Research and Publication Ethics
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Research Ethics Regulations (KOR)Download
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Research Ethics Regulations (ENG)Download
The Korean Society of Metals and Materials requires that all its members adhere to the ethical requirements outlined below. All members, as dedicated engineering experts in metals and materials, must uphold the values of integrity,honor, and authority as follows.
- All members will use their knowledge and skills to achieve enhanced human well-being and sustainable growth.
- All members will endeavor to raise the competitiveness and authority of committed engineers and technical experts in metals and materials.
- All members will prioritize public safety, health, and well-being above all else while adhering to the principle of sustainable development in implementing their professional requirements and duties.
- All members will enhance their professional reputation by providing expert knowledge and related services while refraining from unfair competition with others.
- All members will act honestly and fairly, upholding ethical integrity and scholarly conscience, when taking part in educational and research activities, presenting their findings, and engaging in in-person events.
- All members will refrain from participating in any activity that contradicts or undermines the founding objectives of the Korean Society of Metals and Materials.
- All members will not present the findings of other researchers, whether fully or partially, in their research papers or publications as if they were their own creations, and they will also demonstrate respect for the R&D achievements of their fellow researchers.
- Any member who serves as a peer reviewer and advisor must assess research papers and related reports with impartiality, guided by their scholarly principles.
- All members will abstain from seeking unfair or improper benefits by exploiting any information acquired during their research activities.
- Authors must be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions in the planning, execution, and interpretation of research in accordance with the definition of authorship.
※ Authors are defined as individuals identified and confirmed by the corresponding research team to have made
- substantial contributions to the research and have also agreed to assume responsibility for their contributions.
- Authors must acknowledge their responsibility for the portions of the research that they have conducted themselves while also recognizing that their co-authors assume responsibility for other specific portions performed by them.
- Authors must also have assurance in the authenticity of the reported contributions of their co-authors.
- All authors must review and approve the final draft of their paper. (Source: Korean Council of Science Editors, CSE)
(Source : Korean Council of Science Editors, CSE)