出版伦理Publication Ethics Guidelines

The Journal Center of the China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology (CIAPST) (hereinafter referred to as the “Journal Center”) has always regarded academic integrity and publication ethics as the lifeline of academic publishing. To foster a clean and upright academic ecosystem and ensure the authenticity, originality, and traceability of academic output, the Journal Center has formulated these Publication Ethics Guidelines in reference to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and relevant national laws and regulations, setting forth the following requirements for editors, authors, reviewers, and all relevant parties.

I. Editorial Responsibilities and Ethics

• Objectivity and Fairness: Editors shall evaluate and select manuscripts based solely on academic quality, conducting fair and impartial review without discrimination based on the author's gender, age, nationality, religious belief, political stance, academic status, or institutional affiliation.
• Confidentiality: Editors shall strictly maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Without the author's written consent, no manuscript information, reviewer identity, or review opinions shall be disclosed to unrelated third parties.
• Conflict of Interest Recusal: If an editor has a collaborative, competitive, or other relationship with the author that may affect objective judgment, the editor shall proactively declare the conflict and recuse themselves from handling the manuscript.
• Timeliness and Efficiency: Editors shall complete manuscript processing within the committed timeframe, promptly provide authors with review feedback and acceptance decisions, and shall not cause undue delays.
• Correction and Retraction: Editors bear ongoing responsibility for supervising published papers. Upon discovering significant errors, academic misconduct, or violations of publication ethics in a published paper, editors shall promptly issue a correction statement, retract the paper if necessary, and notify the relevant institutions.

II. Author Obligations and Ethics

• Originality: Authors shall ensure that the submitted manuscript is an original work, has not been published in other journals or publications, and is not under simultaneous consideration elsewhere. All use of others' work must be properly cited; plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
• Data Integrity: Authors shall ensure the authenticity and completeness of research data, and shall not fabricate or falsify experimental data or research results. Research involving human or animal subjects must provide documentation of ethical review approval.
• Authorship Standards: All listed authors shall have made substantial contributions to the research and be accountable for the paper's content. The order of authorship shall be agreed upon by all authors and shall not be arbitrarily added, removed, or changed. Any change in authorship after submission requires a written explanation signed by all authors.
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Authors shall declare, at the time of submission, any interests that may affect the objectivity of the research, including but not limited to funding sources, commercial affiliations, and competitive relationships.
• Data Sharing and Reproducibility: Authors are encouraged to make research data, code, and experimental materials publicly available after publication to support academic verification and follow-up research. For data involving confidentiality or privacy, reasonable access procedures shall be described.
• AI Usage Standards: When using artificial intelligence tools to assist in writing, data analysis, or image generation, authors shall truthfully disclose in the paper the tool name, scope, and manner of use. AI-generated content shall not be presented as original academic viewpoints, and AI shall not be used to fabricate data or references.

III. Reviewer Responsibilities and Ethics

• Academic Integrity: Reviewers shall, based on their professional expertise, conduct objective and prudent evaluation of the manuscript's academic value, methodological rigor, data reliability, and presentation quality, and provide constructive feedback.
• Confidentiality Obligation: Reviewers shall strictly maintain the confidentiality of the manuscripts they review. They shall not copy, retain, or disclose manuscript content to others, nor exploit the review opportunity to obtain undisclosed research information for personal use.
• Conflict of Interest Recusal: If a reviewer has a collaborative, competitive, or other interest with the author that may compromise review impartiality, the reviewer shall proactively inform the editor and recuse themselves.
• Timely Review: Reviewers shall return review opinions within the agreed timeframe; if unable to do so, they shall promptly notify the editor.
• Prohibition of Improper Conduct: Reviewers shall not use the review opportunity to disparage competitors, require authors to cite their own papers in exchange for favorable reviews, or engage in other acts that violate academic fairness.

IV. Identification and Handling of Academic Misconduct

The Journal Center maintains a “zero tolerance” policy toward the following forms of academic misconduct:

• Plagiarism: Unauthorized use of others' text, ideas, data, or figures;
• Data Fabrication/Falsification: Forging or altering experimental data, images, or research results;
• Duplicate Publication: Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously or splitting already published results for repeated publication;
• Improper Authorship: Fabricating authors, misappropriating authorship rights, or listing authors without consent;
• Manipulation of Peer Review: Fabricating reviewers, colluding in reviews, or interfering with the review process;
• Paper Trading and Ghostwriting: Buying or selling papers, or engaging third-party agencies for ghostwriting and submission;
• Citation Manipulation: Manipulating citation data, fabricating citations, or citing literature unrelated to the paper.

Handling Measures: Upon verification of academic misconduct, the Journal Center shall, depending on the severity, take the following measures: manuscript rejection, retraction, notification to the author's institution, placement on the Journal Center's blacklist, refusal of submissions from the author for a specified period, and notification to relevant academic evaluation institutions. Those suspected of violating the law shall be transferred to the competent authorities in accordance with the law.

V. Copyright and Open Access

• Upon publication, authors retain copyright, while the Journal Center holds the publication right, information network dissemination right, and compilation right of the paper.
• Authors are encouraged to publish via the Open Access model so that research output can more broadly serve the academic community.
• Any individual or organization that reprints or excerpts published papers must indicate the source and obtain authorization, and shall not use the content for commercial purposes.

VI. Complaints and Appeals

Any individual or institution that discovers violations of publication ethics by journals under the Journal Center, or disagrees with a manuscript handling decision, may file a complaint or appeal through official channels. The Journal Center shall promptly investigate upon receipt of the complaint and provide feedback on the handling result within 30 working days. The privacy of complainants shall be strictly protected throughout the investigation.

These Guidelines shall take effect upon issuance. The Journal Center reserves the right to revise them in light of national policies and industry developments. All authors submitting to journals under the Journal Center and all reviewers participating in the review process are deemed to have read and agreed to comply with these Guidelines.