Publication Ethics

The following statement is based on Elsevier recommendations and the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Tech Talk: Journal of Commuunication follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

Tech Talk: Journal of Commuunication is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and taking all reasonable measures against publication malpractices. Authors submitting papers to Tech Talk: Journal of Commuunication declare that their work is original and unpublished, and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. In addition, the authors confirm that their paper is their own; that it has not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part, from another work; and that they have disclosed any actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or any benefits associated with it.

 

EDITOR'S DUTIES

Decisions on Article Publication

The Editor-in-Chief of Tech Talk: Journal of Commuunication is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The Editor-in-Chief may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and subject to legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Manuscript Review

The Editor-in-Chief must ensure that each manuscript is first evaluated by the editor/associate editor, who may use appropriate software to check the originality of the manuscript's content and after passing this test, the manuscript is forwarded to two reviewers for blind peer review, each of whom will make a recommendation to publish the manuscript in its current form or to modify or reject it. The time required for each review stage is at least one month after the reviewer's willingness (each article has a different review stage, depending on the quality of the article). If the article is of very good or very poor quality, the decision may be made more quickly.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has a view on the manuscript in his/her own research without the express written consent of the author.

Fairness

Manuscripts should be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The Editor-in-Chief/Editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.

 

REVIEWER'S DUTIES

Timeliness

If any reviewer feels that it is impossible for him/her to complete the review of the manuscript within the stipulated time, then the same should be communicated to the editor, so that the same can be forwarded to other reviewers.

Confidentiality

Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors must be kept confidential and treated as privileged information.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. There should be no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that has been previously reported elsewhere should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also notify the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Conflict of Interest

Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

 

AUTHOR'S DUTIES

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Knowingly fraudulent or inaccurate statements constitute unethical and unacceptable behavior.

 

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable, and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

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 or quoted.

Multiple Publications

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

The publisher & Tech Talk: Journal of Communication does not permit any form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered a serious violation of scientific ethics by the entire scientific community. Incidents of plagiarism in published manuscripts or papers, whether detected or reported, will be treated seriously. We always support, advise, and accept suggestions from our Editorial Board and Reviewers to avoid any form of publication ethics malpractice.