Journal of Analytical and Applied Computer Sciences
Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal
ISSN: 3139-3349
Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal
ISSN: 3139-3349
Best Practices
The Journal of Analytical and Applied Computer Sciences is committed to responsible scholarly publishing, transparency, academic integrity, and the fair treatment of authors, reviewers, and editors. The journal follows recognised principles of good publication practice and expects everyone involved in the publication process to uphold high standards of research and publication ethics.
The following best practices guide the journal's editorial and publishing activities.
1. Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are based on the academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, and contribution of a manuscript.
Editorial decisions are not influenced by commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, publication fees, nationality, institutional affiliation, personal relationships, or other unrelated considerations.
Editors are expected to exercise independent academic judgment throughout the editorial process.
2. Fair and Transparent Peer Review
The journal follows a double-blind peer-review process.
Submitted manuscripts are evaluated by independent reviewers with appropriate expertise. Normally, at least two independent reviewers are invited to assess a research manuscript.
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and confidential comments. They should identify potential ethical concerns, methodological weaknesses, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other issues that may affect the reliability of the manuscript.
Editors and reviewers must declare and appropriately manage conflicts of interest.
Further details are provided in the journal's Peer Review Policy.
3. Research Integrity
The journal expects authors to present their research honestly and accurately.
Fabrication, falsification, manipulation of research data, inappropriate image manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate publication, and deliberate misrepresentation of research findings are not acceptable.
Where credible concerns arise, the journal may request supporting information or original research data and may contact the relevant institution or authority when necessary.
4. Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit original work and must appropriately acknowledge the contributions of other researchers.
Manuscripts may be checked using plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking tools.
The journal does not accept manuscripts that contain substantial unattributed material, duplicate publication, or inappropriate reuse of previously published work.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources, quotations, data, figures, tables, and other third-party material are properly acknowledged.
5. Authorship and Contributions
Authorship should reflect genuine contributions to the research and manuscript.
All listed authors should have made a meaningful contribution to the work and should approve the final manuscript before submission.
The corresponding author is responsible for confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the author information is accurate.
Changes to the author list after submission require appropriate justification and agreement from the authors concerned.
Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
6. Conflicts of Interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors should disclose relationships or circumstances that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research, review, or editorial decision.
Potential conflicts may include financial interests, professional relationships, personal relationships, institutional affiliations, collaborations, or other competing interests.
Where a conflict may compromise impartiality, the journal may assign another reviewer or editor.
7. Ethical Research
Authors must comply with applicable ethical standards when conducting research involving human participants, personal information, animals, or other ethically sensitive materials.
Where required, appropriate approval from an ethics committee, institutional review board, animal ethics committee, or other relevant authority must be obtained.
Relevant ethical approval and informed-consent information should be included in the manuscript where applicable.
The privacy and confidentiality of research participants must be respected.
8. Data and Research Materials
Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the data supporting their research.
Where appropriate, authors are encouraged to make datasets, source code, software, algorithms, supplementary information, and other research materials available through suitable repositories.
Where research data cannot be publicly shared because of ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, security, or licensing restrictions, authors should provide an appropriate explanation in a data availability statement.
9. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools
The journal permits responsible use of artificial intelligence and automated tools where their use does not compromise research integrity or author responsibility.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and validity of their manuscripts.
Where generative AI or other automated tools materially contribute to manuscript preparation, analysis, generation, or modification, appropriate disclosure should be provided.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Authors must independently verify AI-assisted content, including factual statements, references, data interpretation, and other generated material.
Routine use of AI-assisted spelling, grammar, formatting, or language-editing tools does not normally require disclosure.
Reviewers and editors must protect manuscript confidentiality and should not use generative AI tools to prepare peer-review reports or editorial decisions where such use could compromise confidentiality or editorial integrity.
10. Responsible Citation Practices
Authors are expected to cite relevant and reliable sources accurately.
The journal does not support fabricated references, manipulated citations, excessive self-citation intended to influence citation metrics, or coercive citation practices.
Editors and reviewers should request additional citations only when they are genuinely relevant to the academic content of the manuscript.
11. Corrections and Retractions
The journal takes responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of the published scholarly record.
When a significant error is identified after publication, the journal may publish a correction, corrigendum, erratum, or other appropriate notice.
Where serious concerns affect the reliability or integrity of a published article, the journal may issue an Expression of Concern or retract the article.
Retracted articles will normally remain part of the scholarly record with a clear retraction notice and explanation.
12. Confidentiality
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are treated as confidential.
Editors, reviewers, and other individuals involved in the editorial process must not disclose or misuse unpublished information obtained through the submission or review process.
Unpublished information must not be used for personal or professional advantage without appropriate permission.
13. Appeals and Complaints
Authors may appeal an editorial decision when they believe that a significant factual, procedural, or editorial error affected the decision.
The journal also accepts legitimate complaints concerning peer review, authorship, plagiarism, research integrity, conflicts of interest, or other publication practices.
Complaints and appeals are considered fairly and confidentially, and appropriate action is taken based on the available evidence.
14. Transparency in Publication Charges
Any applicable publication charges are clearly stated on the journal website.
Where an article processing charge applies, payment does not guarantee acceptance and does not influence peer review or editorial decisions.
The journal does not impose undisclosed mandatory charges on authors.
15. Digital Preservation and Accessibility
The journal is committed to preserving published scholarly content and maintaining continued access to the academic record.
Published articles should remain accessible through persistent article pages and persistent identifiers such as DOIs.
The journal supports appropriate digital archiving and preservation practices to reduce the risk of permanent loss of published content.
16. Ethical Responsibility of the Publishing Team
Editors, reviewers, authors, and the publisher share responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the journal.
Everyone involved in the publication process is expected to act professionally, respectfully, objectively, and transparently.
When potential ethical problems are identified, the journal will assess the available evidence and take appropriate action in accordance with its publication policies.
17. Commitment to Continuous Improvement
The Journal of Analytical and Applied Computer Sciences regularly reviews its editorial and publishing practices to improve transparency, research integrity, accessibility, and the quality of the scholarly record.
The journal will update its policies when necessary to reflect developments in research ethics, scholarly communication, publishing standards, and recognised international best practices.
Related Policies
For detailed procedures, authors and reviewers should also refer to: