Policies

Open Access Policy

Every research article published in the Mein : Journal of Mechanical, Electrical & Industrial Technology is entirely OPEN ACCESS, meaning it is immediately and freely accessible for reading, downloading, and sharing. These articles are released under the conditions of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, allowing for utilization, distribution, and reproduction in any format as long as proper attribution to the original work is given.

Digital Archiving Policy

This journal employs the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS system to establish a distributed archiving mechanism among participating libraries. It allows these libraries to establish enduring archives of the journal, primarily for preservation and recovery purposes.

LOCKSS

CLOCKSS

Plagiarism Policy

The editorial board of the Mein : Journal of Mechanical, Electrical & Industrial Technology acknowledges that plagiarism is unacceptable and establishes a clear policy with specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism or similarities are detected in articles submitted for publication in MEIN. To identify similarities in article manuscripts, MEIN employs Turnitin's originality checking software for both initial submissions and the final version of articles intended for publication. A maximum similarity threshold of 20% is allowed for submitted papers. If the similarity index exceeds 20%, the article will be returned to the author for correction and resubmission.

Definition:
Plagiarism entails the "use or close imitation of the language and ideas of another author, representing them as one's own original work."

Policy:
Articles must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any content directly borrowed from another source must be unmistakably distinguished from the original text by (1) indentation, (2) the use of quotation marks, and (3) attribution of the source. Any text exceeding fair use standards (defined as more than two or three sentences or equivalent) or any graphical material reproduced from another source necessitates permission from the copyright holder and, if feasible, the original author(s). Proper source identification is also required, including any previous publication.

Upon identifying plagiarism, the Editor in Chief, responsible for reviewing the paper, will determine appropriate measures based on the extent of plagiarism found, following these guidelines:
Level of Plagiarism
Minor Plagiarism:

  • Involves small sentences or short paragraphs from another manuscript with no substantial data or ideas borrowed from other sources.
  • Action: Authors receive a warning and are asked to revise the manuscript, properly citing the original sources.

Intermediate Plagiarism:

  • Involves the significant borrowing of data, paragraphs, or sentences from another article without proper citation.
  • Action: Involves the significant borrowing of data, paragraphs, or sentences from another article without proper citation.

Severe Plagiarism:

  • Involves substantial portions of an article, including the replication of original results (data, formulations, equations, laws, statements, etc.), ideas, and methods presented in other publications.
  • Action: The paper is automatically rejected, and the authors are prohibited from submitting further articles to the journal.