Publication Policy

Publications Standards Policy and Principles for Authors, Referees, and Editors

**Publications Standards Policy**

The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology upholds the highest standards of intellectual discourse in its publications. All parties involved in the publication process—authors, editors, and reviewers—are expected to be treated with fairness and balance, adhering to the principles outlined in the "Publication Principles" section below. These principles serve as a baseline set of requirements, although individual publications may have additional specifications. Any publication with additional requirements should publicly state its publication policies and procedures.

**Publication Principles**

**A. Authorship**

Authorship credit should reflect a significant intellectual contribution. It is presumed that all authors have played a substantial role in creating a manuscript bearing their names. The list of authors serves to indicate responsibility for the work and whom to address with queries regarding the content. Authorship credit is often used to gauge contributors' productivity for employment, promotions, grants, and awards.

a) Authorship credit in the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology is reserved for individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Made a substantial intellectual contribution to the theoretical development, system or experimental design, prototype development, and/or data analysis and interpretation associated with the manuscript.
- Contributed to drafting the article or reviewing and/or revising it for intellectual content.
- Approved the final version of the manuscript, including references. (Deceased authors should be included with a footnote reporting their death.)

b) The order of authors in papers with multiple authors is at the discretion of the authors and is determined based on the time of copyright submission.

c) Once the list and order of authors are established, changes require permission from all authors.

d) The corresponding author bears responsibility for any part of the article essential to its main conclusions.

e) In multi-authored papers, the corresponding author oversees the publication process and ensures the integrity of the final document. Responsibilities include:
- Including all appropriate co-authors at the time of final submission, as authorship claims are considered provisional until acceptance, which is based on a blind review process.
- Obtaining assent from all co-authors to be listed as such and approving the final manuscript.
- Keeping co-authors informed of the manuscript's status, sharing reviewers' comments and the published version as necessary.

f) Co-authors collaborate with the corresponding author throughout the submission process and remain informed about revisions.

g) If a manuscript is revised and resubmitted to the same journal, co-authors should reaffirm their assent to be listed as co-authors and approve the revised version. If the manuscript is submitted to a different volume of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology after rejection or withdrawal, co-authors should again confirm their assent to authorship.

h) Requests to amend authorship claims can be made by the corresponding author after submission of the final document and copyright form to the journal before the publication date. No requests for authorship amendments will be considered after publication and distribution of the paper.

**B. Responsibilities of Manuscript Authors**

a) Peer review is essential for scientific and technical discourse, and authors are encouraged to seek peer-reviewed publication for their results.

b) Authors must acknowledge financial support and potential conflicts of interest.

c) Methods and materials should be described in detail to facilitate evaluation and replication.

d) Authors should provide data upon request by the editor to aid the review process.

e) Authors are obliged to promptly correct errors.

f) Plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification are unacceptable.

g) Authors should only submit original work that has not been previously published or is under review elsewhere. If authors base a new submission on their previously published work, they must cite it and explain the novel contributions.

h) Authors should not discuss any aspect of a manuscript under evaluation with reviewers.

i) Articles included in the bibliography should be directly relevant to the paper and appropriately labeled as "submitted" or "in press" if not yet published.

j) Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use charts, photographs, or other material from previous publications.

**C. Referees of Manuscripts**

a) Referees should be chosen for their qualifications and objectivity.

b) Reviews should be prompt and thorough.

c) Referees' anonymity should be preserved unless disclosure is agreed upon by both the referee and editor.

d) Confidentiality of manuscript content must be maintained, and referees must not use non-public information for personal gain.

**D. Editors of Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology**

a) Editors hold sole responsibility for accepting or rejecting manuscripts.

b) Editors should generally honor requests from authors to exclude specific individuals from reviewing their manuscript.

c) Bias in the review process should be minimized.

d) Manuscripts of the same type should be subjected to equivalent and unbiased reviews, and decisions on acceptance should be made promptly and chronologically.

e) Editors should provide authors with a written rationale for editorial decisions, especially if a manuscript is rejected.

f) Unpublished manuscripts must be treated as confidential.

g) Errors in manuscripts should be corrected before publication or through published corrections afterward.

h) Editors should address allegations of misconduct at the lowest organizational level possible, often involving the institutions where the research was conducted.

i) Papers submitted by editors or associate editors should be handled by another member of the editorial board.

This policy and its principles aim to uphold the integrity of the publication process and promote ethical conduct among authors, referees, and editors within the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology.