Research Misconduct Policy

Purpose

Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Science (JMES) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, and transparency in scholarly communication.

Research misconduct encompasses unethical practices including data fabrication, data falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, duplicate publication, image manipulation, and other forms of scientific dishonesty during research, manuscript preparation, peer review, and publication.

JMES recognizes the responsibility of its Editorial Team to safeguard the credibility, accuracy, and integrity of the scholarly record.

Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct

All allegations or suspicions of research misconduct will be handled objectively, confidentially, and fairly following the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will conduct an initial assessment, request clarification when necessary, and determine the appropriate editorial action.

Confirmed misconduct may result in rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction depending on the severity of the case.

Discussion Post-Publication

JMES encourages constructive post-publication discussion to improve scientific transparency and research quality.

Readers, authors, and researchers are welcome to report concerns regarding published articles. Editorial responses will follow COPE recommendations.