1. Allegations of misconduct

Retraction Policy

The Indian Journal of Computer Science and Technology (INDJCST) will do retraction of articles when there are significant errors, Ethical concerns and fraudulent data in the published work.

Retractions are a way for journals to maintain the integrity of the scientific record. This can happen for many reasons like plagiarism, falsification of data, Ethical violations, multiple submissions of articles and authorship issues, etc.

Every retraction issued will lead to publication for providing a valid reason for it or sometimes an author explanation is needed as well and we follow the COPE Retraction guidelines. Please contact [email protected] for such cases.

Erratum

It is a small error or mistake, typically one found in a printed work after it has been published. These errors are specific errors such as typos, formatting, graphical changes, or spelling mistakes, grammatical errors etc but do not alter the original findings of the research. Erratum occurs when the publishers make mistakes instead of the authors, thus there is no fee associated with them for the author. It is given by the editor production team and mistakes will be underlined and will be mentioned in a separate section at the end of the print copy if the errors will be notified under a specific time period.

Corrigendum

These errors which is found in printed work after the publishing of the manuscript. These errors are specific errors such as Spelling errors, changes in the author's affiliation, documentation or any legal changes, requests for more authors, content addition and omissions of information, etc. which are associated with authors. If these changes are minor then can be rectified and the article will be printed in another issue with correction if major errors are there will lead to some costing and proper discussion or investigation if required and will be published in other print copies after correction.

2. Authorship and contributorship

The concept of authorship is understood in such a way that each author of the authorship of the manuscript contributed to the research, in a certain part. In the event of doubts on the part of the editors, which may be based on the inconsistency of the content of the manuscript, the competences of one of the authors in the field of scientific interests, the editors can request from the author team in a separate document data with the distribution of the contribution to the research and preparation of the manuscript, with a separate emphasis on the author's contribution, about which doubts arose.

An author-correspondent is selected from the composition of the author's team, who interacts with the editorial office. He is responsible for turning the manuscript into an article and its subsequent publication, as well as at the stage after the publication of the article, if such a need arises. If there is a reasoned necessity on the part of the authors to remove or add co-authors, or to change the order of authors, such changes after submission of the manuscript are possible with the approval of the corresponding author.

The authorship identification process also involves preventing the appearance of ghost authors and guest authors as part of the author's team.

3. Complaints and appeals

The following procedure is applicable to appeals of editorial judgements, grievances over procedural errors, such as protracted delays in handling papers, and grievances regarding publication ethics.

The Editor-in-Chief(s) responsible for the journal and/or the Editor who handled the paper should handle the complaint in the first instance.

Send a message to the publisher's contact at [email protected] if they are the target of the complaint.

Complaints within a year of the original publication date will be considered about any published items. Authors are requested to send any concerns to the editorial office by email at [email protected] along with their justifications.

4. Conflicts of interest/competing interests

INDJCST's Conflict of Interest policy is based on the COPE's definition and guidelines: 'Conflicts of interest comprise those which may not be fully apparent and which may influence the judgment of author, reviewers, and editors. They have been described as those which, when revealed later, would make a reasonable reader feel misled or deceived. They may be personal, commercial, political, academic or financial.

"Financial" interests may include employment, research funding, stock or share ownership, payment for lectures or travel, consultancies and company support for staff.' https://publicationethics.org/guidance?f%5B0%5D=topics%3A28

5. Data and reproducibility

It is normal to present the results of the author's research in the conference proceedings regardless of whether the paper was presented, accepted or published. Indeed, this is common practice in many fields. In general, copyright law applies to the original expression of ideas, it may restrict an author from distributing a paper in a conference proceedings, it does not prohibit an author from creating a new presentation using ideas from this manuscript. The journal would do well to explain what the authors mean by the notion of "full text".

It would be prudent if authors did not share an unpublished manuscript with the conference committee to prevent erroneous duplicate publication. Authors should also consider what materials, figures, tables, etc. they would be happy to share before publication and in what format.

It would also be good practice for authors to indicate in the paper that the results were presented in part (or in full) in conference proceedings.

6. Ethical oversight

According to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), ethical oversight should include, but is not limited to, policies fee on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data and ethical business/marketing practices.

For studies involving data relating to human or animal experimental investigations, appropriate institutional review board approval is required and should be described within the article. For investigations involving human subjects, authors should explain how informed consent was obtained from the participants involved. Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information should not be included unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or legal guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. When informed consent has been obtained it should be indicated in the manuscript. In attempting to maintain patient anonymity, identifying details should be omitted where they are not essential. However, patient data should never be amended or falsified. Informed consent should be obtained whenever there is any doubt that anonymity can be assured.

Ethics approval for all studies must be obtained before the research is conducted. Authors must be prepared to provide further information to the journal editorial office upon request.

7. Intellectual property

The Article Processing Charge (APC) allows INDJCST to provide open access to all the articles it publishes. The fee is set at a minimal possible level to ensure the inclusivity of submissions. It covers the publishing services provided by INDJCST and allows for its continued operations.

The fee covers the following services: Online tools for editors and authors; Articles' production, secure hosting, and dissemination; Abstracting and indexing; Customer support.

The fee is payable upon the acceptance of a paper for publication. The INR1400/USD 60 fee (does not include VAT or local taxes) must be paid by the authors, their institution, or funder before the paper is made publicly available. Authors whose papers get accepted for publishing will be notified of the approval and the outstanding payment. Please note that papers will not be published until the APC is paid.

APC can be paid via a credit card using INDJCST's via a bank transfer/Razorpay Payment Gateway, in which case the author must request the invoice and arrange for the payment within 30 days following the paper's publication approval.

The author publishes in INDJCST agrees to the following terms: The journal allows the authors to hold the copyright without restrictions and allows the authors to retain publishing rights without restrictions. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work. International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering & Technology (INDJCST) is (Online) (INDJCST). (E-ISSN: 2583-5300) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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All papers will be published with DOI Identifier.

Duplicate Submission

Authors should not submit the same manuscript, in the same or different languages, simultaneously to more than one journal. The rationale for this standard is the potential for disagreement when two (or more) journals claim the right to publish a manuscript that has been submitted simultaneously to more than one journal, and the possibility that two or more journals will unknowingly and unnecessarily undertake the work of peer review, edit the same manuscript, and publish the same article.

Duplicate and Prior Publication

Duplicate publication is publication of a paper that overlaps substantially with one already published, without clear, visible reference to the previous publication. Prior publication may include release of information in the public domain.

Readers of journal deserve to be able to trust that what they are reading is original unless there is a clear statement that the author and editor are intentionally republishing an article (which might be considered for historic or landmark papers, for example). The bases of this position are international copyright laws, ethical conduct, and cost-effective use of resources. Duplicate publication of original research is particularly problematic because it can result in inadvertent double-counting of data or inappropriate weighting of the results of a single study, which distorts the available evidence. When authors submit a manuscript reporting work that has already been reported in large part in a published article or is contained in or closely related to another paper that has been submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere, the letter of submission should clearly say so and the authors should provide copies of the related material to help the editor decide how to handle the submission. Authors who choose to post their work on a preprint server should choose one that clearly identifies preprints as not peer-reviewed work and includes disclosures of authors' relationships and activities. It is the author's responsibility to inform a journal if the work has been previously posted on a preprint server.

8. Peer review processes

The Indian Journal of Computer Science and Technology (INDJCST) is having ISSN NO: 2583-5300 (Online), Bi-monthly international journal for publication of new ideas founded by academicians, educationist, engineers and corporate people. The research results and FDRP advancement are all aspects of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering & Technology and various engineering disciplines, etc. INDJCST is a scholarly open access, Single Peer Review Journal which helps to academic person as well as student community. INDJCST provides the academic community and industry for the submission of original research and applications related to Various Engineering discipline and Advanced Technologies by FDRP Publications, Tamil Nadu, India since year 2020.

Reviewers play a central role in scholarly publishing. INDJCST uses Single peer review process, which means that both the reviewer(s) and author(s) identities are concealed from the reviewer(s), and vice versa, throughout the review process. This means that the reviewer(s) of the paper won't get to know the identity of the author(s), and the author(s) won't get to know the identity of the reviewer(s). Peer review helps validate research, establish a method by which it can be evaluated, and increase networking possibilities within research communities. Despite criticisms, peer review is still the only widely accepted method for research validation.

All submitted papers will be reviewed by Single peer review process which may take minimum 01 to 03 weeks from the date of submission. We are advising to all the author(s), do not submit same paper to the multiple journals. You should wait for review status of paper.

INDJCST is committed to prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted papers. To maintain a high-quality publication, all submissions undergo a rigorous review process. Characteristics of the peer review process are as follows:

Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated. Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review.

Papers will be refereed by at least 3 or 4 experts (reviewers) as suggested by the editorial board in which 01 from India and rest 02 or 03 from overseas.

In addition, Editors will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed.

Authors will be informed when Editors decide further review is required. All publication decisions are made by the journal's Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the referees' reports (reviewers report). Authors of papers that are not accepted are notified promptly.

All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. All submitted papers will be reviewed by double blind review process.

All manuscripts submitted for publication in INDJCST cross-checked for plagiarism software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal.

In case if a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author's Institute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any.

9. Post-publication discussions and corrections

INDJCST allows post-publication discussion on the journal's website, through emails to the editor-in-chief. INDJCST has mechanisms for correcting, revising, or retracting articles after publication.

Correction Policy

Erratum is an error that affects the accuracy of the published paper, and the reputation of the authors. Errata are published as distinct articles. INDJCST publishes errata in the case of a serious mistake or a factual error or omission in the methods, results, or conclusions. To warrant an erratum, the scientific error must be serious enough to affect the scientific content of the article and interpretation of results.

Cases that raise an erratum:

• A figure or table was not explained and mentioned correctly;
• A figure or table was missed out;
• Incorrect results were included in a table;
• An author accidentally is missed out.

A notice of correction will be issued by INDJCST to the article and correct considerable errors that appear in online articles when these errors considerably affect the content or understanding of the work reported (e.g., error in data presentation) or when the error affects the publication's metadata (e.g., misspelling of an author's name). In these cases, INDJCST will publish a correction that will be linked to the original article. Furthermore, INDJCST assumes authors inform the editorial office of any errors they have observed (or have been informed of) in their article once published.

Removal of Published Content:

• In extraordinary situations, INDJCST reserves the right to remove a paper from its website. This happens when:
• INDJCST is advised that content is libelous that contains false information about a method or a researcher;
• Infringes a third party's intellectual property right, right to privacy, or another legal right;
• It causes an immediate and serious risk to safety and integrity if acted upon.

Addenda

An addendum is a notification to add information to a published paper. It should be noted that the supplements do not contradict the original publication and are not used to fix the error. For the errors, INDJCST will publish a correction notice. Actually, if the author needs to update or add some key information then, they can publish an addendum. According to the INDJCST policies, the addenda may be peer-reviewed and are normally subject to oversight by the editor of the research article.

10. Research ethics

The Indian Journal of Computer Science and Technology (INDJCST) is having ISSN NO: 2583-5300 (Online), Bi-monthly international journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct throughout the publication process. We adhere strictly to the guidelines and standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). These guidelines ensure best practices in areas such as duplicate publication, conflicts of interest, patient consent, and more. For detailed information on these policies, please refer to the author guidelines.

11. Diversity (DEIA)

The INDJCST of Fifth Dimension Research Publication invites submissions from historically marginalised scholars within the academic landscape, encompassing a broad spectrum of individuals whose viewpoints and experiences, shaped by their geographic backgrounds, institutional affiliations, gender identities, (dis)abilities, language proficiency, and various other distinctive characteristics, are of immense value to our academic community. The journal is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment that amplifies a rich tapestry of diverse voices and perspectives, providing a vital platform for those whose narratives may often go unheard in traditional academic circles. Through this commitment, the journal aims to enrich discourse and scholarship by highlighting the invaluable insights that these underrepresented scholars bring to the field.

The INDJCST of Fifth Dimension Research Publication (FDRP) is committed to fostering equitable opportunities that embrace and honour the diversity inherent in all individuals, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or socioeconomic status. The journal stands against any forms of bias, discrimination, and racism, striving to foster an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. The Editor-in-Chief is deeply committed to these principles, ensuring they are integrated into every aspect of editorial practices, including a thorough and transparent approach to article submissions and a rigorous peer-review process, all aimed at cultivating a fair and inclusive academic community. Through these efforts, the journal seeks to promote dialogue and understanding among diverse perspectives, inspiring scholars, including historically marginalised ones, to contribute and enrich the scholarly landscape.

Ethical guidelines for journal publication

Authors

• Authors should present an objective discussion of the significance of research work as well as sufficient details and references.
• Authors should maintain accurate records of data associated with their submitted manuscript and supply or provide access to these data, on reasonable request. Authors guarantee that all data used in the article are real and authentic. Where appropriate and where allowed by employer, funding body and others who might have an interest, authors should deposit data in a suitable repository or storage location, for sharing and further use by others.
• Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
• The authors should ensure that their work is entirely original, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, this fact has been appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. Authors should not submit articles describing essentially the same research to more than one journal.
• Authors should acknowledge the financial support and help/guidance of others if appropriate.
• Authors should provide the disclaimer if appropriate.
• All co-authors should significantly contribute to the research. The corresponding author should ensure that there is a full consensus of all co-authors in approving the final version of the paper and its submission for publication.
• Authors are obliged to participate in peer review process.
• Authors should notify promptly the editor if a significant error in their publication is identified, and cooperate with the editor to publish an erratum, addendum, corrigendum notice, or to retract the paper, where it is deemed necessary.

Editors

• Editors have complete responsibility and authority to accept/reject a manuscript.
• Editors should evaluate manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their academic merit. Editors act in a balanced, objective and fair way while carrying out their expected duties, without discrimination on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.
• Editors accept the paper when reasonably certain.
• Editors must not use unpublished information in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
• Editors preserve anonymity of reviewers.
• When errors are found, editors promote publication of correction or retraction.
• Editors should take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published article.

Reviewers

• Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
• Reports should be conducted objectively, and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments, so that authors can use them for improving the paper. Any relevant published work which is not yet cited should be pointed out.
• Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
• Reviewers should not consider 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.

Publisher

• Publisher monitors and safeguards publishing ethics.
• Publisher communicates journal policies.
• Publisher respects privacy of all parties involved.
• Publisher fosters editorial independence.
• Publisher maintains the integrity of the academic record.
• Publisher protects intellectual property and copyrights.
• Publisher publishes corrections, clarifications, and retractions.
• Publisher constantly improves the quality of the journal.

Article Withdrawal:

Only used for Articles in Press which represent early versions of articles and sometimes contain errors, or may have been accidentally submitted twice. Occasionally, but less frequently, the articles may represent infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data or the like. Articles in Press (articles that have been accepted for publication but which have not been formally published and will not yet have the complete volume/issue/page information) that include errors, or are discovered to be accidental duplicates of other published article(s), or are determined to violate our journal publishing ethics guidelines in the view of the editors (such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data or the like), may be “Withdrawn” from INDJCST. Withdrawn means that the article content (HTML and PDF) is removed and replaced with a HTML page and PDF simply stating that the article has been withdrawn according to the INDJCST Policy on Article in Press Withdrawal with a link to the current policy document.

Article Retraction:

Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data or the like. Occasionally a retraction will be used to correct errors in submission or publication. The retraction of an article by its authors or the editor under the advice of members of the scholarly community has long been an occasional feature of the learned world. Standards for dealing with retractions have been developed by a number of library and scholarly bodies, and this best practice is adopted for article retraction by INDJCST.

• A retraction note titled “Retraction: [article title]” signed by the authors and/or the editor is published in the paginated part of a subsequent issue of the journal and listed in the contents list.
• In the electronic version, a link is made to the original article.
• The online article is preceded by a screen containing the retraction note. It is to this screen that the link resolves; the reader can then proceed to the article itself.
• The original article is retained unchanged save for a watermark on the .pdf indicating on each page that it is “retracted.” The HTML version of the document is removed.

Article removal: legal limitations

In an extremely limited number of cases, it may be necessary to remove an article from the online database. This will only occur where the article is clearly defamatory, or infringes others’ legal rights, or where the article is, or we have good reason to expect it will be, the subject of a court order, or where the article, if acted upon, might pose a serious health risk. In these circumstances, while the metadata (Title and Authors) will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating the article has been removed for legal reasons.

Article replacement

In cases where the article, if acted upon, might pose a serious health risk, the authors of the original article may wish to retract the flawed original and replace it with a corrected version. In these circumstances the procedures for retraction will be followed with the difference that the database retraction notice will publish a link to the corrected re-published article and a history of the document.

Copyright Policy:

Authors note that paper cannot be withdrawn at any condition once it is accepted. The Authors may not publish his/her contribution anywhere else without the prior written permission of the publisher unless it has been changed substantially. The Author warrants that his/her contribution is original, except for such excerpts from copyrighted works as may be included with the permission of the copyright holder and author thereof, that it contains no libellous statements, and does not infringe on any copyright, trademark, patent, statutory right, or propriety right of others. The Author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors. In return for these rights:

• All proprietary rights other than copyrights, such as patent rights.
• The right to use all or part of this article, including tables and figures in future works of their own, provided that the proper acknowledgment is made to the Publisher as copyright holder.
• The right to make copies of this article for his/her own use, but not for sale.
• It is the responsibility of each author to ensure that papers submitted to the journal are written with ethical standards in mind, concerning plagiarism. Please note that all submissions are thoroughly checked for plagiarism. If an attempt at plagiarism is found in a published paper, the authors will be asked to issue a written apology to the authors of the original material. Any paper which shows obvious signs of plagiarism will be automatically rejected and its authors may be banned for duration of 01 years from publishing in Journal. The authors will receive proper notification if such a situation arises.
• This paper has not been published elsewhere in the same form.
• It will not be submitted anywhere else for publication prior to acceptance/rejection by this Journal.
• For any dispute or related violence, it will be discussed and considered only in front of ‘Judiciary of Ariyalur’ at FDRP Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

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In order for FDRP Publications and Its journal to publish and disseminate research articles, we need publishing rights. This is determined by a publishing agreement between the author and FDRP Publications and its Journal. This agreement deals with the transfer or license of the copyright to FDRP Publications and its journal and authors retain significant rights to use and share their own published articles. FDRP Publications and its journal support the need for authors to share, disseminate and maximize the impact of their research:

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• The exclusive right to publish and distribute an article, and to grant rights to others, including for commercial purposes.
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• The right to provide the article in all forms and media so the article can be used on the latest technology even after publication.
• The authority to enforce the rights in the article, on behalf of an author, against third parties, for example in the case of plagiarism or copyright infringement.

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