Emerging Trends in Engineering and Sustainability (ETES) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of research integrity and academic publishing. As an adherent to the principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), ETES strictly follows COPE’s guidelines in addressing ethical concerns and potential misconduct.
Authors submitting to ETES are expected to uphold the principles of ethical research and responsible authorship. Misrepresentation of data, results, or authorship undermines the credibility of the journal, damages the scholarly record, and erodes public trust in science. To preserve the integrity of academic publishing, authors must comply with the following ethical standards:
- Originality and Exclusivity: Manuscripts must be original and should not be under review by another journal simultaneously. Submissions must not have been previously published, either in part or in full, in any language or format, unless the new manuscript represents a significant extension of prior work. In such cases, authors must clearly disclose previous publications to avoid self-plagiarism and text recycling.
- Justified Secondary Publication: In rare and justified cases, secondary or concurrent publication (e.g., translated work or work adapted for a distinct audience) may be permitted, provided that all conditions for ethical secondary publication are met and transparent disclosure is made.
- Avoidance of Redundant Publication: Fragmentation of a single research project into multiple submissions ("salami publishing") solely to increase publication count is discouraged and considered unethical.
- Proper Attribution and Avoidance of Plagiarism: All sources, data, theories, and text derived from other authors must be appropriately cited. Verbatim quotations must be placed within quotation marks and accompanied by citations. Any reuse of copyrighted material must be supported by proper permission and acknowledgment.
- Accuracy and Transparency: Authors must present their findings clearly, accurately, and honestly, without data fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation (including of images). Field-specific standards for data collection and analysis should be rigorously followed.
By submitting a manuscript to ETES, authors affirm their commitment to ethical conduct in research and publication. Non-compliance may result in manuscript rejection, retraction of published articles, or notification of institutional misconduct boards, as deemed appropriate by the editorial team.