♦Principles of Publishing Ethics♦
The ethical policies of the Journal of Irrigation Science and Engineering (JISE) are based on the principles of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) and the observance of the Code of Conduct for Scientific Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Compliance with all ethical principles in the field of printing and publishing articles in this journal is mandatory, and in the event of non-compliance by individuals, any action within the framework of regulations is reserved for JISE. Ethical guidelines are available on the website at http://publicationethics.org.
Confidentiality
JISE has commitment to protect all information of submitted articles from untrusted ones. In this regard, JISE’s editorial boards such as reviewers and advisers are only able to access the information.
Identification of and Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
Publisher and editor of the journal take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. In no case shall the journal or its editor encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. In the event that the journal’s publisher or editor is made aware of any allegation of research misconduct relating to a published article in the journal –the publisher or editor shall follow COPE’s guidelines (or equivalent) in dealing with allegations.
Revenue Sources/Advertising/Direct Marketing
JISE is financially supported by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, and has no other sources for earning funds. JISE accepts No advertisements in the site or even as a report article.
Publishing Schedule/Archiving
JISE is published four issues per year. All the content from the beginning to the end will be available for ever on JISE exclusive website. Also JISE has the plan to enter to Scopus and Clarivate Analytics databases.
♦Obligations of Authors♦
Authorship
Submitted papers must be approved by its author(s) to consider for refereeing in JISE.Author(s) must thus have an active presence to design and prepare all materials of their papers. ALL of the authors must have critically reviewed its content and have approved the final version submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the manuscript content. They should also sign an agreement form confirming their contribution in writing the manuscript. Papers are only considered for publication once consent is given by all contributing authors.
Reporting Research Findings
The manuscript should indicate the authors' own research. Also, data analysis should be done in a truthful and complete manner, and all of the data should be represented in the manuscript accurately.
Citing
In the case of using the works and research results of others, those works must be cited in a precise, clear, and complete manner. It is also mandatory to refer to the articles that are influential in determining the nature of the submitted manuscript. It is noted that the below issues are plagiarism, unethical and unacceptable :
-referencing and using other authors' works without observing the ethical standards of writing.
-copying and using other authors' texts with changes in wording and different writing.
Originality and Plagiarism
Author(s) must present original works for consideration in JISE. In papers contained any part of a published article, author(s) have to properly cite or quote the source of the published article. JISE utilizes "Plagiarism Detection Software " for checking the originality of submitted papers in the reviewing process.
Simultaneous submitting
Submitted articles must not have been accepted or published in any inter/international journals or conference proceedings. Also, the submitted manuscripts should not be sent to other journals simultaneously. The author is committed to refraining from submitting the submitted manuscript to other journals until aware of the final decision from the journal office.
Reference Confirmation
Authors are required to confirm and cite the references used by other researchers. Authors should always refer to the articles that have been used as the theoretical framework for the submitted article.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
Author(s) should not submit papers if those papers have been previously presented for refereeing to other journals. Simultaneous submission of a paper in more than one journal will be faced to unethical publishing behaviors.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be affected on influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
The authors certify that they have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
Ethical commitment
The moral commitment form and the consent letter for submitting the manuscript to the journal office must be completed by all authors, signed, and sent by the corresponding author (in the form of a commitment letter to the editor). In addition to the precise determination of the corresponding author, the number and order of the authors' names should also be carefully considered.
Acknowledgement
The author(s) should acknowledge and thank individuals or organizations that have had a significant impact on the development of their research.
Copy Right
The authors retain Copyright on their work in open-access journals. Also, they allow all researchers to download, print and distribute their articles according to the intellectual rights and ethical principles of publishing scientific works. The Journal’s policy in this regard is based on CC By 4.0. More information on CC By 4.0 will be available here.
Obligations of Reviewers
∴ Reviewers must accept articles that are in their field of expertise. Also, the results of the arbitration should be sent as soon as possible. Regardless of the revision suggestions, rejection, or acceptance of the article, the points of view related to the originality of the article should be submitted to the editor.
∴Reviewers should keep the article information confidential and not disclose it to others.
∴In the event of recognizing the author, reviewers are obligated to inform the editor while maintaining their own anonymity towards the authors.
∴Reviewers should not accept reviewing articles that they have directly or indirectly conducted part of that research.
∴The peer review process of the Journal of Science and Engineering of Irrigation is double-blind. This means that the identities of the reviewers and authors of the article are kept confidential from each other. The journal office acts as an liaison between reviewers and authors. Reviewers and authors communicate with each other through the journal office.
∴The reviewers' suggestions regarding published articles should be presented in the form of review forms in the section of viewpoints related to the author(s) and editor.
Obligations of Editors
∴The authority and responsibility for selecting reviewers and accepting or rejecting an article after obtaining the reviewers' suggestions are on the shoulders of the editor and members of the editorial board of the journal.
∴The editor-in-chief and the editorial board must take the necessary steps to register and archive the peer review documents of articles as scientific documents, and keep the names of the reviewers of each article confidential.
∴The decision to accept or reject articles must be based on the evaluation of the expert suggestions of reviewers, assessment of their accuracy, sufficient scientific documentation, and reasoning, and there should be no room for subjective, personal, racial, religious, and other opinions in it.
∴The editor and editorial board should pay attention to the selection of qualified reviewers based on their field of expertise, excellence, scientific and work experience, and commitment to ethics.
∴The editor and editorial board only provide information about articles to reviewers and editors.
Initial review and publication costs
Articles received from researchers outside of Iran will be published free of charge upon final approval.