1. Authorship
Authors are expected to adhere to best practices in authorship. To ensure transparency and avoid authorship issues such as ghost or guest authorship, biographies of all authors must be included after the references. Each author must have made significant contributions to the research and must comply with the journal’s policies.
At least one lead contact must be designated as the corresponding author in the submitted manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for:
- Supervising the work and ensuring the integrity of the research
- Approving all content and submission details
- Ensuring appropriate authorship designation
- Cooperating with the journal throughout the submission, review, and post-publication process
For equal contributors, this must be indicated on the first page of the manuscript.
2. Peer-review process
All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Each submission is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers to ensure scientific and technical quality. Reviewers must provide objective assessments, and any conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
Authors should cite relevant prior work and respond to reviewers’ comments diligently. All submitted articles are treated as confidential prior to publication.
3. Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication
Authors must submit original manuscripts containing unpublished content. Plagiarism (using others’ work without proper citation) and self-plagiarism (reproducing one’s own work without proper attribution) are strictly prohibited.
- Submitting identical or highly similar work to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical, except for review articles.
- If plagiarism is detected during review or after publication, the IEIE SPC Steering Committee will conduct an investigation. Severe penalties may be imposed on the authors involved.
4. Duplicate Publication
Authors must not publish the same research in multiple journals or primary publications.
However, papers that were previously published in conference proceedings, workshops, or theses may be considered for publication if they include at least 30% new content (e.g., novel results, extended analysis, additional figures/tables).
- Authors must clearly indicate previous publications as a footnote on the first page of the manuscript.
- A cover letter should explain how the new submission expands upon prior work.
- Failure to disclose prior publication history may result in rejection or withdrawal of the paper.
5. Competing Interests
Authors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that could influence their research. This includes:
- Employment, funding, or grants
- Personal relationships or collaborations with other researchers
- Patent applications or financial investments related to the research
Funding sources should be acknowledged in a separate section, such as Acknowledgements.
6. Publication Malpractice
If an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work, they must promptly inform the editorial board and cooperate in issuing corrections or retractions.
The editorial board reserves the right to:
- Publish corrections, clarifications, or retractions when necessary
- Investigate suspected research misconduct (e.g., data fabrication, result manipulation)
- Notify authors’ affiliated institutions if ethical violations are identified
7. Review of AI-Generated Manuscripts
Manuscripts that are generated or significantly assisted by AI tools will be subject to a review process. Based on the evaluation of the AI-generated content, the manuscript may be rejected if it does not meet the journal’s academic standards or quality requirements.
8. Citation Manipulation
Manuscripts must not include citations intended solely to increase citation counts for the author’s previous work or for specific journals.
Authors should only cite references that are relevant and necessary for their research.
9. Editors and Reviewers
Editors and reviewers must declare any conflicts of interest related to a submitted manuscript. A reviewer or editor will be excluded from handling a manuscript if they:
- Have a close personal or professional relationship with an author
- Share an affiliation with an author
- Have recently collaborated with an author
- Have financial interests related to the research
- Cannot provide an objective evaluation
Additionally, editors and reviewers must not discuss or share details about a manuscript with its authors before or during the review process.
10. Archiving
All published articles in IEIE SPC are archived in RISS, ensuring accessibility even if the journal ceases publication.
11. Copyright Policy
Upon acceptance, authors must sign a copyright transfer agreement assigning publication rights to the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE). This grants IEIE the exclusive right to publish the article in any format or medium.
Authors retain rights to:
- Copy, translate, or modify their own work
- Reuse portions of their work in other publications, provided the original article is properly cited
- Publish translations with appropriate attribution
12. Open Access Policy
IEIE SPC is an open-access journal, meaning all published articles are freely available online. Under this policy:
- Anyone may reuse, copy, or distribute the articles for free, including commercial purposes, as long as proper citation is given.
- Authors are encouraged, but not required, to make their data, code, and research materials publicly available.
For further details, visit the IEIE SPC website: http://www.ieiespc.org/ieiespc/Archive