Ethical Policy

The Journal of Electrochemical Science and Hydrogen Technology (JESHT) is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, research integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly communication. The journal expects authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publication process to follow recognized ethical principles and to act with honesty, fairness, confidentiality, and professionalism.

JESHT's ethical practices are informed by internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, including guidance and recommendations from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts represent original work and that all information, data, and results are reported accurately. Authors should:

  • Submit only original work that has not been published elsewhere, except where appropriately disclosed.

  • Avoid plagiarism, duplicate publication, and inappropriate text or data reuse.

  • Properly acknowledge and cite the work of others.

  • Ensure that all individuals who made substantial contributions to the research are appropriately recognized as authors.

  • Obtain the agreement of all listed authors before submission.

  • Disclose relevant conflicts of interest.

  • Provide accurate information concerning research methods, data, results, and sources.

  • Correct significant errors discovered after publication by promptly notifying the editorial office.

  • Obtain appropriate ethical approval or permissions where research involving human participants, animals, personal data, or other regulated materials requires such approval.

2. Authorship

Authorship should be based on meaningful contributions to the research and manuscript. Individuals who have made substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions should be appropriately acknowledged as authors.

All authors should approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission. Requests to add, remove, or change the order of authors after submission should be supported by an explanation and require the agreement of all affected authors.

3. Originality, Plagiarism, and Duplicate Publication

JESHT does not accept plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, or other forms of research misconduct.

Manuscripts may be checked using appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking tools. Similarity results may be reviewed by the editorial team to determine whether the manuscript contains inappropriate copying or unacceptable overlap.

Authors must clearly identify and cite previously published material and should not submit substantially the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

4. Research Data and Reproducibility

Authors should maintain appropriate records of research data, methods, calculations, and experimental procedures. Where reasonably possible and subject to legal, ethical, confidentiality, and proprietary restrictions, authors are encouraged to make supporting data and methodological information available to facilitate verification and reproducibility.

The journal may request clarification, supporting information, or research data when questions arise concerning the validity or integrity of published findings.

5. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors should disclose any financial, professional, personal, institutional, or other interests that could reasonably influence the research, review, or editorial decision-making process.

A conflict of interest does not necessarily prevent publication or participation in peer review, but it should be disclosed so that appropriate measures can be taken.

6. Peer Review Ethics

Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, confidentially, and constructively. Reviewers should:

  • Maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.

  • Provide fair and evidence-based comments.

  • Avoid personal criticism of authors.

  • Identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited where necessary.

  • Disclose potential conflicts of interest.

  • Decline review assignments when they cannot provide an impartial assessment.

  • Not use unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage.

7. Editorial Responsibilities

Editors are responsible for managing manuscripts fairly and objectively. Editorial decisions should be based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, originality, relevance, and scientific contribution rather than the author's nationality, gender, institutional affiliation, personal characteristics, or other irrelevant factors.

Editors should protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and should disclose or manage conflicts of interest appropriately.

8. Fabrication, Falsification, and Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • Fabrication of data or results

  • Falsification or manipulation of research materials or results

  • Plagiarism

  • Duplicate or redundant publication

  • Manipulation of citations

  • Inappropriate authorship practices

  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest

  • Manipulation of the peer-review process

Where credible concerns are raised, the journal may investigate the matter and request clarification or supporting documentation from the authors or relevant institutions.

9. Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Issues

If a published article contains a significant error, the journal may publish a correction, clarification, or other appropriate notice.

Where the reliability or integrity of a published article is seriously compromised, the journal may consider retraction in accordance with recognized publication-ethics principles. Retractions and corrections will be documented as part of the scholarly record.