Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- This submission has not been previously published and has not been submitted for review by other journal editors (or the comments to the editor below provide the necessary clarifications).
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A submission file is a document in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, RTF, or WordPerfect format.
- Internet links in the text are accompanied by full, correct URL addresses.
- The text is typed in Times New Roman font, 14 point size with 1.5 line spacing; author's accents are italicized, not underlined (everywhere except URLs); when forming decimal numbers, only a dot (0.95) is used; all illustrations, graphs and tables are placed directly in the text, where they should be according to the content (and not at the end of the document).
- The text complies with the stylistic and bibliographic requirements set forth in the Guidelines for Authors in the "Submissions" section.
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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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