• All research must be original.
• Manuscripts may be checked for plagiarism.
• Suspected plagiarism should be reported to the editor.
• Authors should submit unpublished content. Redundant publications must be reported to the editor.
• Past research results must be properly referenced if repeated or compared with new data.
• All significant contributors must be listed as authors.
• Any changes to authorship must be agreed upon by all authors and presented as a corrigendum.
• Any ethical issue must be reported to the editor with appropriate evidence.
• Ethical issues include but are not limited to, the unethical behaviours mentioned above.
• The editor will investigate promptly.
• Minor breaches will be handled without wider consultation and with the author’s participation.
• Serious breaches may be reported to the accused’s employer.
The editor, with the editorial board, will decide the next steps, which may include:
• A written warning to the author or reviewer.
• Publishing an editorial or correction outlining the breach.
• Retraction or withdrawal of the work.
• Reporting the misconduct to a regulatory body.
Cases not covered by MITS Journal regulations will follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.