{"id":279,"date":"2025-09-24T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:34:14","slug":"publication-ethics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/aicyberjournal\/publication-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"279\" class=\"elementor elementor-279\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c94a14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c94a14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcc0cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fcc0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publication Ethics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af0e10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0af0e10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bd19f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46bd19f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c068831 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c068831\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70fb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c70fb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journal 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ethical Responsibilities of Editors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#rmhp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Research Misconduct &amp; Handling Procedures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#taa\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transparency and Accountability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ccg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compliance with COPE Guidelines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1396c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd1396c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcaa7a4 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcaa7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"PublicationEthics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52af20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52af20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publication Ethics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6902498 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6902498\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21814c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21814c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">AI &amp; Cyber Forum: An International Journal (ISSN: 3117-6399)<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> is firmly committed to maintaining the highest standards of <strong>publication ethics, integrity, and transparency<\/strong>. The journal strictly adheres to the <strong>Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)<\/strong> guidelines to ensure fairness, accountability, and ethical responsibility in all aspects of editorial and publishing processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal maintains a <strong>zero-tolerance policy<\/strong> toward plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate submissions, unethical authorship practices, and any form of research or publication misconduct.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cf883 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55cf883\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"eroa\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce5117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cce5117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89044a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89044a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors submitting manuscripts to <em>AI &amp; Cyber Forum<\/em> must uphold the highest ethical standards in their research and writing. They are expected to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Submit <strong>original, accurate, and unpublished<\/strong> work free from plagiarism or manipulation.<\/span><\/li><li>Properly <strong>acknowledge all sources, data, algorithms, and intellectual contributions<\/strong> used in the research.<\/li><li>Avoid <strong>duplicate or simultaneous submissions<\/strong> of the same manuscript to multiple journals.<\/li><li>Disclose any <strong>conflicts of interest<\/strong> (financial, institutional, or personal) that may influence results or interpretations.<\/li><li>Ensure that all listed <strong>co-authors have made substantial contributions<\/strong> and have approved the final manuscript.<\/li><li>Provide evidence of <strong>ethical compliance<\/strong> for research involving data privacy, cybersecurity experiments, human-computer interaction studies, or sensitive datasets.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d460b e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18d460b\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"err\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c24359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c24359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07336c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07336c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers play a vital role in maintaining the credibility and quality of scholarly publishing. They are expected to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Provide <strong>objective, fair, and constructive feedback<\/strong> aimed at improving the quality of the work.<\/span><\/li><li>Maintain <strong>strict confidentiality<\/strong> regarding the manuscript and refrain from using its content for personal advantage.<\/li><li>Avoid any form of <strong>bias or prejudice<\/strong> based on gender, nationality, affiliation, or academic background.<\/li><li>Declare any <strong>potential conflicts of interest<\/strong> that might affect impartiality in their review.<\/li><li>Report any <strong>suspected plagiarism, data manipulation, or unethical research<\/strong> practices to the editorial office.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0814f0a e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0814f0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"eror\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ccf64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28ccf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1924827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1924827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The editorial board, under the leadership of the <strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong>, is responsible for ensuring the integrity and fairness of the publication process. Editors must:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Evaluate manuscripts <strong>solely based on scientific merit, originality, and relevance<\/strong> to the journal\u2019s focus areas.<\/span><\/li><li>Ensure that the <strong>peer review process<\/strong> is conducted fairly, transparently, and confidentially.<\/li><li>Avoid handling manuscripts where <strong>conflicts of interest<\/strong> exist.<\/li><li>Investigate any <strong>allegations of misconduct<\/strong> promptly and impartially.<\/li><li>Issue <strong>retractions, corrections, or expressions of concern<\/strong> as necessary to maintain the scientific record\u2019s credibility.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2ef61 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a2ef61\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"rmhp\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed84ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed84ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Research Misconduct &amp; Handling Procedures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bd92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bd92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal considers the following actions as <strong>serious ethical violations<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Plagiarism (including self-plagiarism and improper use of source code or datasets)<\/span><\/li><li>Data fabrication, falsification, or result manipulation<\/li><li>Duplicate submission or redundant publication<\/li><li>Authorship disputes, ghostwriting, or honorary authorship<\/li><li>Misuse of AI tools or unethical data collection methods<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Procedure for Handling Misconduct:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Editorial Office conducts a <strong>preliminary investigation<\/strong> upon receiving a complaint or suspicion.<\/span><\/li><li>Authors are given an opportunity to <strong>clarify or respond<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If misconduct is confirmed, possible actions include <strong>rejection, withdrawal, retraction, or publication of a correction notice<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In severe cases, the issue may be reported to the <strong>authors\u2019 affiliated institution, funding body, or governing ethics committee<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72cf11 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e72cf11\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"taa\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d586e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1d586e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Transparency and Accountability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8c1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8c1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">AI &amp; Cyber Forum<\/span><\/em><span lang=\"EN-US\"> promotes openness, reproducibility, and honesty in scientific communication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All manuscripts undergo <strong>rigorous editorial and ethical screening<\/strong> prior to publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Any <strong>corrections, clarifications, or retractions<\/strong> will be published transparently, following COPE and international ethical publishing standards.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors are encouraged to share <strong>data, models, or code repositories<\/strong> (where applicable) to foster transparency and reproducibility.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9798c e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e9798c\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"ccg\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da4b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da4b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. 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