Editorial Policy

This policy describes guidelines in the publication process of Zede Journal.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to of reported study. An author is an individual who has made significant intellectual contribution to the conception, design, acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data execution, revision of the manuscript. An administrative role (e.g., providing laboratory space or funding) or language polishing/proofreading do not in themselves confer authorship, and guest/gift authorship is not appropriate

Authors have the following responsibilities:

Approve the submitted version (and any substantially modified version that involves the author’s contribution to the study)
Be accountable for the content of the manuscript.
Not to submit their work to more than one journal at a time.

Originality and plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. JEEA-Zede can use plagiarism checker software before considering any review.

Corresponding author

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all those who contributed substantially are named as co-authors and that they have seen and approved the manuscript before submission. All authors must also have the opportunity to approve the final version (after revision and/or proofing) prior to final publication.

Changes in authorship

Whenever there is a need to make changes in the authorship of a manuscript or a published article, the changes will be implemented according to Zede specification. Request for change in authorship shall be made by the corresponding author (and approved by all authors)in writing to the Editor-in Chief.

Editor-in-chief

The editor-in-chief is the journal’s editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. He is the lead editor who acts as the chief executive officer of the Journal. Based on the recommendation of reviewers, the editor-in-chief will make the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of a submitted manuscript.

Associate Editor

The journal will have an associate editor assigned by the Institute based on qualification/experience. The associate editor supports the chief editor in terms of editing, identifying appropriate reviewers for submitted manuscripts.

The Editors have the following responsibilities:

To ensure a fair and timely evaluation/review process.
To ensure that submitted manuscripts are handled in a confidential manner.
To make known any conflicts of interest that might arise.
In case, the editor is an author of a submitted manuscript, to pass it to another editor for independent review.
To choose reviewers carefully to ensure a fair review process:
Not to use specific named reviewers opposed by the authors to review the manuscript.
To follow up on any indications or allegations of scientific misconduct.
To call and chair regular meetings of the Editorial Board

Advisory Board

The Journal has an advisory board. The members are selected from Ethiopia and abroad. Members of the advisory board are expected to contribute to the quality, coverage, and publicity of the Journal nationally and internationally.

Acknowledgements

Individuals who participated in the development of a manuscript but do not qualify as an author should be acknowledged. Organizations that provided support in terms of funding and/or other resources should also be acknowledged.

Submission of Manuscript

Authors should read the “Authors Guideline” on the Zede journal’s page before making a submission. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the style and specifications of the journal’s policy. Authors listed on the manuscript should have met the requirements for authorship specified above. Where possible, contributions of each author may be specified at the end of the paper. All authors should approve the final version of the manuscript prior to submission. Once a manuscript is submitted, it is therefore assumed that all authors have read and given their approval for the submission of the manuscript. Contact information of all authors should be stated on the manuscript.

Submission of Paper

Any paper submitted for publication in ZEDE must not have been published previously, or submitted for publication elsewhere; and if accepted for publication by ZEDE, the author/s shall transfer the copyright to ZEDE.

Manuscript submissions should be made using the online submission platform at http://ejol.aau.edu.et/index.php/ZEDE/or by Email at: zede@aait.edu.et.

Conflict of Interest

Authors should disclose financial or any other interest that may have influenced the development of the manuscript. Reviewers should disclose any conflict of interest and if necessary decline the review of any manuscript they perceive to have a conflict of interest.

Confidentiality

A submitted manuscript is a confidential material and will not be disclosed to anyone except to individuals who partake in the processing and preparation of the manuscript for publication (if accepted).

Correction and retraction of articles

Corrections may be made to a published article with the authorization of the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.

2. Responsibilities of Reviewers

The following include responsibilities of reviewers:

To treat the manuscript and the review process confidential:
To evaluate the work (including any Supporting Information) carefully and objectively and timely;
To suggest the addition of references based on their direct relevance.
To make comments to the author politely and professionally avoiding personal criticism.
To inform the editor immediately if the reviewer is no longer able to review the manuscript or more time is needed.
To alert the editor if there is any indication of potential ethical problems
Not to reveal the reviewer or any other details of the review process to third parties.
Not to share part of the content of submitted, unpublished articles (data, information, interpretation, and discussion) with others
Not to retain the submitted manuscript in any form after review is complete.
Not to use information (data, interpretation, and discussion) gained in confidence from submitted, unpublished articles for their own or another′s interests.
To inform the editor if a conflict of interest becomes apparent at any point in the process

Scientific Misconduct and Unethical Behavior

Scientific misconduct in publishing includes but is not limited to:

Data fabrication or falsification/manipulation of data.
Duplicate submission of the same research findings (complete or in part) for consideration at different journals simultaneously.
Duplicate publication of the same research findings in different journals without proper referencing and permission.
Submission of closely related papers without giving credit to the prior work by intentionally neglecting to cite/discuss the related work to increase the apparent novelty of the results.
Plagiarism: presenting material, including results, ideas, and text, from someone else′s work as one′s own.
Self-plagiarism: copying significant content from own previous publications.
Reviewer misconduct: Failure to declare a conflict of interest; blocking/delaying the publication of the manuscript he/she is reviewing; use of unpublished information from the manuscript he/she is reviewing for one′s own research.
Authorship misconduct: Omission of a person who made a substantial intellectual contribution from the author list or inclusion of someone who did not or listing of anyone as an author without his or her consent and approval of the submitted draft.

Dealing with Unethical Behavior

Decisions, on verified unethical misconduct, will be made by the Editorial Board. The decision can be:

Withdrawal (for accepted articles), retraction, or publishing a Corrigendum (for published articles).
Sanctions may include rejecting the paper, banning the author from submitting further manuscripts for a certain period, banning the reviewer from serving as a reviewer for a certain period, or informing the author′s or reviewer′s institution.

Early View

After articles are fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors' final corrections have been incorporated, they will immediately be published online via http://ejol.aau.edu.et/index.php/ZEDE/ in advance of their publication in a printed issue. These, Early View articles are given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked

Editorial Policy

2. Responsibilities of Reviewers

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