Ethics and Malpractice Statement

SEET Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. This statement is based on COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Best Practice Guidelines.

1. Duties of Editors

  • Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published based on the manuscript's merit.

  • Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

  • Confidentiality: Editors must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.

2. Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.

  • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.

3. Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

  • Originality and Plagiarism: The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited.

  • Multiple Publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal.