Publishing Policies & Ethics
Ethical Publication Practices
Web of Conferences journals are committed to the standards of publishing integrity and academic honesty. Editors, reviewers and authors are encouraged to refer to The Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) and to follow its Core Practices and guidelines.
ITM Web of Conferences Publishing Ethics Guidelines (PDF)
Serious misconduct (for example, data fabrication, falsification or plagiarism) is taken seriously into consideration and is further investigated. When a suspicion of misconduct turns out to be confirmed, the available sanction is applied.
Before publication, Web of Conferences will randomly review papers from each scientific conference using the powerful text comparison tool: iThenticate. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism.
Post-publication article corrections
After publication, it is not possible to replace a PDF file by another one, or to add a correction directly in the published PDF file. Any correction requires to publish a “Publisher note” or a “Corrigendum”. If you want to declare a correction, fill in and return the Submission Form (.docx) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Journals' Requirements
The journals make clear their aims and scope, editorial policy and manuscript requirements in terms of presentation and submissions.
- Journals' instructions are available to any contributor.
- Authors are expected to pursue objectiveness and rigour in all aspects of their work. Authors are obligated to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
- The list of authors should accurately reflect who did the work.
- Journals only consider work that has not been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
- Editors, authors and peer reviewers must disclose interests that might appear to affect their ability to present or review data objectively.
- Journals recommend the use of a specific copyright and make it available on the journal pages.
Editorial Committee
Editorial decisions and editorial processes are run by the editors of the proceedings who are members of the organizing committee of the event. The detailed procedures may vary from event to event according to the custom and practice of each community.
- The editors of the proceedings are committed to ensuring the quality of the publication and that what is reported is ethical, accurate and relevant to the journal.
- They have full independence and are not dictated to or influenced by any factors (political, commercial, etc.). Their decision to accept or reject a paper for publication has been based only on the merits of the work and the relevance to the journal.
- When errors are found, the editors should promote publication of corrections or retraction.
Peer Review
All published articles are peer reviewed.
- Journals' policy encourages the use of blinded peer review and, when it is possible, multiple reviewers.
- Reviews must be conducted by expert referees, who have been requested to provide unbiased and constructive comments aimed, whenever possible, at improving the work.
- Proceedings editors must take all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of the materials they publish.
Starting March 2014, all published proceedings contain a Statement of Peer Review confirming that the editors have conducted the reviewing process in accordance with the journals' Policy on Publishing Integrity.
Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose whether they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research.