Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
- All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
Articles
Section default policyCopyright Notice
1. Copyright Ownership
Upon manuscript acceptance:
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Authors retain moral rights (attribution and integrity) to their work.
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The publisher (JICN) holds exclusive commercial copyright for:
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Distribution, reproduction, and derivative works creation
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Inclusion in indexing databases and archival systems
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2. License Policy
All published content is licensed under:
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Allows sharing/adaptation with proper citation
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Permits commercial use unless otherwise negotiated
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Exception: Third-party materials (e.g., figures, datasets) must display original license terms.
3. Author Rights
Authors may:
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Self-archive preprints on personal websites/institutional repositories
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Reuse original figures/tables in future works without permission
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Distribute postprint version (peer-reviewed, unformatted) immediately after publication
4. Third-Party Material
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Materials under copyright protection (e.g., survey instruments, code snippets) require:
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Written permission from rights holder
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Clear attribution line below material:
"Reproduced with permission from [Source], [Year]; licensed under [License Type]"
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5. Enforcement & Liability
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Plagiarism/self-plagiarism >15% similarity will trigger editorial investigation
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Authors warrant that the manuscript:
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Contains no libelous/ unlawful statements
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Does not infringe third-party IP rights
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The journal is not liable for:
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Technical inaccuracies in published content
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Damages arising from article misuse
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6. Take-Down Policy
Retracted articles will display:
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Watermarked "RETRACTED" header
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DOI maintained with link to retraction notice
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Removal from all distribution channels within 30 days of retraction decision
Privacy Statement
JICN adheres strictly to privacy-preserving practices in scholarly communication. User data collection is limited to registered contributors and serves exclusively to facilitate:
Peer review operations
Aggregate analysis of submission patterns and publication metrics
Geospatial tracking of academic collaboration networks
The Editorial Board employs these anonymized datasets to enhance publication quality while maintaining full GDPR compliance. This includes implementation of:
Mandatory breach notification protocols
Subject access rights management systems
Data portability interfaces (JSON/XML formats)
Privacy-by-design architecture
Author Responsibilities
Corresponding authors must certify compliance with institutional ethics board requirements for human subject data.
Contact Information Usage
Email addresses and institutional affiliations are solely utilized for:
Manuscript status notifications via encrypted channels (TLS 1.3+)
ORCID synchronization through OAuth 2.0
Citation alert services (OPT-in basis)
No personally identifiable information is shared beyond the platform boundaries. Historical records adhere to NIST 800-88 media sanitization standards upon request for erasure.