The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team of JEIT are committed to the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. JEIT adheres to internationally recognized best practices including the COPE Best Practice Guidelines, the ICMJE Recommendations, and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (COPE, DOAJ, WAME, OASPA).

Plagiarism

Plagiarism in any form — including text, ideas, images, code, datasets, or previously published figures — is strictly prohibited. This includes self-plagiarism, where authors reuse their own previously published work without proper citation. All submissions are screened using iThenticate before peer review. Manuscripts with confirmed plagiarism are rejected immediately.

Peer Review

JEIT uses a double-blind peer-review system to ensure fairness and objectivity. Both author and reviewer identities remain confidential throughout the review process. Reviewers follow the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers and are selected based on expertise in engineering, computing, and emerging technologies.

Errata, Retractions, Withdrawals, and Expressions of Concern

Errata

Issued for factual errors that do not alter the scientific conclusions. A correction notice is linked to the original article.

Retractions

Published when findings are invalid due to major errors, plagiarism, fabrication, or ethical misconduct. Retracted articles remain online with a clear "Retracted" watermark and a linked retraction notice. JEIT follows COPE Retraction Guidelines.

Withdrawals

Applied before or after acceptance when ethical, legal, or authorship issues arise. Withdrawn manuscripts do not receive a DOI unless already published online.

Expressions of Concern

Issued when the validity of a publication is under investigation but conclusions are not yet reached.

Complaints Procedure

Complaints may be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief at jeit@qu.edu.sa. All cases are investigated following COPE guidance.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all potential conflicts of interest — financial, academic, or personal — at submission. Disclosures appear in the published article. JEIT follows COPE's guidance on managing conflicts of interest.

In-House Submissions

To ensure editorial independence:

• Manuscripts submitted by editorial board members are handled by independent editors
• Editors do not participate in decisions regarding their own submissions
• All in-house submissions undergo external peer review

Editorial decisions are based solely on scientific merit.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Following WAME recommendations:

• AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, image generators) cannot be listed as authors
• Any use of AI in writing, analysis, coding, or image generation must be fully disclosed
• Authors remain responsible for accuracy, originality, and absence of plagiarism

Ethics Approval

Required for:

• Human-subject research (IRB approval with protocol number)
• Clinical or biomedical engineering trials
• Animal studies (institutional animal ethics approval)

Research involving humans must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Manuscripts must include a statement confirming informed consent and ethics approval.

Image Quality and Integrity

• No feature may be added, removed, or altered in images
• Adjustments (brightness, contrast) must apply to the entire image
• All modifications must be disclosed in the figure legend
• Minimum resolution: 300 DPI

Adherence to COPE Core Practices

JEIT follows COPE's core practices, including:

• Authorship and contributorship
• Complaints and appeals
• Conflicts of interest
• Data and reproducibility
• Ethical oversight
• Intellectual property
• Journal management
• Peer review processes
• Post-publication corrections