Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences is committed to maintaining high standards of ethics and integrity in research and publication. The following guidelines are provided to help authors prepare and submit their manuscripts in accordance with our standards.

Submission Guidelines

Originality

• Authors must declare that all work in their submitted paper is original and appropriately cite content from other sources to avoid plagiarism.
• Authors should ensure that their manuscript, as submitted, is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere. Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal in the same language is prohibited.
• Where sections of the manuscript overlap with published or submitted content, this should be acknowledged and cited.

Ethical Standards

• Preparing or manipulating data and results, intellectual property theft, and plagiarism are highly unacceptable and violate author ethics.
• Information obtained from various media can be provided in the manuscript only with prior permission from the owner of the source of information or data.
• Authors must ensure their contribution does not contain any defamatory material or infringe any copyright or other intellectual property rights, or any other rights of any third party.

Accuracy and Integrity

• Authors and coauthors are requested to review and ensure the accuracy and validity of all the results prior to submission.
• Any significant error in the published work must be promptly reported to the editor. Authors should work with the editor to publish an erratum, addendum, or retraction where necessary.

Conflict of Interest

• Any potential conflict of interest should be informed to the editor well in advance.
• Authors should declare any potential conflicts of interest relating to a specific research paper.

Data Sharing

• Sharing scientific information described in a paper or a letter to the editor with public media, government agencies, or manufacturers before publication violates our policy.

Documentation

• Author Declaration Form: All authors are requested to submit the Author Declaration Form while submitting the manuscript. This form confirms the originality and integrity of the research work.
• License to Publish Agreement: Upon acceptance of their research paper for publication, authors must submit the License to Publish Agreement without failure.

Citations and References

• Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Manuscript Preparation

• Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal’s formatting guidelines, which can be found on the journal’s website. This includes proper structuring of the paper, use of approved citation styles, and adherence to word limits and other specifications.

Review and Feedback

• Manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure the validity, relevance, and originality of the research. Authors are expected to respond to reviewer comments and make necessary revisions to their manuscripts.

Final Submission

• Ensure that all authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript before submission. The corresponding author should handle all communications with the journal during the submission and peer review process.

Post-Publication

• Authors should inform the editor or publisher if there is a significant error in their published piece and work with the editor to publish an erratum, addendum, or retraction where necessary.

By adhering to these guidelines, authors contribute to the integrity and quality of Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences, ensuring that it remains a reputable source of scientific knowledge.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

In accordance with the position statement of the Committee on Publication Ethics, the policy of the Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences regarding artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models such as ChatGPT is as follows:

Authorship

• AI tools cannot be listed as authors of a paper as they are not legal entities.

Disclosure of AI Use

• Authors who use AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements, or collection and analysis of data must disclose this use in the Methods or Acknowledgments section of the paper.
• This disclosure must transparently and specifically state how the AI tool was used, which tool was used, and which sections of the paper are affected. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscripts, including parts produced by an AI tool, and are therefore liable for any breach of publication ethics and any inaccuracies.

Compliance with Policies

• Before submitting a manuscript, authors are requested to read the policies and guidelines section of the journal website: ASP-JMMS Policies and Guidelines.
• Authors have the right to file a complaint and ask for an explanation if they perceive any misconduct in the application of the journal’s policies and ethical guidelines.

This Journal is an open access journal and does not charge readers or their institutions for access to the journal articles. The open access supports the rights of users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles provided they are properly acknowledged and cited. There is no article processing fee charged to the authors and all articles are immediately available on the journal website once published. Permitted reuse is defined by the following user license: Creative Commons Attribution-4.0. The authors retain the copyright in addition to the scholarly usage rights and the Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences receives the publication and distribution rights.

All the published articles are rigorously double-blind peer-reviewed and screened with plagiarism detection tools (Turnitin); text match of less than 15% (excluding references) is considered acceptable. Reviews are delivered promptly. Accepted papers are published in approximately three to six months from submission.

To connect authors to their contributions and prevent fake research in scholarly publishing, The journal encourages authors to update their personal data and assign ORCID number to their profiles. This makes publishing more transparent and trustworthy.

Correction, Retraction, and Removal of Articles

Correction

The journal will publish a correction if the scholarly record is seriously affected (e.g., if accuracy, intended meaning, scientific reproducibility, author reputation, or journal reputation is judged to be compromised). Corrections that do not materially affect the contribution or significantly alter the reader's understanding of the contribution, such as misspellings or grammatical errors, will not be published. When a correction is published, it will link to and from the original work. The correction will be added to the original work so that readers will receive both the original work and the correction. All corrections will be as concise as possible.

Retraction

The journal reserves the right to retract items. Retractions will occur if the editors and editorial board find that the main conclusion of the work is undermined or if subsequent information about the work comes to light that the authors or the editors were not aware of at the time of publication. Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submissions, inaccurate claims of authorship, plagiarism, and fraudulent use of data, will also result in the retraction of the work.

Removal

Some circumstances may necessitate the removal of a work from the journal. This will occur when the article is judged by the editors and editorial board to be defamatory, if it infringes on legal rights, or if there is a reasonable expectation that it will be subject to a court order. The bibliographic information about the work will be retained online, but the work will no longer be available on the journal website. A note will be added to indicate that the item was removed for legal reasons.

Name Change Policy

The journal is committed to supporting requests for author name changes and/or pronoun changes with as few barriers as possible. Name changes and/or pronoun changes are available to authors upon request, with no legal documentation required. Upon receiving a name change request, the journal will update all metadata, published content, and associated records under our control to reflect the requested name change. Authors who wish to update or change their name should contact support@asp-jmms.com. Requests will be treated with respect and confidentiality and addressed as quickly as possible.