FEIIC-IJET uploads the values of:

• Academic integrity and scientific accuracy.
• Fair and unbiased editorial decision-making.
• Respect for intellectual property and authorship.
• Transparency in conflict-of-interest disclosure.
• Zero tolerance for plagiarism, data fabrication, or manipulation.

Editors are responsible for:

• Making publication decisions based solely on academic merit, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
• Avoiding conflicts of interest; recusing themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict exists.
• Acting promptly on concerns of misconduct, ethical breaches, or disputed authorship.
• Adhering to COPE guidelines when handling retractions, corrections, and expressions of concern.

Reviewers must:

• Evaluate originality, methodology, clarity, contribution, and compliance with ethical standards.
• Provide objective, constructive, and respectful feedback.
• Maintain confidentiality and avoid sharing or uploading manuscripts.
• Disclose conflict of interest and decline if necessary.
• Report suspected plagiarism, duplicate submission, unethical research, or data manipulation to the editor.
• Refrain from using unpublished data or ideas for personal advantage.
• Submit timely and thorough reviews in accordance with journal timelines.

Authors are expected to:

• Submit original work that is not under consideration elsewhere.
• Appropriately cite all sources and avoid plagiarism in all forms.
• Disclose all funding sources, ethical approvals, and potential conflicts.
• Suggest up to two potential reviewers (with full affiliations) and may request exclusion of others with justification.
• Respond to reviewer feedback with detailed point-by-point responses.
• Ensure all co-authors meet authorship criteria.
• Notify the journal immediately if a significant error is discovered after publication.
• Respond in a timely and respectful manner to editorial and reviewer feedback.

FEIIC-IJET considers the following actions as malpractice and may lead to manuscript rejection, retraction, or reporting to the authors’ institution:

• Plagiarism (including self-plagiarism).
• Data fabrication or falsification.
• Undisclosed conflict of interest.
• Ghostwriting or honorary authorship.
• Redundant or duplicate publication.
• Submitting AI-generated content without disclosure or using AI to review confidential manuscripts.

When misconduct is alleged or discovered:

• FEIIC-IJET will conduct a fair and confidential investigation.
• Authors and institutions will be given a chance to respond.
• Depending on the outcome, actions may include manuscript withdrawal, publication of a retraction or correction, and reporting to institutions or funders.
• In severe or repeated cases, individuals may be barred from future submission or review.

• Corrections will be issued if errors to not undermine the validity of the work but require clarification.
• Retractions will be issued for serious misconduct or when results are proven invalid.
• All corrections and retractions will follow COPE guidelines and be clearly indicated in the journal.

Authors and reviewers may appeal decisions or file complaints regarding editorial behaviour, review fairness, or ethical violations. Appeals must be submitted in writing and will be reviewed independently by the editorial ethics panel.

FEIIC-IJET’s editorial board reviews this policy annually to ensure compliance with international standards and evolving best practice in scholarly publishing.

FEIIC-IJET offers the following peer review models:

• Double-blind review (default): Both authors and reviewers are anonymized.

Peer reviewers are chosen based on:

• Subject expertise and relevance to the manuscript
• Reputation and past performance as a reviewer (if and when available)
• Timeliness, quality, and constructive nature of previous reviews
• Absence of any conflict of interest.

The peer review process follows these key stages:

• Initial screening: Editor assesses submission for scope plagiarism, formatting, and ethical compliance.
• Reviewer selection: At least two independent reviewers with subject expertise are invited. Diversity and conflict-fee relationships are prioritised.
• Review assignment: Reviewers will receive anonymised or identified manuscripts based on chosen review model.
• Review period: Reviewers are expected to submit reports within 3-4 weeks. Extension may be granted upon request.
• Editorial decision: Based on reviewers’ evaluations, the editor recommends one of the following:
  1. Accept
  2. Minor revision
  3. Major revision
  4. Reject
• Revision and re-review: Revised manuscripts may undergo additional rounds of review.
• Final decision and notification: Editor-in-Chief issues final decision. Authors are informed with anonymised reviewer comments.

• Reviewers must not upload any part of a manuscript to generative Ai tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Bard, etc.) to preserve confidentiality.
• AI tools may not replace critical human judgement, especially given the limitations in accuracy and up-to-date knowledge.
• Any use of AI for language checks or summarization must be transparently declared to the editorial team.

• Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest.
• Editors will reassign manuscripts where a conflict arises.

• FEIIC-IJET adheres to the Committee on Public Ethics (COPE) principles.
• Allegations of misconduct (e.g., plagiarism, data fabrication) will be investigated and may result in retraction and/or reporting to institutions.
• Appeals to editorial decisions must be based on reasoned arguments and will be reviewed by an independent editorial committee.

• All articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license.
• Authors retain copyright and grant FEIIC-IJET the right to publish and distribute.
• There are no subscription or access fees.
• Article Processing Charges (APC) may apply, with waivers available upon request.

• Authors are encouraged to share data, code, and supplementary materials in open repositories.
• Manuscripts should include statements on data availability.

• Reviewers are acknowledged annually.
• FEIIC-IJET supports ORCID recognition through linking and reviewer credit services.