Our Policies

Key Tech Services peer-reviewed journal writers, reviewers, and editors are expected to adhere strictly to the publication ethics outlined below to prevent and deter any form of malpractice.

Authors: Only original works should be submitted by authors for potential publication in the KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering. The article or any of its parts should neither be published in a KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering nor be considered for publication in any other journal. The abstract should include a quick synopsis of the paper’s content. An accurate description of the task completed should be emphasized, as should the reasons behind it and the importance of the results. The article should include the relevant citations for any available material that was used in the paper. It is necessary to reference and cite the literature and periodicals that impacted the work. Irrelevant references to lengthen the list should be avoided, nevertheless. Only those who have made a substantial contribution to the concepts, problem formulation, execution, solution, and interpretation will be listed as authors; those who have assisted with the discussion and draft manuscript preparation will also be recognized. Any funding organization that assisted in the study should be properly credited. Before submitting an article, authors should ensure that the final product is not a redundant effort that is simply the result of multiple published papers. They should also refrain from tampering with data and photographs. All the co-authors should review the final draft of the work, and only when they all agree and there are no conflicts of interest, should it be submitted. All submission-related ethical standards shall fall under the purview of the corresponding author. Additionally, if an author finds a major problem or errors in the work, they should notify the publisher and editors as soon as possible. This could lead to the publication of a “Corrigendum” or perhaps the manuscript being retracted or withdrawn. Anything that goes against the above will be considered unethical behaviour, which is unacceptable.

Reviewers: Reviewers are expected to assist Editors in deciding on the publication of a submitted article. The writers and editors have high expectations of reviewers; their function is crucial. The manuscript can be much enhanced by a review report that includes helpful criticism regarding the paper’s intellectual content, presentation, and enhancement. Reviewers are expected to protect the privacy of the manuscripts they are evaluating. Reviewers are not required to share the article or any of its contents with anybody other than the editor or editorial office when required. Reviewers should not evaluate papers in which they have any kind of conflict of interest. Peer-reviewed ideas and information must not be utilized for one’s benefit or that of others.

Editors:Editors are in charge of determining whether a submitted work will be published or not. They might rely on referees opinion to guarantee that the manuscript’s intellectual substance is accurate and unique. They might adhere to our Editors Guidelines. To make a judgment quickly, the editor may confer with other members of the journal’s editorial board. Until the manuscripts are published, editors are required to keep them confidential. Manuscripts with conflicts of interest of any kind should not be considered by editors. The editorial office should be in charge of maintaining the strictest confidentiality regarding manuscript records.

Editorial responsibilities:
• Editors and Editor-in-Chief have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article
• Editors are responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication
• Editors publish errata pages or make corrections when needed
• Editors do not reject papers based on suspicions; they should have proof of misconduct
• Editors guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record
• Editors guarantee that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines
• Editors base their decisions solely on the papers’ importance, clarity, relevance, and originality to the publication’s scope
• Editors do not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without a serious reason
• Editors always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication
• Editors do not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members
• Editors do not change their decision after submitting a decision (especially after rejecting or accepting) unless they have an important reason.

Publisher: To guarantee the publication of original, high-caliber scientific research that the public can trust, Key Tech Services has established a set of ethical guidelines. To uphold publication ethics, the KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering is still subject to restrictions, including copyright, infringement, and plagiarism, which are set forth by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). The KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering is in charge of maintaining the confidentiality of all correspondence and will never reveal information that would be detrimental to the interests of the journal’s editors, authors, or referees. To prevent and deter publication malpractices of any sort, all parties involved in the publication of the KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering, including authors, reviewers, and editors, are expected to closely adhere to the publication ethics outlined below.

Antiplagiarism: The similarity index is checked with the help of Turnitin plagiarism software after receiving the manuscript at the KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering office. The articles with a similarity index below 20%, excluding references, will be considered for the review process. All the authors are informed to submit the original work contribution for possible publication. If plagiarism is detected during the peer review process, the manuscript is rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, an investigation is made, and an appropriate action is initiated.

Peer Review: The manuscript submitted to KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering is reviewed by two independent reviewers in the related field. The review process is a single blind process. The final decision about the manuscript for acceptance, review with minor/major change, or rejection is taken by the editor-in-chief, considering the reviewers’ comments.

Open access: All the manuscripts published by KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering can be fully read, downloaded, and printed by anyone interested without permission from the editor or authors. Thus, all the papers will be available freely from all current and previous volumes.

Indexing: Google Scholar, Crossref, Academia.edu, Scite, Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI), Scilit, WorldCat, Semantic Scholar                                                     1)  Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=KT+Journal+of+Mechanical+Engineering+ISSN+3048-9563&btnG=

2)  Crossref: https://www.crossref.org/titleList/   

3) Scite https://www.scilit.com/publications/search/1f31f854-9276-4271-b545-8df571c48066/newest/1/20

4) Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI) https://ouci.dntb.gov.ua/en/?q=KT+Journal+of+Mechanical+Engineering

5) Scilit:  https://www.scilit.com/publications/search/1f31f854-9276-4271-b545-8df571c48066/newest/1/20

6) WorldCat: ti:KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering – Search Results

7) Semantic Scholar: KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering | Semantic Scholar

Duplicate submission: Publications require manuscripts to be withdrawn before being submitted elsewhere, and cannot be submitted elsewhere while they are being considered. If it is discovered that an author’s work is concurrently submitted elsewhere, they risk being banned for a minimum of two years.

Conflicts of interest: When opinions about the research are swayed by things like money or personal connections, there is a conflict of interest. Financial, property-related, academic, personal, and other affiliations that could affect or be interpreted as influencing an author’s work must all be disclosed. It could be humiliating for the authors, editors, and journal if conflicts of interest are discovered after publication, and it might be necessary to publish a correction.

Citation manipulation: Sanctions may be imposed on the author or authors whose submitted publications are discovered to contain citations solely to boost the number of citations to their work or articles published in a certain journal. For the sole purpose of increasing citations to their own or an associate’s work, the journal, or another journal with which they are affiliated, editors and reviewers are not permitted to request references from authors. “Original wording taken directly from publications by other researchers should appear in quotation marks with the appropriate citations.

Withdrawal of an article: A submitted article may be withdrawn following the deep assessment and analysis of the situation, on a case-by-case basis. The withdrawal will solely depend on the Editor’s discretion. The decision of the Editor regarding the withdrawal of a paper will be final. Retraction of an article: Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submissions, same claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, and similar
claims, will lead to the retraction of an article.

Appeal: If authors believe that the rejection was due to a significant misinterpretation of a technical feature of the article or a failure to comprehend the scientific development demonstrated in the paper, they may file an appeal. Without adequate explanation, an appeal seeking a second opinion will not be considered. The journal’s administration can be contacted via email with the reference number of the manuscript to file an appeal. The only person who can appeal is the corresponding author who submitted the work.

Disclaimer: All the authors of KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering are solely held responsible for the content of the published manuscript. The journal editors of KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering, the publisher Key Tech Services, or any official staff involved in the publication process, will not be held responsible for the accuracy of the results and applicability of the research.

Blacklisting: The penalties could be applied to all of KT Journal of Mechanical Engineering’s publications if we learn violations of publication ethical guidelines.
If a published paper or submitted manuscript is discovered to contain fraudulent or falsified results, including data falsification and picture manipulation, the authors may be banned for a minimum of two years. These writers will not be accepted as editors or reviewers for any of our journa