Publishing Ethics
Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science) is a single blind peer-reviewed journal. To maintain the academic integrity and standardize the publication process, we believe authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers must play their roles with high standards in publishing. The following statement is mainly based on the copyright law, publishing ethics, and other related items at home and abroad, combined with our actual situation.
1. Authors
Authors promise that the manuscript submitted has not been published previously in any official publication, has not been submitted to another venue (conference journal, etc.) simultaneously. Previous works that have influenced the current manuscript should be cited.
Authors must submit the copyright transfer agreement during the submission process to confirm that there is no confidential content.
It is encouraged to share data and other materials within the scope of copyright permission and law. Authors are required to maintain the original records and experimental data involved in the submission of articles so that they can be retained for reference when necessary.
Works involving humans and/or animals subjects must ensure their work has abided by institutional guidelines of the Ethics Committee and provide documentary evidence for ethical consent.
When the manuscript is accepted, the authorship can not be changed in principle.
2. Editors
Under the principle of fair and timely treatment, editors can make a decision to reject/accept the article based on the scientific quality of paper, reviewers comment, research innovation, and the scope of journal.
Editors should ensure the transparency of academic research, and can withdraw/correct the manuscript at any time when necessary.
Editors adhere to the principle of confidentiality, and strictly keep reviewer information confidential. Before the publishing, editors cannot disclose any information about the manuscript.
Editors should as far as possible provide a detailed comment or rejection reason to the authors, and refuse to feedback the comment which contains offensive or defamatory sentences.
Editors have the responsibility to assess the performance of the reviewer. If any suspicious behavior is found in the peer-review, editors should carefully handle this based on the facts.
Editors should abide by the recusal principle when there is any conflict of interest with the article they are working on.
3. Reviewers
Reviewers should give a detailed, constructive and impartial assessment of the scientific content of the manuscript timely.
Reviewers should indicate whether the article is relevant, concise and clear, and assess its originality and scientific accuracy.
Reviewers should ensure the confidentiality throughout the review process.
If the reviewers find they are unable or unqualified to fulfil their reviewing duty, he should inform the editor without delay and drop out of the peer review process of the paper.
Reviewers should promptly notify the editor if they find any financial or personal conflict of interest in the manuscript and refuse to review the manuscript.
Reviewers should promptly notify the editor if they find any ethical issues or significant similarities between previously published articles.
4. Publisher
Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science) is sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The publisher takes all necessary steps to prevent academic and scientific misconduct, unethical behavior, and mistakes, both intended and unintended.
The publisher cannot intervene in the decision-making power of editors.
For the accepted manuscripts, if academic misconduct is found, the journal will reject them; For the published papers, if academic misconduct is found, the journal will retract the paper and report a retraction statement.
5. Copyright and License
Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science) is a subscribed journal. The authors grant Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science) a license to publish their work worldwide in all media and formats and identify itself as the original publisher. In addition, authors grant the journal the right to edit and make technical modifications to their works as deemed necessary by the publisher for the purposes of publication in the journal.
Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science) employs a plagiarism detection system (iThenticate). By submitting your manuscript to Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science), authors accept that the manuscript submitted may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works to prevent the academic misconduct such as plagiarism.
7. Application of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies
To ensure the safe, reliable, and ethical utilization of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, while offering greater transparency and guidance to authors, readers, reviewers, and editors, this journal hereby introduces this policy. We will closely monitor the development of these technologies and their applications, making adjustments and improvements as needed.
Responsibilities of Authors:
(1) Authors may utilize generative AI and AI-assisted technologies during the pre-submission writing process, solely for enhancing the linguistic quality and readability of their manuscripts. However, such usage must be disclosed in accordance with the journal's requirements. Authors ultimately bear the responsibility and accountability for the content of their work.
(2) Authors must disclose the utilization of AI and AI-assisted technologies in their manuscripts and include corresponding statements in published articles.
(3) AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as authors or co-authors, as authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and executed by humans.
(4) The use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools to generate, modify, or manipulate original research data and results is not permitted, with the sole exception being when AI or AI-assisted tools are an integral part of the research design or methodology. In such cases, a clear and reproducible methodological description must be included in the article, specifying the model or tool name, version, extension number, manufacturer of the AI or AI-assisted tool used, along with the methodology.
Responsibilities of Editors:
Editors should refrain from uploading submitted manuscripts or any part of them to generative AI tools, as this may infringe upon authors' privacy and proprietary rights. Additionally, if the manuscript contains personally identifiable information, such actions may violate data privacy rights.
Responsibilities of Reviewers:
Given the confidentiality requirements of the peer-review process, when invited to review others' manuscripts, reviewers must:
(1) Avoid uploading the submitted manuscript or any part of it to generative AI tools, lest they infringe upon the author's privacy and the copyright of the manuscript under review. This is particularly important if the manuscript contains personally identifiable information, as it may violate data privacy rights.
(2) Recognize that the confidentiality requirement also applies to peer-review reports, which may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the author. Reviewers should not upload peer-review reports to AI tools, even for the purpose of improving language and readability.
