出版伦理
Special Steel is committed to meeting national and international ethical standards at all stages of the publication process. Academic misconduct is strictly prohibited, such behaviors include but are not limited to multiple submissions, plagiarism, etc. To prevent academic misconduct, the journal adopts a plagiarism detection system from Wanfang Data to test each manuscript twice, once after submission and once after acceptance. Once academic misconduct is committed, the manuscript involved will be rejected and the author's institutions and relevant journals in the field of materials and metallurgy will be notified. The author's future manuscripts will no longer be accepted.
 
Content 
1. Authors’ Responsibility
2. Editors’ Responsibility
3. Reviewers’ Responsibility
4. Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy
 
1.Authors’ Responsibility
Authorship Criteria: Authors should be those who directly participate in the conception, analysis, and preparation of articles, and be responsible for the content of their manuscripts. Persons who offer laboratories or funds for research are not qualified to be authors. Authors must sign and upload the Author Contribution Form part of the Journal's Copyright Transfer Agreement & Declaration of Authors after acceptance of the manuscript. The duties of authors are as follows:
1. Authors should ensure the validity of the data in articles. Any fabrication of data or graphs is not allowed. Raw and unprocessed graphs should be used. If processed graphs are necessary for scientific research, clarification should be provided in the headings.
2. The content of articles should be concise and accurate. Discussion of the significance of the research should be objective
3. Manuscripts should contain necessary research data and details for review, which also allows peers to repeat the research. If special materials or applications are used in the research, we encourage authors to provide other researchers with access to the materials or applications.
4. Other contributors other than authors should be listed in the acknowledgment and their permission should be obtained for publication.
5. The corresponding author should make sure that all major contributors are listed as co-authors without omission and also their permission should be obtained for publication. The corresponding author is qualified to sign the Copyright Transfer Agreement ( as part of the Copyright Transfer Agreement & Declaration of Authors） on behalf of all authors.
6. Research results of others should only be used or referred to in an appropriate way.
(1) Plagiarism of research results, ideas, words, or graphs is strictly prohibited. If the work of others is used in the article, the author should give a clear statement in the article and obtain permission from the original author of the work in accordance with the copyright law. 
(2) Before submission, authors should search for similar research results in literature databases to avoid copyright infringement. If authors are afraid of information leakage by adopting a plagiarism detection system provided by a third party, they can use this system:  http://tsg.wanfangtech.net, which is provided by Wanfang Data and specially designed for this journal. The test result is for the authors’ reference only, and the final validation is subject to the journal’s authoritative test results. Any fees from the website above will be charged by Wanfang. Any questions please contact them directly at 400-888-3624. 
(3) Authors should ensure referenced literature are strongly relevant to the research.
7. Multiple submissions are strictly forbidden. Manuscripts that have been submitted to other journals may be resubmitted only after they have been rejected or withdrawn.
8. Duplicate publication is not allowed.
9. Salami-slicing, where multiple papers are produced from a complete article, is strictly forbidden.
10. Authorship should not be changed at will. Changes to authorship, any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of names in the authorship list should be made before the manuscript is accepted. To request such changes, the corresponding author must specify the reason, and confirmation letters signed by all authors should be sent to the editorial office. The addition or removal of authors should be confirmed in the confirmation letter by the authors who are added or removed.
11. Individual contributions of authors should be stated. In order to discourage and prevent academic misconduct such as gift author, authors should fill up and submit the form of Author Contribution Statement ( as part of the Copyright Transfer Agreement & Declaration of Authors） provided by the journal to state their contributions to the article.
12. All sources of funds should be indicated. Other funding information irrelevant to the research shall be ignored.
13. Authors must disclose all conflicts of interest. When the financing/personal status/affiliation of authors (or authors' organization/employer) may affect authors' decisions, work, or manuscripts, an underlying conflict of interest might exist. When a product is involved, the author should also disclose whether there is a conflict of interest against competitive products.
14. Authors should clearly state possible hazards of their research on environment and public health and preventive measures should be discussed and provided.
15. Authors should make sure that discussions on manuscripts with editors and reviewers are professional. It is acceptable to criticize others' research in a suitable way with no insult or libel.
 
2.Responsibilities of Editors
Editors could be full-timers or influential researchers in the research field, undertaking the editing role on behalf of the editorial office. The following duties and responsibilities of editors are also applicable to all editorial board members.
1. Decisions on manuscripts should only be premised on their scientific value rather than the author's institution, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, or other personal information.
2. Editors should deal with all submitted manuscripts equally and timely.
3. Confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts should be maintained. Editors should not divulge detailed information about manuscripts to anyone without the author's permission except for reviewers unless it is part of the investigation of unethical behaviors.
4. Editors should report potential conflicts of interest to the editorial office in a timely manner.
(1) Manuscripts written by editors of the journal should be handed over to other editors for independent review.
(2) Manuscripts written by present or previous colleagues or individuals who have established work relationships with editors of the journal should be handed over to other editors for review.
(3) Editors shall not use research results of unpublished papers in their own research. For the manuscript whose topic is too similar to that of the editor, it should also be transferred to other editors for review.
5. Editors should select reviewers with careful consideration so as to ensure an impartial review process. 
(1) Editors should be discreet in using reviewers recommended by authors to avoid overly positive comments. For example, the recommended reviewer is the co-author, supervisor, or student of the author.
(2) Editors should verify the information of the recommended reviewer to maintain equality of the peer review.
(3) If authors request to avoid certain reviewers, editors should avoid using them as much as possible.
6. Editors should keep reviewers' names and other information confidential.
7. Any appeal against review results or process should be treated fairly and carefully.
8. Editors should comply with the regulations on data security.
9. A stringent investigation should be conducted for any academic misconduct. For articles suspected of academic misconduct, editors should initiate an investigation as soon as possible.
 
3.Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers should be experts in related fields and they are accountable for assisting the editorial office in manuscript reviewing. The duties of reviewers are as follows: 
1. Confidentiality of the review process should be maintained.
(1) Contents in manuscripts including the data, information, and points of argument should not be revealed. Reviewers should not disclose the content of manuscripts unless permission is granted from the editorial office.
(2) The identity of reviewers and details of their review process should not be disclosed to a third party.
(3) After review, reviewers should not keep manuscripts in whatever form and shall comply with the regulations in data security.
2. Reviewers shall not use confidential information of manuscripts under review in their own research, for example, research data and results of the manuscripts.
3. If manuscripts are below standards or unable to be reviewed in the reviewers' opinion, the editorial office should be notified in a timely manner.
4. Reviewers should alert the Editorial office if there is any blatant conflict of interest. Conflict of interest includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Reviewer has a personal or professional relationship or cooperation with the author.
(2) Reviewer has competition with the manuscript under review.
5. Reviewers should finish their review of manuscripts in time. The editorial office should be notified if reviewers are unable to continue their review work or need more time.
6. Reviewers should treat all manuscripts objectively and attentively and give sound review comments. Where appropriate, reviewers could provide authors with published articles for reference.
7. Reviewers could discuss manuscripts in a polite and professional way, focusing on the contents of manuscripts rather than the authors.
8. If any similarity is found between the manuscripts under review and published or ready-for-publication articles, reviewers should alert the editorial office.
9. Please notify the editorial office if any potential unethical behavior is found in manuscripts, which includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Academic misconduct, for example, plagiarism and falsification.

(2) Ethical issues involved with studies and experiments in human beings and animals.

4. Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) lacks the ability for critical thinking and original assessment, which may result in incorrect, incomplete, or biased conclusions. As a non-legal entity, it cannot assert the presence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright or license agreements. Therefore, this journal prohibits using GenAI as an author and its use in writing key sections of a paper (such as research methods, results analysis, etc.). If GenAI is used, authors must disclose it in the research methods section and take responsibility for the generated content. The editorial office also prohibits the use of GenAI to assist in manuscript review and acceptance decisions. The review and editorial process must be conducted manually. Additionally, uploading manuscripts or supplementary materials to publicly accessible GenAI platforms is strictly forbidden.

 

Editorial Office of Special Steel

Jan 01, 2022
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