Journal of Electronic Science and Technology

Generative AI may only be used to improve readability and language with human oversight; AI cannot be listed as author or co-author; authors responsible for content. Model summary

Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…

Authorship changes only prior to acceptance and only with editor approval; requests by corresponding author with written confirmation from all authors; post-acceptance changes only in exceptional circumstances; unauthorized changes may result in rejection or retraction. Model summary

The editors of this journal generally will not consider changes to authorship once a manuscript has been submitted. It is important that authors carefully consider the authorship list and order of authors and provide a definitive author list at original submission. The policy of this journal around authorship changes: All authors must be listed in the manuscript and their details entered into the …

Competing interests must be disclosed via declarations tool; journal affiliation roles must be declared with specific text; authors with nothing to declare select 'I have nothing to declare'; Word document uploaded at submission. Model summary

For papers published after June 2024, all authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the …

Ethics approval and consent statement required for human participant studies; animal use must meet ethical and welfare standards. Model summary

Manuscripts reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must: Include a statement on ethics approval and consent (even where the need for approval was waived)

This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article received before 2023, authors have transferred their copyright to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; for articles which have been received since …

Fully open access journal; CC BY license; APC USD 1000 plus taxes; APCs waived for articles submitted before 31-12-2026. Model summary

Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors o…

Double anonymized peer review; initial editor suitability assessment; minimum two independent expert reviewers; editors make final decision; managing editors review all manuscripts; desk rejection for out of scope, ethical conflicts, high similarities, lack of originality, flaws in research design o Model summary

This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will be taken b…

Automatic plagiarism screening with iThenticate CrossCheck; high similarity papers desk rejected. Model summary

Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…