EMAS is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement sets out the responsibilities of authors, reviewers and editors.

 

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must submit only original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere. Extended versions of NAFEMS conference papers, abstracts, theses and preprints are accepted, provided the earlier version is disclosed. All sources must be cited and permission obtained for any third-party material. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable, and submissions may be checked with Crossref Similarity Check.

Authorship is limited to those who made a significant contribution to the work; other contributors, such as language editors, are acknowledged. The corresponding author ensures that all co-authors have approved the final version. Authors may be asked to provide the underlying data for editorial review and should retain it for several years after publication.

 

Competing Interests

The corresponding author must declare, on behalf of all authors, any financial or personal relationships that could unduly influence the work, such as research funding, consultancy or related patents. The declaration forms part of the Publication Agreement.

 

Use of Generative AI

Authors must declare any use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in preparing the manuscript. Such tools may be used only to improve language and readability. A disclosure statement is published with the article, and authors remain fully responsible for its content.

 

Changes to Authorship

The author list should be final at submission. Changes are accepted only before acceptance and with the approval of the Editors-in-Chief. The request must give the reason for the change and written agreement from all authors, including any author being added or removed.

 

Responsibilities of Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential, declare any competing interest, and report suspected duplicate publication or misconduct to the editors. Editors judge manuscripts solely on their scientific merit and relevance, do not handle manuscripts on which they have a competing interest, and investigate any allegation of misconduct.

 

Corrections and Retractions

Every published article is assigned a DOI, ensuring its permanence.

Authors who discover a significant error in their published work must notify the editors promptly and cooperate in correcting or retracting it. Corrected versions are published with a maintained revision history.

Articles can be retracted for reasons including honest error, research misconduct, plagiarism and unethical research. Retractions and their reasons are always communicated transparently.