Editorial policies

JTIT follows the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is responsible for performing a rigorous peer-review process. It is also committed to following strict ethical policies and standards to ensure that high quality scientific content is contributed to the sphere of scholarly publications. It also strives to prevent cases of plagiarism, data falsification and inappropriate authorship crediting.
JTIT takes publishing-related ethical principles very seriously and its editors are trained to apply a zero-tolerance policy.
The originality of content submitted to JTIT and its similarity with previous publications is verified with the use of iThenticate — Crossref Similarity Check (an anti-plagiarism platform). The submission of a manuscript to JTIT implies that all of its authors have read and acknowledged its wording and that the manuscript conforms to the Journal’s policies.

Authorship-related issues

It is very important to make sure that those who have contributed to a given paper are given credit as its authors. It is also crucial to ensure that individuals recognized as authors understand their responsibilities and remain accountable for the information published.

Several types of authorship may be distinguished:

• Co-author - any person who has made a significant contribution to an article published in the Journal. They also share the responsibility and accountability for the outcomes of the published research.
• Corresponding author - if the article is written by more than one author, one person should be appointed as its corresponding author. This person will handle all correspondence concerning the article and will sign the publishing agreement on behalf of all the authors. They shall be also responsible for ensuring that all the authors’ contact details are correct, and for determining the order in which their names will appear in the article. The authors also will need to make sure that their affiliations are correct, as explained in detail below.

Authorship changes

Post-submission authorship changes should only be made in exceptional circumstances. The editors do not allow any authorship changes after an article has been submitted for publication. However, if the authors jointly notify the editor-in-chief of the reasons for behind a decision, such changes may be authorized. Please note that all authorship changes are introduced at the editor’s discretion; The editor shall have the right to refuse any authorship changes which, in their opinion, fail to conform to our authorship policies. 

Post-publication corrections

If you notice an error in your article after its publication, the following options are available:

• Corrigendum: published when you (the author) have made a mistake in your article,
• Erratum: published when we (the publisher) have made a mistake error in your article,
• Post-publication modification of the original article: may only be introduced if the error affects the discoverability, visibility and citability of the article. For example, corrections can be made to author names, titles and abstracts. Affiliations, footnotes and/or acknowledgments may be changed as well in order to meet the requirements of a funding body or to comply with legal obligations.

In the case of a corrigendum or erratum, a PDF file with the corrected article will be attached to the online version of the original article, and a link will be provided from the original article to the corrigendum/erratum, to make readers and other users/systems aware of the correction introduced.

When submitting a corrigendum, the article title should be in the following format: “Corrigendum: “original article title” (“original article reference”)”

If a post-publication change is made, the online version of the article will be replaced and a dated note will be added to highlight the amendment introduced.

Article retraction

A retraction is the removal, from the journal, of an article that has already been published. This decision may be made by the journal's editor and/or its editorial board. Retractions are not allowed due to minor editorial errors. In such a scenario, the article would be corrected. Retractions occur only if more serious issues with an article are identified.

Retractions may occur due to the following:

• research-related errors;
• issues with reproducibility of the research conducted;
• plagiarism;
• falsification of data or results;
• fabrication of data or results;
• copyright infringement;
• failure to disclose conflicts of interest;
• lack of approval by an institutional review board in cases involving research conducted on human subjects or animals.

You may be required to provide reasonable proof that you are the author of the article. The majority of post-publication changes require agreement from all the co-authors to proceed.

Source: Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2021). Retraction Guidelines. https://publicationethics.org/retraction-guidelines

Declaration of Conflicting Interests Policy

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) states, in its Guidelines on Good Publication Practice (2003), that:

Conflicts of interest arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that are not fully apparent and that may influence their judgment on what is published. They have been described as those which, when revealed later, would make a reasonable reader feel misled or deceived.

A potential conflicting interest might arise from relationships, allegiances or hostilities to particular groups, organizations or interests which may excessively impact one’s judgments or actions. The issue is particularly sensitive when such interests are private and/or may result in personal gains.

Articles will be evaluated fairly and will not necessarily be rejected if any conflicting interests are declared.

How to make a declaration?

The authors make a Declaration of Conflicting Interests when submitting their article. If there is such a conflict of interest, the authors include relevant, detailed information thereon in a separate paragraph of the article, before the “References” section, under the heading reading Declaration of Conflicting Interests.

See the Good publication guidelines and the Code of Conduct published by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).