, they are obliged to report the situation to the Editorial Department and complete the review according to the journal's standards.
4. Correction and Retraction
Articles published online or in print by the journal are considered the final and complete version, and we generally do not accept requests for correction or retraction. However, the Editorial Department would adopt corrections or retractions on published articles for the following necessary cases:
Correction: If it appears that there are honest scientific errors in the article, which would not lead to significant impacts on the results and conclusions of the article, the Editorial Department will publish corrections in the journal as soon as possible, detailing changes made to the original article and indicating the source of the article. The Editorial Department will release the corrected new version of the article and specify changes to the original article and the date of the update. In addition, the superseded version will also be archived. Readers can obtain it directly, but only the latest version of the article should be used for citation.
Retraction: In the following cases, the Editorial Department would retract published articles and issue retraction statements:
(1) If an article is found to have severe scientific errors, which makes the results and conclusions of the article unreliable;
(2) For article suspected of academic misconduct, such as plagiarism and data falsification, the Editorial Department will initiate an investigation and issue a statement to inform readers of the risks associated with the article. After completion of investigation, the results of the investigation will be made public. If it is confirmed that the article involves academic misconduct, the Editorial Department will retract the article and issue a retraction statement.
5. Appeal and Discussion
Authors may appeal if they disagree with the reviewers' comments or the results of the review. They may submit a written appeal to the Editorial Department by sending it to the journal's email (hdjs-chd@vip.163.com). Authors submitting an appeal must provide a detailed explanation of each reviewer comment. Upon receipt of the appeal letter, the Editorial Department will promptly investigate and address the appeal, and the result will be reported back to the author.
We welcome authors and readers to make discussion on the journal's published articles. Comments can be sent to the journal's email (hdjs-chd@vip.163.com). The Editorial Department will deal with it as soon as possible and give feedback as appropriate. We welcome readers and authors to actively provide their comments on the articles to the journal, which can help us to create a positive academic atmosphere.
