Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

JEFIS is committed to publication ethics aligned with COPE guidelines.

Editors

• Evaluate manuscripts solely on intellectual merit.
• Maintain confidentiality of submissions and reviewer identities.
• Investigate misconduct and issue corrections or retractions.

Reviewers

• Provide objective, constructive, timely reviews.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscripts reviewed.
• Disclose and recuse from conflicts of interest.

Authors

• Guarantee submitted work is original and unpublished elsewhere.
• Properly cite all sources; do not plagiarise or self-plagiarise.
• List only individuals with substantial contributions as authors.
• Disclose all funding sources and conflicts of interest.
• Disclose any use of AI writing or paraphrasing tools.

Plagiarism Policy

All submissions are screened using similarity detection software. Manuscripts exceeding 15% overall similarity or 5% from any single source will be returned or rejected.

AI Authorship Policy

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Disclosure of AI use is mandatory in the manuscript Declarations section.

Retraction Policy

JEFIS issues corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern per COPE guidelines. Retracted articles remain visible with a clear retraction notice attached.