Editorial Policies
Standards and principles ensuring integrity, transparency, and excellence in energy conservation research publication.
Commitment to Publication Ethics
Energy Conservation maintains rigorous editorial policies aligned with COPE guidelines and best practices in scientific publishing for sustainability research.
These standards ensure fair evaluation, transparent processes, and ethical publication of energy efficiency and conservation innovations globally.
All submitted manuscripts undergo rigorous peer review by qualified experts in energy science and engineering. Our review process evaluates scientific validity, methodological rigor, originality, and contribution to sustainability knowledge.
Double-Blind Review
Both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the evaluation process, ensuring unbiased assessment of energy research contributions.
Expert Evaluation
Manuscripts are reviewed by specialists with relevant expertise in the specific technology area or methodological approach presented.
Constructive Feedback
Reviewers provide detailed comments intended to help authors improve their sustainability research manuscripts.
Energy Conservation expects all submissions to represent original work conducted according to established ethical standards for scientific research. Authors bear responsibility for ensuring the integrity of their energy efficiency and conservation studies.
- Data fabrication and falsification are serious violations resulting in rejection and potential reporting
- Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable; all submissions are screened using detection software
- Duplicate submission and publication are prohibited for energy research manuscripts
- Image manipulation beyond standard adjustment must be disclosed and justified
Allegations of misconduct: Concerns about research integrity in published or submitted energy articles are investigated according to COPE guidelines. Contact the editorial office confidentially to report potential issues.
Complete disclosure of potential conflicts is required from authors, reviewers, and editors for sustainability research. This includes financial relationships with energy companies, institutional affiliations, and personal connections that might influence evaluation or interpretation.
All listed authors must meet established authorship criteria: substantial contribution to research conception, data acquisition, or analysis; drafting or revision; final approval; and accountability for the work. Industrial and governmental contributors to energy research should be properly acknowledged.
Energy Conservation addresses errors in published work through appropriate correction mechanisms including errata, corrections, or retractions as warranted by the nature and significance of issues affecting conservation research.
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