Systems and Computing (SyCom) is fully committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in academic publishing. Cases of suspected misconduct will be handled in accordance with internationally recognized ethical guidelines.

Duties of Authors

Authors should refer to the Submission Guidelines for detailed instructions on preparing their manuscripts.

By submitting a manuscript to SyCom, all authors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to adhere to the journal’s ethical guidelines. It is also assumed that all listed authors have reviewed the submitted manuscript in its entirety and approve its content.

In addition, authors are expected to uphold the following ethical responsibilities:

• Ensure the submitted work is original and properly referenced.
• Do not submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously.
• It is mandatory that all authors, throughout the article submission process and in their correspondence with the journal, utilize their academic email addresses.
• Only one author of each submission must be the corresponding author. 
• Disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest.
• Engage constructively with the peer-review process and respond to reviewers’ feedback promptly.
• Report any significant errors post-publication for correction or retraction.
• Accept the publishing rights transferred under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Duties of Editors

Editors are entrusted with upholding the highest scientific and ethical standards. Their core responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the academic quality, rigor, and integrity of the journal’s content,

• Making editorial decisions based solely on the scholarly merit of submissions,

• Maintaining strict confidentiality throughout the manuscript review process,

• Responding promptly and transparently to complaints or ethical concerns,

• Disclosing any potential conflicts of interest and recusing themselves from decisions when appropriate,

• Overseeing the peer-review process to ensure fairness, objectivity, and timeliness,

• Promoting the journal’s scope and encouraging high-quality submissions in relevant fields,

• Collaborating with fellow editors to define the journal’s editorial direction and policy,

• Supporting efforts to index, disseminate, and improve the visibility of the journal,

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers are selected for their subject expertise. If unable to review, they must inform the editor promptly. Reviewers should:

• Provide objective, timely, and constructive reviews.
• Keep the content of the manuscripts confidential.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest.
• Report ethical issues such as plagiarism or data manipulation.

Plagiarism and Research Misconduct Policy

• SyCom enforces a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, data falsification (invented or modified), or unethical behavior.
• Plagiarism (as well as self-plagiarism) is not acceptable. Considered plagiarism is word-for-word copying and using ideas or concepts of someone else without correct citation of the source. 
• All submissions undergo plagiarism checks. The similarity index must be below 25% (excluding bibliography).

Policy on the Use of AI-Generated Text or Media

AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) may be used during manuscript preparation, but cannot substitute human scholarly work. Authors must verify accuracy and disclose usage:

• In the Methods section, stating the tool used and how it assisted.
• In the Acknowledgments or Declarations section.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. 

Conflict of Interest

Conflicts of interest, such as research grants, paid or unpaid personal or institutional relationships, or personal relationships with individuals involved in the article publication process, must be declared at the end of the manuscript. 

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

• SyCom will issue corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern as needed to maintain the integrity of the scientific record.

Privacy Statement

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