Dealing with Misconduct
The ESTEEM Academic Journal adheres to the COPE Retraction Guidelines. The editors are responsible for considering the retraction of a publication when presented with clear evidence of the following:
- findings are unreliable, either because of a major error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error), or because of fabrication (e.g., of data) or falsification (e.g., image manipulation). It constitutes plagiarism.
- findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication). It contains material or data without authorisation for use.
- Copyright has been infringed, or there is some other severe legal issue (e.g. libel, privacy). It reports on unethical research. It has been published solely based on a compromised or manipulated peer review process
- The author(s) failed to disclose a major conflict of interest that, in the editor's view, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.
ESTEEM Academic Journal aims to digitally archive all published articles and will be deposited at the Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR) UiTM Shah Alam repository.
Copyright Statement
The ESTEEM Academic Journal (EAJ) (e-ISSN 2289-4934) publishes open-access articles, allowing users to freely download, print, copy, distribute, read, reuse, and quote the content, provided full credit is given to the original published version. Upon submitting and accepting a manuscript, authors grant the journal the right to publish their article online. However, authors retain full ownership of their work.
EAJ is published by Penerbit UiTM (UiTM Press), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
The views, opinions, and technical advice expressed in the published articles are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Universiti Teknologi MARA.
Plagiarism Policy
All submissions to the ESTEEM Academic Journal will undergo plagiarism screening using Turnitin software. Authors are advised that their submissions may be subject to plagiarism checks at any stage during the peer-review or production process. The editor will conduct a thorough investigation of any detected plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, and will promptly contact all named authors if overlapping material is identified. If the explanation provided is deemed unsatisfactory, the submission will be rejected, and the authors may be prohibited from submitting to ESTEEM for a period of one (1) year.
Self-archive policy
ESTEEM Academic Journal aims to digitally archive all published articles and will be deposited at the Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR) UiTM Shah Alam repository.
