PUBLICATION ETHICS

Publication Ethics

RISTEC is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, ensuring the quality and integrity of published works.

Ethical Principles

1. Originality and Authenticity: Authors must ensure originality and avoid plagiarism.
2. Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors must properly cite and acknowledge sources.
3. Conflict of Interest: Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose conflicts of interest.
4. Confidentiality: Editors and reviewers must maintain manuscript confidentiality.
5. Fairness and Objectivity: Review and publication processes must be fair, objective, and unbiased.

Responsibilities

1. Authors: Ensure quality, originality, and proper citation; comply with publication ethics.
2. Editors: Maintain publication integrity, ensure fair review, and avoid conflicts of interest.
3. Reviewers: Evaluate manuscripts objectively, maintain confidentiality, and provide constructive feedback.

Ethical Violations

1. Plagiarism: Uncredited use of others' work.
2. Data Fabrication: Manipulation or falsification of data.
3. Undisclosed Conflict of Interest: Unreported conflicts of interest.
4. Duplicate Publication: Publishing identical work without permission.

Sanctions

1. Article Retraction: For proven ethical violations.
2. Removal from Author/Reviewer Roles: Repeated ethical violations.
3. Termination of Collaboration: With institutions or publishers violating publication ethics.

 

Revision History

This publication ethics statement may be revised and updated periodically.