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Privacy Statement

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Peer Review Process

Submissions undergo editorial screening and independent peer review. ICSFTI aims to use at least two qualified reviewers where feasible. Editorial decisions are based on relevance, originality, technical quality, and clarity.

Publication Ethics

ICSFTI expects authors, reviewers, and editors to follow recognized publication ethics principles, including originality, proper attribution, data integrity, responsible authorship, and correction of errors when identified.

Plagiarism Policy

Manuscripts may be screened for similarity and originality. Plagiarism, duplicate submission, substantial unattributed reuse, and fabricated or manipulated findings may result in rejection, withdrawal, or formal editorial action.

AI-Use Policy

If generative AI tools are used in manuscript preparation or analysis workflows, authors must disclose this use transparently in the manuscript where appropriate. Authors remain fully responsible for accuracy, originality, and ethical compliance.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, reviewers, and editors should disclose financial, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence evaluation or interpretation of research. Potential conflicts are considered during editorial handling and reviewer assignment.

Data Integrity and Retention

Reasonable administrative and technical controls are applied to protect editorial records. Some records are retained as part of the scholarly publication audit trail and long-term editorial documentation.

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