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In order to further strengthen the professional ethics of authors, editors and manuscript reviewers and resist academic misconduct, the editorial department of Pressure Vessel Technology refers to the Copyright Law of the People`s Republic of China, Measures for Colleges and Universities to Prevent and Deal with Academic Misconduct, Academic Publishing Norms – Definition of Academic Misconduct in Periodicals (CY/T 174—2019) and other relevant laws, documents and standards, And the guidelines formulated and published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), combined with the actual situation of this journal, to formulate the ethical standards for Pressure Vessel Technology.
- Publication ethics for authors, editors, and reviewers
(1) Publication ethics for authors
1) Ensure the authenticity and credibility of the submitted content, and comply with relevant regulations and policy requirements in China.
2) The submitted work is an original work, without any academic misconduct such as plagiarism, forgery, or tampering. It is not allowed to use AI tools to write, including ChatGPT. The content of the work does not have any confidentiality issues.
3) Multiple submissions or repeated publications are not allowed.
4) There is no improper authorship in published works, and the authorship must be the substantive contributor to the work, in principle, sorted according to the size of contribution. At the time of submission, the authorship, author ranking, and organization are determined and generally cannot be changed.
5) After the publication of the work, if the author discovers significant errors in the work, they should inform the journal editorial department to coordinate and handle it, and cooperate with the editorial department to withdraw the manuscript or issue an appropriate “correction” statement.
6) Respect the opinions of the reviewers, and if there are any objections, the author can appeal to the editorial department.
(2) Publication ethics for editors
1) According to the purpose and requirements of the publication of Pressure Vessel Technology, the manuscript should be objectively and fairly evaluated, and excellent papers that meet the requirements of this journal should be selected for publication.
2) Conduct a plagiarism check on all incoming manuscripts to avoid academic misconduct such as multiple submissions and repeated publications. Any manuscripts with academic misconduct issues will be rejected.
3) When inviting peer experts for review, it is important to avoid interested reviewers and try to avoid having reviewers and authors in the same unit.
4) We should ensure the authenticity of the review records, and have the obligation to keep confidential the information related to the review and revision process.
5) The editorial department can make textual modifications or deletions to the manuscript, and any modifications to the content should be approved by the author, fully respecting the author’s viewpoint and writing style.
6) Detailed suggestions for revisions or reasons for rejection should be provided to the author.
7) The editorial department should carefully handle complaints from readers and authors, and have the responsibility to verify, review, and respond promptly to all complaints and appeals.
8) If there is academic misconduct in a published work after verification and review, a statement revoking the publication of the paper must be published in the paper journal and our website, and the data of the work in the relevant database must be deleted to terminate the dissemination of the work and eliminate adverse effects.
(3) Publication ethics for reviewers
1) The journal adopts the method of “double blind Peer review” for academic review.
2) Reviewers should adhere to the principles of fairness and impartiality in reviewing manuscripts.
3) There should be no conflict of interest with the research content of the manuscript, and the evaluation of the manuscript should be objective and fair, with clear opinions on whether the manuscript meets the standards for publication.
4) Reviewers should review the manuscript in a timely manner according to the agreement. If it cannot be completed on time, they should promptly explain the situation and return the manuscript, or recommend a reviewer. Without the consent of the editorial department, reviewers are not allowed to delegate their full powers to others for review.
5) Before the publication of the work, confidentiality measures should be taken and the research content of unpublished manuscripts should not be leaked.
- Academic misconduct and its prevention
(1) Plagiarism
The act of using improper means to steal the opinions, data, images, research methods, written expressions, etc. of others and publishing them in one’s own name. Mainly including the following aspects: 1) viewpoint plagiarism; 2) Data plagiarism; 3) Image and audio video plagiarism; 4) Research (experimental) method plagiarism; 5) Plagiarism in written expression; 6) Plagiarism of unpublished work by others.
(2) Forgery
The act of fabricating data or facts, including: 1) fabricating data, images, etc. that are not obtained through actual investigation or experimentations; 2) Fabricate research methods, conclusions, etc. that do not conform to reality; 3) Compile supporting materials, annotations, and references for the paper; 4) Compile funding sources for researches in the paper; 5) Compile reviewer information and review comments.
(3) Tampering
The act of intentionally modifying data and facts to make them lose their authenticity, including: 1) using original survey records, data, etc. that have been modified, selected, deleted, or added without authorization, to change the meaning of the original survey records, data, etc; 2) Splicing different images to construct unrealistic images; 3) Remove a part from the overall image or add some fictional parts to change the interpretation of the image; 4) Enhance, blur, and move specific parts of the image to change its interpretation; 5) Change the original meaning of the cited literature to benefit oneself.
(4) Improper signature
Attribution or author ranking behavior that does not match the actual contribution to the paper, manifested in the following forms: 1) individuals who have not made substantial contributions to the research of the paper sign their names in the paper; 2) Unauthorized inclusion of others on the author list without their consent; 3) The ranking of authors does not match their actual contributions to the paper; 4) Provide false information about the author’s professional title, organization, educational background, research experience, etc.
(5) Multiple submissions for one draft
The act of submitting the same paper or multiple papers with only minor differences to two or more journals, or transferring them to other journals within the agreed period, including: 1) submitting the same paper to multiple journals at the same time; 2) Within the agreed response period for the first submission, resubmit the paper to another journal; 3) Submit the manuscript to another journal before receiving formal notification of rejection from the journal; 4) Submit multiple papers with only minor differences to multiple journals simultaneously; 5) Before receiving a response from the first submission journal or within the agreed period, make slight modifications to the paper and submit it to another journal; 6) Submit the published paper or make some minor modifications before resubmitting without any explanation.
(6) Repeated publication
The act of repeatedly publishing the content of one’s own published literature without explanation, which may take the form of: 1) using the content of one’s own published literature in a paper without citation or explanation; 2) Without any explanation, extract partial content from multiple published literature, splice it into a new paper, and publish it again; 3) The second publication allowed does not indicate the source of the first publication; 4) Repeated use of survey data in multiple papers without citation or explanation; 5) Publish papers that are essentially based on the same research, with a small amount of data or information added each time, and publish papers with similar methods, conclusions, etc. multiple times; 6) Collaborating authors publish papers with significantly similar data, methods, conclusions, etc. on the same survey, experiment, results, etc.
(7) Violation of research ethics
The research involved in the paper violates research ethical norms, such as disclosing the privacy of the subjects or respondents; Failure to explain the conflicts of interest in the study as required; Etc.
(8) Other academic misconduct
Other academic misconduct includes: 1) adding actual unreferenced literatures to references; 2) Mark citations from other literature as direct citations; 3) Unauthorized use of copyrighted literature that requires permission; 4) Entrusting a third-party institution or someone unrelated to the content of the paper to write, submit, or revise; 5) Publishing papers in violation of confidentiality regulations; Etc.
Pressure Vessel Technology follows the principle of first issue and only reports the results of original researches. Other non-academic journals (such as social media, popular science journals, or newspapers) should indicate the journal name, annual issue, page number, title, author, original website address, DOI number, and other information when forwarding our paper. To avoid taking out of context or unilaterally misinterpreting the original content, excerpts or compiled content must be approved by the author or this journal.
This journal firmly prohibits academic misconduct. During the publication process, manuscripts with evidence indicating academic misconduct will be rejected. If it is found that there is academic misconduct in a published paper, a statement revoking the publication of the paper will be published in this journal and its website, and the data of the paper in the relevant database will be deleted, the dissemination of the paper will be terminated, and adverse effects will be eliminated. At the same time, depending on the severity of the situation, the author of the article should be warned, or the author’s unit should be notified, or relevant journals in the field should be notified.
In order to maintain academic ethics and ensure the academic reputation of the journal, all authors who submit to this journal are deemed to have recognized this convention and are subject to self-discipline in accordance with it.
- Correction and Withdrawal
(1) Correction
If errors are found in previously published works, especially when errors may affect the interpretation of certain data or content (excluding major errors in main viewpoints or conclusions), regardless of the reason for the error, this journal will promptly publish a correction notice and update it to the correct version on the journal website and the database platform.
(2) Withdrawal
For published works, if legal infringement, defamation, or other legal restrictions are found, or if serious academic misconduct has been proven, our journal will promptly issue a withdrawal notice and withdraw it from the journal website and the database platform.
