Ethics and Policies

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering (IJISE) adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractice. The Journal follows the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.

  • Authors must ensure originality, avoid plagiarism, and disclose conflicts of interest.
  • Editors are responsible for fair decisions, confidentiality, and avoiding conflicts of interest.
  • Reviewers must provide objective, timely, and constructive evaluations, while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Publisher ensures the integrity of the scholarly record through permanent availability, archiving, and transparency.
  • Misconduct such as plagiarism, falsification of data, or duplicate publication will result in rejection or retraction.

International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering (IJISE) makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information published throughout the “Content” in our publications. However, IJISE, our members (including the editor-in-chief, members of the editorial board or reviewers, and guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the “Content.” Any opinions and statements expressed in this publication are those of the authors, not those of or endorsed by IJISE. The accuracy of the “Content” should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. IJISE will not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of the “Content.”

Copyright Policy

Authors retain full copyright of their articles. All articles are published under an open licence (CC BY 4.0), ensuring free access and permitting reuse with proper attribution.

Open Access Policy

International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering (IJISE) is an open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The journal allows authors to retain copyright and recommends the use of a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license to ensure broad dissemination and reuse of research.

Archiving Policy

International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering (IJISE) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content. To ensure permanent availability, all articles published in IJISE are deposited in the Zenodo digital repository (hosted by CERN and OpenAIRE). Zenodo assigns a DOI to each deposit and guarantees long-term storage, preservation, and global accessibility.

In addition, IJISE content is archived on the journal’s own servers and backed up regularly to safeguard against data loss, including PDF deposition of each article in the university and faculty’s digital repository.

Authors are also permitted to self-archive the final published version of their articles in institutional or disciplinary repositories.

This archiving strategy ensures that IJISE articles remain:

  • Findable – indexed in Zenodo, Google Scholar, and OpenAIRE.
  • Accessible – freely available to all users under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.
  • Interoperable & Reusable – preserved in trusted repositories in compliance with FAIR principles.

By combining institutional hosting and Zenodo deposition, IJISE guarantees the permanent preservation of the scholarly recordThis policy ensures that all journal articles remain permanently accessible, citable, and preserved for future generations of researchers, even in the event of disruption to the journal website.

Peer Review Statement

All manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering (IJISE) undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Each submission is initially assessed by the editorial team for compliance with the journal’s scope and formatting guidelines. Suitable manuscripts are then assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers to assess the quality, originality, clarity, and contribution to the field. The reviewers’ recommendations determine whether the manuscript is accepted, revised, or rejected. Reviewers remain anonymous to authors, and authors’ identities are not revealed to reviewers. The editorial board makes the final decision based on reviewers’ comments, originality, and scientific contribution.

Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

International Journal of Innovative Solutions in Engineering is an open-access journal committed to ensuring the widest possible dissemination of research. In line with this mission, the Journal does not levy any article processing charges (APCs) or any other fees at any stage of the publication process.

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs): NO. There are no fees for processing or publishing an article in this journal.
  • Submission Charges: NO. There are no costs for submitting a manuscript for review.