Contents
- General Submission Guidelines
- Manuscript Content and Integrity
- Rights and Ethical Responsibilities
- Editorial Process Policies
- Editorial Process Policies
- Use of AI in Publication
General Submission Guidelines
Who Can Submit?
Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Journal of Electrochemistry provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).
General Submission Rules
Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Journal of Electrochemistry, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of Electrochemistry. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Journal of Electrochemistry, please contact the editors.
Manuscript Content and Integrity
Affiliations
You and your co-authors must list all relevant affiliations to attribute where the research or scholarly work was approved and/or supported and/or conducted.
For non-research articles, you must list your current institutional affiliation.
If you have moved to a different institution before the article has been published, you should list the affiliation where the work was conducted, and include a note to state your current affiliation.
If you do not have a current relevant institutional affiliation, you should state your independent status.
Authorship gives recognition and credit for work done, accountability for reported research, confers moral and legal rights (copyright) and plays an important role in shaping academic careers. However, authorship issues remain a common concern faced by editors. COPE’s discussion document on authorship explores the issues in detail and provides practical advice.
COPE recommends that journals and publishers should have clear guidance in place to allow for transparency about who contributed to the work and in what capacity for authorship and contributorship as well as processes for managing potential disputes.
There is no universal definition of authorship, and practices vary by discipline and communities especially when individuals collaborate across subject areas. Different disciplines adopt their own criteria. However, the minimum recognized requirements for authorship are making a substantial contribution to the research and being accountable for the work undertaken (COPE Discussion document: authorship).
- Each author is expected to have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or the creation of new software used in the work; or have drafted the work or substantively revised it
- AND to have approved the submitted version (and any substantially modified version that involves the author's contribution to the study);
- AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author's own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature.
Journals should notify all authors that they have received a submission and confirm that emails are not invalid. To increase transparency, it is helpful for journals to publish “author contribution statements” that explain how each author contributed to a piece of work. This approach has been recently extended by the CRediT “Contributor Roles Taxonomy” an open standard of 14 item terms that allows for a standardized description of each author’s individual contribution to a manuscript. This information can be captured in author metadata and linked to authors’ ORCID profiles for full transparency of authors’ contributions.
Journal of Electrochemistry encourage collaboration with colleagues in the locations where the research is conducted, and expect their inclusion as co-authors when they fulfill all authorship criteria described above. Contributors who do not meet all criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements section.
Please see individual journal's Author Guidelines for information on the format for listing author contributions.
Corresponding Authors
Corresponding authors are responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors, and that all authors receive the submission and all substantive correspondence with editors, as well as the full reviews, verifying that all data, figures, materials (including reagents), and code, even those developed or provided by other authors, comply with the transparency and reproducibility standards of both the field and journal.
This responsibility includes but is not limited to: (i) ensuring that original data/original figures/materials/code upon which the submission is based are preserved following best practices in the field so that they are retrievable for reanalysis; (ii) confirming that data/figures/materials/code presentation accurately reflects the original; and (iii) foreseeing and minimizing obstacles to the sharing of data/materials/code described in the work. The corresponding author should be responsible for managing these requirements across the author group and ensuring that the entire author group is fully aware of and in compliance with best practices in the discipline of publication.
To discourage ghost authorship, corresponding authors must reveal as appropriate whether the manuscript benefited from the use of editorial services that, if unacknowledged, might constitute an undisclosed conflict of interest. Examples include use of an editor from an organization that may have a vested interest in slanting the results or reliance on a technical writer at a level that would warrant authorship credit. These situations might variously be addressed by including a statement in the acknowledgments, by describing the effort in the methods section, or by adding an author. Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Editorial office from the corresponding author of the manuscript and must include: (i) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (ii) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. Changes of the author list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor.
Corresponding authors should indicate whether any authors on earlier versions have been removed or new authors added and why. It is incumbent on the corresponding author to ensure that all authors (or group/laboratory leaders in large collaborations) have certified the author list and contribution description: that all authors who deserve to be credited on the manuscript are indeed identified, that no authors are listed who do not deserve authorship credit, and that author contributions, where they are provided, are expressed accurately.
Any potential authorship disputes brought to the editors’ attention will be handled in line with COPE guidelines.
Citations
Research articles, communications and non-research articles (e.g. Highlight, Review, and Editorials) must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive self-citation, coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite, gratuitous and unnecessary citation of articles published in the journal to which the paper has been submitted, and any other form of citation manipulation are inappropriate.
Citation manipulation will result in the article being rejected, and may be reported to authors’ institutions. Similarly, any attempts by peer-reviewers or editors to encourage such practices should be reported by authors to the publisher.
- Authors should consider the following guidelines when preparing their manuscript:
- Any statement in the manuscript that relies on external sources of information (i.e. not the authors' own new ideas or findings or general knowledge) should use a citation.
- Authors should avoid citing derivations of original work. For example, they should cite the original work rather than a review article that cites an original work.
- Authors should ensure that their citations are accurate (i.e. they should ensure the citation supports the statement made in their manuscript and should not misrepresent another work by citing it if it does not support the point the authors wish to make).
- Authors should not cite sources that they have not read.
- Authors should not preferentially cite their own or their friends’, peers’, or institution’s publications.
- Authors should avoid citing work solely from one country.
- Authors should not use an excessive number of citations to support one point.
- Ideally, authors should cite sources that have undergone peer review where possible.
- Authors should not cite advertisements or advertorial material.
Conflicts of Interest
Journal of Electrochemistry requires authors to declare all competing interests in relation to their work. All submitted manuscripts must include a ‘conflicts of interest’ section at the end of the manuscript listing all competing interests (financial and non-financial). Where authors have no competing interests, the statement should read “The author(s) declare(s) that they have no competing interests”. The Editor may ask for further information relating to competing interests. Editors and reviewers are also required to declare any competing interests and may be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.
- Journal editors, editorial board members, guest editors and staff who are involved with decisions about publication should declare their interests. Journals should consider publishing these on their website and updating them as required, as well as disclosing how conflicts of interest were managed for specific papers.
- Editors should clearly explain what should be disclosed, including the period that these statements should cover (for example, 3 years). Editors should ask authors to describe relevant funding, including the purpose of the funding (for example, travel grant and speaker’s fees), and to describe relevant patents, stocks, and shares that they own.
- Editors should publish authors’ conflicts of interest whenever they are relevant, or a statement of their absence. If there is doubt editors should opt in favor of greater disclosure.
- If authors state that there are no conflicts of interest, editors should publish a confirmation to this effect.
- Editors should manage peer reviewers’ conflicts of interest. An invitation to review a manuscript should be accompanied by a request for the reviewer to reveal any potential conflicts of interest and a request for the peer reviewer to disqualify or recuse themselves when these are relevant.
- When editors, members of editorial boards, guest editors and other editorial staff are presented with papers where their own interests may be perceived to impair their ability to make an unbiased editorial decision, they should withdraw from discussions, deputize decisions, or suggest that authors seek publication in a different journal.
Consent for Publication
When applicable, provide any disclosures regarding safety, regulations, or research ethics statements in this section. Any significant hazards or risks encountered in carrying out the research described in the manuscript must be addressed in this section. If any such hazards exist, a description and approach to mitigate the hazards must be included.
For all methods that involve the use of live animals or human subjects, a statement must be included in this section confirming that all experiments were performed in compliance with the institutional, state/provincial, and national guidelines and that relevant overseeing local and national governing bodies have approved the experiments. For experiments involving human subjects, a statement of informed consent must be provided for all subjects
Research Data Policy and Data Availability Guidelines for Authors
Research Data Policy
Journal of Electrochemistry encourages the sharing of research data to promote transparency, reproducibility, and the advancement of knowledge within the academic community. We recognize the importance of making data accessible to other researchers while respecting ethical and legal considerations. To this end, we have established the following guidelines for the inclusion of research data statements in submitted manuscripts:
Data Sharing Expectations
Authors are encouraged to make their data available to the public whenever possible, except where privacy, confidentiality, or legal constraints apply. Data should be shared in a manner that allows verification of results and the reuse of data for further research.
Data Availability Statements
Authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscripts. This statement should clearly outline where the data supporting the findings of the study can be accessed, or explain why the data cannot be shared. Below are examples of acceptable Data Availability Statements:
- Data Available in a Public Repository:
The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [NAME] repository, [PERSISTENT LINK TO DATASETS].
- Data Available on Request:
The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
- No Data Available:
No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.
Rights and Ethical Responsibilities
User Rights
The journal is an Open Access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles under the following conditions: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ which allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, and adapt the article as long as the author is attributed. The CC BY 4.0 license permits commercial and non-commercial reuse.
In consideration for publication of the article, the authors assign to Chinese Chemical Society and Xiamen University all copyright in the article. Publisher will be granted publishing and distribution rights. This journal uses a licensing agreement. The below language explains the rights that authors have when they publish with Journal of Electrochemistry. These apply to the corresponding author and all co-authors.
- Retain patent and trademark rights.
- Retain the rights to use their research data freely without any restriction.
- Receive proper attribution and credit for their published work.
- Re-use their own material in new works without permission or payment (with full acknowledgement of the original article):
- Extend an article to book length.
- Include an article in a subsequent compilation of their own work.
- Re-use portions, excerpts, and their own figures or tables in other works.
- Use and share their works for scholarly purposes (with full acknowledgement of the original article):
- In their own classroom teaching. Electronic and physical distribution of copies is permitted.
- If an author is speaking at a conference, they can present the article and distribute copies to the attendees.
- Distribute the article, including by email, to their students and to research colleagues who they know for their personal use.
- Share and publicize the article via Share Links without signup or registration.
- Include in a thesis or dissertation.
- Share copies of their article on commercial sites with which the publisher has a hosting agreement.
- Publicly share the preprint on any website or repository at any time.
- Publicly share the accepted manuscript on any site.
- Publicly share the final published article.
Handling of Academic Misconducts
The editorial board will adhere to the COPE guidelines when handling cases of academic misconduct. If validated evidence of academic misconduct is found, the manuscript will be returned to the author, and the author, research team, or affiliated institution will be informed according to the nature of the misconduct. If academic misconduct is discovered in an already published paper, the editorial board will publish a statement in the journal or on its website, announcing the retraction of the paper and deleting all related data from relevant databases to terminate its dissemination. The investigation will include collecting statements from all parties involved, reviewing related documentation, and consulting with the editorial board. A decision will be communicated to all parties within 14 days.
Acknowledgement
Individuals who participated in the development of a manuscript but do not qualify as authors should be acknowledged. Organizations that provided support in terms of funding and/or other resources should also be acknowledged. Acknowledgments should include individuals who contributed significantly to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship, such as technical support or writing assistance. Funding sources and institutional support should also be acknowledged.
Affiliation Misrepresentation
Affiliations must be an accurate reflection of where the study was approved and/or supported and/or conducted. For non-research articles, the affiliation should be listed as the place the author(s) was based at the time of submission. Misrepresentation of affiliation is a form of misconduct and Journal of Electrochemistry will deal will such cases by contacting all relevant institutions to assist with our investigation.
Authorship
Authors are required to give an honest account of authorship, where each listed author meets the Manuscript Content and Integrity: Authorship and Contributorship section in order to provide transparency and credit to those who have substantially contributed to the work. However, where authors have deliberately not complied with this requirement it will considered a form of misconduct. Of particular concern are:
- ‘Ghost authorship’ - where an author(s) has substantially contributed to the work but has not been given credit. This also impacts transparency as any competing interests pertaining to a ‘ghost author’ will not be declared.
- ‘Gift authorship’- where a listed author(s) has not contributed substantially, or at all to the published work.
- ‘Authorship for sale’- where authors have ‘sold’ an author spot on a paper, or where a researcher has ‘bought’ an authorship spot on a paper.
Journal of Electrochemistry will deal with authorship misconduct according to COPE guidelines. In some instances, Journal of Electrochemistry may be required to defer cases to the authors institution(s) for adjudication.
Breaches in Copyright/use of Third -party Material without Permission
Where authors have included material, which is under copyright and have not obtained the appropriate permissions as instructed by the copyright holders.
Citation Manipulation
Where authors excessively and inappropriately self-cite, or enter into prearrangements among author groups to inappropriately cite each other's work or where editors or reviewers coerce authors to cite papers from their own previously published papers, or from specific journals, without due justification as to why those papers are necessary to cite.
Data Falsification/Fabrication
Where deliberate action has been taken to inappropriately manipulate or fabricate data. This is considered a serious form of misconduct and is designed to mislead others and damages the integrity of the scholarly record with wide-reaching and long-term consequences.
When submitting a manuscript to Journal of Electrochemistry, authors must ensure all data contained within their manuscript is accurate and correctly represents their work. To help assist Journal of Electrochemistry with manuscript evaluation, authors are expected to retain all raw data represented in their manuscripts.
If the original data cannot be produced on request, acceptance of a manuscript or published paper may be declined or retracted.
Duplicate Submission/Publication
Authors are required to declare upon submission that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere, and as such the detection of a duplicate submission or publication is typically considered to be a deliberate act. This includes articles previously published in another language. For acceptable forms of secondary submissions or publications (e.g. an article translated into English), in accordance with ICMJE guidance, authors must seek permission from the publisher and copyright holder of the original article, and must inform the Editor of the receiving journal about the history of the original article. It must also be made clear to readers that the article is a translated version, with a citation provided to the original article.
Journal of Electrochemistry will accept unpublished work from an author’s thesis; however, the thesis must be acknowledged as the source of the work and adequately cited within the manuscript. It is advised the submitted manuscript contains unique aspects not included in the thesis. If work from a thesis has already been published this will not be considered original work and will not be considered for publication. Please refer to COPE’s guidelines for more details regarding the publication of theses.
Ethics Dumping
Where researchers leading a study deliberately set up collaborations in regions where participant recruitment and study interventions can circumvent international standards of research ethics oversight.
Image Manipulation
Where deliberate action has been taken to inappropriately manipulate or fabricate an image. This is a serious form of misconduct as is designed to mislead others and damages the integrity of the scholarly record with wide-reaching and long-term consequences.
Journal of Electrochemistry expects all images contained within manuscripts to be accurate and free from manipulation. Specific features within an image may not be enhanced, obscured, moved, removed or introduced without adequate notification of what the alteration is. Adjustments to the brightness, contrast or color balance of an image are acceptable if they do not obscure, eliminate or misrepresent information present in the original. Grouping images from different parts of gels, western blots or microscope images must be made explicit in the arrangement of the figure or in the text of the figure legend.
Peer Review Manipulation
Where authors or agencies submitting on behalf of authors take deliberate steps to influence the peer review process in their favour, or where editors make decisions based on biased peer review reports. Where there is evidence to suggest that the integrity of the peer review process has been compromised, necessary action will be taken to correct the scholarly record.
In very rare instances peer reviewers may appropriate the work they were assigned to review. Journal of Electrochemistry recognizes the damage such actions would cause to the peer review process. All peer reviewers at Journal of Electrochemistry are advised to read and consider the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers before accepting to review a manuscript and expected to treat any article and associated materials received in the course of the review as confidential. Any reviewer found to have committed misconduct by appropriating the work of others will be permanently removed from the peer review database and reported to their institution.
Plagiarism
Journal of Electrochemistry maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and does not tolerate the use of others’ ideas, words, or work without proper acknowledgment. Submissions containing any form of plagiarism, including but not limited to the following, will be rejected:- Direct Plagiarism: Copying another author's work word-for-word without proper citation.
- Self-Plagiarism: Reusing significant portions of one's own previously published work without citation, whether in the same or a different language.
- Duplicate and Redundant Publication: Submitting the same or substantially similar work to multiple journals or publications.
- Inappropriate Paraphrasing: Rephrasing another person's work without proper attribution.
- Unattributed Use of Ideas: Using another person's ideas, even if not directly quoted, without proper acknowledgment.
Journal of Electrochemistry allows the submission of manuscripts that have been previously posted as preprints. Authors are required to disclose any prior posting of their manuscript as a preprint during the submission process. The journal will conduct a thorough review to ensure originality and adherence to our plagiarism policy. Posting a preprint will not be considered as prior publication and will not influence the editorial decision. The corresponding author is responsible for the manuscript throughout the evaluation and publication process and has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors.
All submitted manuscripts are rigorously checked for plagiarism using professional plagiarism-checking software. Manuscripts with an unacceptable similarity index resulting from any form of plagiarism are rejected immediately to maintain the integrity of the publication process.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion refer to efforts to create a more welcoming environment for all people and to foster more diverse, inclusive and equitable communities. Diverse perspectives offer new ideas, avenues of discovery and solutions to research problems and scholarly communication. Expanding equity and inclusivity initiatives increases the likelihood that research will benefit everyone in our global communities. Journal editorial teams and publishers therefore have a responsibility to foster these values within the research communities they represent, ensuring diverse representation and an equitable and inclusive experience for all involved.
COPE is developing a discussion document on how matters of diversity, equity and inclusion relate to publication ethics and editorial decision making.
Journal of Electrochemistry is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. Journals will endeavor to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the editorial processes and policies, including, but not limited to, ensuring diversity, equity and inclusivity within journals’ editorial team, reviewer pool and authorship base. Journal of Electrochemistry does not tolerate harassment or discrimination against an individual on the grounds of age, ancestry, color, religious creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, national origin, race, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other category protected by law.
Research Ethics and Consent
All original research involving humans, animals, plants, biological materials, protected or non-public datasets, collections, or sites must include a written statement under the Ethics Approval section. This statement should detail the following:
- The name of the ethics committee(s) or institutional review board(s) involved.
- The number or ID of the ethics approval(s).
- A statement that human participants have provided informed consent before taking part in the research.
- Follow international, national, and institutional guidelines for the humane treatment of animals.
- Receive approval by the ethics review committee at the institution or practice at which the research was conducted and provide details on the approval process, names of the ethics committee(s) or institutional review board(s) involved, and the number or ID of the ethics approval(s) in the Ethics Approval section.
- Provide justification for use of animals and the species selected.
- Provide information about housing, feeding, and environmental enrichment, and steps taken to minimize suffering.
- Provide mode of anesthesia and euthanasia.
For studies involving animals, the following criteria must be met:
Studies in Humans and Animals
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age, and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.
Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.
Editorial Process Policies
Principle of Editorial Independence
- We believe strongly in ensuring that we keep the editorial decision making processes of our publications completely separate from our commercial interests.
- Safeguarding this editorial independence requires that all editorial decisions, or concerns or complaints, about editorial decisions are dealt with strictly within the editorial structures of a publication.
- These structures typically include editors, editors-in-chief, editorial boards or review boards, and ombudsmen or analogous structures for the editorial governance of any given publication.
- It further requires that no one on the commercial or executive side of the business can get involved in, interfere with or even comment on editorial decisions under any circumstances.
- To deviate from the rigorous application of this principle in any individual situation would ultimately serve to undermine the integrity of the principle of editorial independence altogether.
Desk Rejection Policy
- The topic / scope of the study is not relevant to the field of the Journal.
- There are publication ethics problems, non-adherence to international standard guidelines, and plagiarism (set at a similarity index of higher than 30 percent).
- The topic does not have a sufficient impact, nor does it sufficiently contribute new knowledge to the field.
- There are flaws in the study design.
- The objective of the study is not clearly stated.
- The study of the organization is problematic and/or certain components are missing.
- There are problems in writing or series infelicities of in the style of grammar.
- The manuscript does not follow the submission guideline of the Journal.
Confidentiality
A submitted manuscript is considered confidential material. Journal of Electrochemistry will not disclose submitted manuscripts to anyone except individuals who partake in the processing and preparation of the manuscript for publication (if accepted). These individuals include editorial staff, corresponding authors, potential reviewers, actual reviewers, and editors. However, confidentiality may be breached only in cases of suspected misconduct, where the manuscript may be disclosed to ethics committees or relevant institutions as part of the investigation process. Journal of Electrochemistry shall follow the appropriate COPE flowcharts wherever necessary.
Complaints/Appeals
All complaints, concerns, or appeals regarding authorship issues or the peer-review process, including concerns raised post-publication, should be addressed to the Editors-in-Chief, who will investigate the claims by first requesting information from all parties involved and second proposing a course of action in line with academic ethical principles as outlined by the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE; https://publicationethics.org/). Submissions can be halted in the review or publication process until the issues are resolved. In situations where the Editors-in-Chief are involved in the complaint, the Editorial Board members, led by the most senior member, will investigate the claims and propose a course of action. The investigation will include collecting statements from all parties involved, reviewing related documentation, and consulting with the editorial board. A decision will be communicated to all parties within 14 days.
Correction and Retraction of Articles
Corrections may be made to a published article with the authorization of the editor of the journal. Editors will decide the magnitude of the corrections. Minor corrections include typographical errors and minor factual inaccuracies and are made directly to the original article. However, in cases of major corrections, which involve substantial changes to the data or conclusions, the original article will remain unchanged, while the corrected version will also be published. Both the original and corrected versions will be linked to each other. A statement indicating the reason for the major change to the article will also be published. When necessary, retractions will be conducted according to COPE retraction guidelines. (COPE retraction guidelines).
Special Publication Forms
Preprint Sharing and Citation
Journal of Electrochemistry encourage authors to share an early version of their research as a preprint to increase visibility and support open research. We do not consider posting on a preprint server to be duplicate publication and this will not jeopardize consideration for publication. We require that you acknowledge in the disclosure section of your manuscript that your manuscript is also available on (name of non-commercial preprint server).
Journal of Electrochemistry’s policy on posting, licensing, citation of preprints and communications with the media about preprints of primary research manuscripts is summarized below.
Authors should disclose details of preprint posting, including DOI and licensing terms, upon submission of the manuscript or at any other point during consideration at Journal of Electrochemistry. Once the preprint is published, it is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the preprint record is updated with a publication reference, including the DOI and a URL link to the published version of the article on the journal website.
Authors may choose any license of their choice for the preprint including Creative Commons licenses. The type of CC-license chosen will affect how the preprint may be shared and reused. More information to help guide licensing choices can be found in these resource documents developed by an ASAPbio licensing taskforce.
Preprints may be cited in the reference list of articles under consideration at Journal of Electrochemistry as shown below:
Babichev, S. A., Ries, J. & Lvovsky, A. I. Quantum scissors: teleportation of single-mode optical states by means of a nonlocal single photon. Preprint at http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0208066 (2002).
Special Issues
Special Issue topics are determined by Editors and Associate Editors. Special Issue submissions follow the same process and author guidelines as any issue submission. Potential authors are encouraged to review all submission guidelines and follow the process as outlined.
Appointment of Guest Editors
Guest Editors for special issues are selected based on their expertise, academic reputation, and previous experience. Potential Guest Editors can be nominated by the journal’s editorial board, existing editors, or through self-nomination. Nominations are reviewed by the journal’s editorial board and approved by the Editor-in-Chief. Guest Editors are responsible for defining the scope of the special issue, drafting the call for papers, managing manuscript submissions, overseeing the peer review process, ensuring quality and originality, and making final decisions on manuscript acceptance in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief.
Setup of Special Issues
To initiate a special issue, a detailed proposal must be submitted, including the theme, objectives, target audience, potential Guest Editors, and a timeline. The proposal is reviewed and approved by the journal’s editorial board and the Editor-in-Chief. Once approved, a call for papers is announced and promoted through various channels. A clear timeline is established for manuscript submission, peer review, and publication to ensure the special issue aligns with the journal’s regular publication schedule.
Editorial and Review Process
Manuscripts for special issues are submitted through the journal’s online submission system and undergo an initial screening by the Guest Editors to ensure they fit the scope and meet basic quality standards. The manuscripts then undergo a double-blind peer review process, with reviewers selected based on their expertise. Authors revise their manuscripts based on reviewer feedback and resubmit for further review if necessary. The Guest Editors recommend acceptance or rejection of manuscripts, with final approval from the Editor-in-Chief. Accepted manuscripts are formatted, proofread, and published according to the journal’s guidelines. The special issue is promoted through the journal’s distribution channels, and post-publication metrics and feedback are monitored to inform future special issues.
Use of AI in Publication
Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in Writing
Please note the policy only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyze and draw insights from data as part of the research process.
Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans.
Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
Disclosure Instructions
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section titled "Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process."
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.
Use of AI in Peer Review
To protect authors' rights and research confidentiality, this journal does not currently allow the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies such as ChatGPT or similar services for peer review. We are actively evaluating compliant AI tools and may revise this policy in the future.
