Publication ethics statement

This ethics statement is designed to provide a set of minimum standards to which authors, reviewers and editors of Annals of "Constantin Brâncuşi" University of Târgu-Jiu - Engineering Series adhere. In order to promote integrity in research publication, Annals of "Constantin Brâncuşi" University of Târgu-Jiu - Engineering Series adheres to the standards promoted by COPE (COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION ETHICS: http://publicationethics.org).

The COPE International Standards for Authors recommend:

Publication is the final stage of research and therefore a responsibility for all researchers. Scholarly publications are expected to provide a detailed and permanent record of research. Because publications form the basis for both new research and the application of findings, they can affect not only the research community but also, indirectly, the society at large. Researchers therefore have a responsibility to ensure that their publications are honest, clear, accurate, complete and balanced, and should avoid misleading, selective or ambiguous reporting. Journal editors also have responsibilities for ensuring the integrity of the research literature and these are set out in companion guidelines (Kleinert & Wage, 2011).

Reviewing is performed in a confidential way and the article that a reviewer/referee has been requested to review cannot be shown to third parties.

The following is a summary of COPE's international standards for authors of scholarly research publications and describes responsible research reporting practice:

  • The research being reported should have been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and should comply with all relevant legislation.
  • Researchers should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation.
  • Researchers should strive to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that their findings can be confirmed by others.
Plagiarism screening: We perform an initial plagiarism check using publicly available (free) plagiarism-detection tools to screen text fragments. This stage is designed to quickly identify obvious matches while minimizing costs. All checks are conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data security standards. Only the minimum necessary content is submitted to third-party services, and results are used solely for evaluating originality. If the initial check raises concerns, we conduct a secondary, more thorough assessment using Sistemantiplagiat.ro. If potential overlap is detected, the editorial team/handling editors will review the similarity report to determine whether overlaps are acceptable (e.g., proper citations, methods descriptions) or indicate potential misconduct. The author(s) will be informed of any concerns and provided an opportunity to respond. A submission found to contain plagiarized material, including self-plagiarism (such as previously published content without proper citation, permission, or justification), will be rejected.

If it is established that an article published in Annals of Constantin Brâncuși University of Târgu-Jiu - Engineering Series:

  • contains plagiarized (including self-plagiarized) content,
  • reports falsified or fabricated data,
  • involves unethical research practices,
then the article will be retracted. A retraction notice will be issued, detailing the reasons and grounds for retraction, identifying the individual responsible for the retraction, and including explanations from the authors. This notice will be linked to the retracted article.