The European Journal of Materials Science and Engineering (EJMSE) is a high quality peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original research papers in the broad field of materials science and engineering. EJMSE is an OPEN ACCESS journal under the CC BY-NC license. The journal DOES NOT HAVE Article Publication Charge (APC) nor a Submission Charge. EJMSE publishes original research papers, review articles and book and project reviews in all areas dedicated to materials research.
Journal is published by Politehnium Publishing House, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași, Romania.
EJMSE is published under the aegis of Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR) 
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1.1 Alignment with COPE
EJMSE follows the principles and Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Publishers and editors will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred. Plagiarism software is used for the primary check-up of manuscripts. Research misconduct is not tolerated.
In no case shall the journal, publisher, or editors encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place.
1.2 Editorial Independence
The Editorial Board operates independently of the publisher and the funding organization. Financial or institutional support does not influence editorial decisions. All decisions are based exclusively on scientific merit, originality, peer-review evaluation, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
- BUSINESS MODEL, REVENUE AND TRANSPARENCY
2.1 Revenue Sources and Business Model
EJMSE operates under a non-commercial academic publishing model.
The journal is published with financial support from the Romanian Inventors Forum (Forumului Inventatorilor Români – FIR), a non-governmental, non-profit scientific organization.
The journal does not generate income through: Advertising, Sponsored content, Marketing partnerships, Subscriptions, or Commercial reprints.
2.2 Publication Fees
EJMSE DOES NOT charge:
- Submission fees
- Article Processing Charges (APCs)
- Publication fees
The absence of publication fees does not influence editorial decision-making. Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is based solely on scientific evaluation.
2.3 Advertising & Marketing Policy
The European Journal of Materials Science and Engineering (EJMSE) does not accept advertising, sponsored content, or marketing-related revenue.
No advertising material is associated with published articles.
The journal operates independently of commercial influence, and all editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, peer-review evaluation, and scientific relevance.
- OPEN ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT POLICY
3.1 Open Access Policy
EJMSE is an OPEN ACCESS journal under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). The license is displayed on each published article PDF and also on the journal’s website.
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All content is freely available without charge to any user or institution.
Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts without prior permission, provided a proper citation is given.
3.2 Copyright and Authors’ Rights
The journal allows the author(s) to retain copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. The copyright holder is the author(s).
As an author, you retain rights for a large number of uses, including:
- The right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to full texts of the article
- The right to present the journal article at a meeting or conference
- The right to include the article in a thesis or dissertation
- Patent and trademark rights and rights to any process described
- The right to use the article in a printed compilation
- The right to prepare derivative works or extend into book-length form, with full acknowledgement of original publication
Concerning the permission for copyrighted images used in your manuscript, this is entirely the responsibility of the authors (whether they’ll be screenshots – e.g., of a scene from a video, photos, figures, tables, maps, graphics, etc.).
3.3. Publication Fee
No submission or publication charge is applied.
The EJMSE publishes 4 regular issues/year (March/June/September/December) and could have Special Issues dedicated to scientific events.
- DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION POLICY
4.1 LOCKSS and Backup Systems
LOCKSS – multiple copies saved on different servers and backups. The journal uses multiple backup systems to ensure preservation.
4.2 Website Archiving
All electronic content (website, manuscripts, etc.) is stored in three different sources. A copy is preserved on two backup sources. In case of server failure, restoration is expected within 48–96 hours.
4.3 Abstracting/Indexing Archiving
EJMSE’s Abstracting/Indexing services store essential information about articles. In addition, some of EJMSE’s Abstracting/Indexing services archive metadata for articles and their electronic versions. In this way, copies of articles are presented to the scientific community through these systems as an alternative to journals.
4.4 Long-Term Preservation
Politehnium Publishing House assumes responsibility for archiving all digital materials for as long as needed.
If the journal ceases publication, all published content will remain permanently accessible via archived repositories and indexing services.
We follow current standards and best practices in digital archiving and preservation.
4.5 Repository Policy
Authors are permitted to deposit:
- The submitted manuscript (preprint) – for personal use only.
- The accepted manuscript (postprint) – for personal use only.
- The published version (PDF) – for any purpose.
In institutional or recognized repositories, proper citation and a DOI link are provided. Authors are encouraged to preserve the final PDF on the journal website and update preprint records with publication links.
4.6 Recommendations for authors
Authors are encouraged to use and preserve the final PDF versions on the journal website. If an article has been posted on a preprint server, a link to the journal website or the publication reference should be added to the preprint record.
Authors could choose an official or suitable online platform to archive articles through Directory of Open Access Repositories.
- PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
5.1 Ethical Oversight
Research misconduct is not tolerated.
All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism and AI detection software prior to peer review.
5.2 Editorial Oversight and Citation Integrity
The journal maintains strict editorial oversight to ensure ethical citation practices.
Editors and reviewers must not:
- Encourage excessive self-citation
- Request citation of specific articles without scholarly justification
- Manipulate citation patterns to influence journal metrics
Citation manipulation, including coercive citation practices, is considered research misconduct.
All references must be relevant and personally consulted.
5.3 Plagiarism, Reproducibility, and Falsification
Authors must report their work accurately and precisely in order to be reproduced by other researchers independently. Plagiarism and falsification in any part of the submitted paper are serious offences to the scientific community and must be strictly avoided.
Manuscripts with significant similarity will be rejected.
5.4 Duplicate and Redundant Publication
It is unethical for authors to submit multiple similar manuscripts for publication at a time. It is also unethical for authors to submit a manuscript that has already been published or is under review elsewhere.
The publication that exhibits substantial overlapping with two or more previous publications without appropriate cross-referencing or justification for the overlap, i.e., redundant publications, is accepted only if:
(i) It strengthens academic discourse
(ii) Proper citation to the original source is included
5.5 Data and Supporting Evidence
We support transparency and openness around data, code, and other materials associated with research. We expect authors to maintain accurate records of supporting evidence necessary to allow others to understand, verify, and replicate new findings, and to supply or provide access to this supporting evidence, on reasonable request.
Authors are encouraged to include a Data Availability Statement and deposit data in recognized repositories.
Authors may be required to provide raw data during editorial review to verify research findings.
5.6 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Authors should not include generative AI technology as a co-author or author on any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript, and thus do not meet the criteria for authorship.
If the author of a submitted manuscript used written or visual content created or edited with generative AI technology, the use must adhere to all publishing guidelines and policies. Specifically, the author is responsible for verifying the factual accuracy of any content generated by generative AI technology. This includes, but is not limited to, all quotes, citations, and references. Figures created or edited with generative AI technology must be verified to ensure they accurately reflect the data presented in the manuscript. Authors must also ensure that any written or visual content created or edited using generative AI technology is plagiarism-free.
If the author of a submitted manuscript used written or visual content created or edited with generative AI technology, such use must be acknowledged in the manuscript’s acknowledgements section as well as the methods section, if applicable. This explanation must include the name, version, model, and source of the generative AI technology.
We encourage authors to include all input prompts and outputs generated by generative AI in the manuscript’s supplementary files.
Authors using AI-generated content must:
- Verify factual accuracy
- Ensure plagiarism-free content
- Verify accuracy of figures
- Disclose AI use in acknowledgements and/or methods (tool name, version, source)
- Include input prompts and outputs in supplementary files where possible
We follow the international guidelines as:
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STM: Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation
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Elsevier: The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the review process
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WAME: Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts
Authors remain fully responsible for content integrity.
5.7 Authorship and CRediT
The co-authors should be limited to those who have sufficiently contributed to the content of the work in responsible and accountable manners. The corresponding author must confirm that submission of the manuscript has been approved by all co-authors. Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process. All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes. Please ensure that any financial support is presented.
The author statement is recommended to be included before references, with the intention of recognizing individual author contributions, reducing authorship disputes, and facilitating collaboration. Example: First AUTHOR: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software. Second AUTHOR: Data curation, Writing- Original draft preparation. Third AUTHOR: Visualization, Investigation. Last AUTHOR: Supervision, Software, Validation.: Sun Qi: Writing- Reviewing and Editing,
5.8 Conflicts and Competing Interests
Authors must disclose conflicts of interest and funding sources. Competing interests include financial, institutional, personal, consultancy, patent, or stock ownership relationships. Reviewers and editors must declare conflicts and recuse themselves where appropriate. Failure to disclose may result in rejection, correction, or retraction.
5.9 Intellectual Property (IP)
Authors retain copyright under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Authors are responsible for:
- Proper licensing of third-party materials
- Permission for copyrighted figures
- Disclosure of patent rights, trademarks, and proprietary processes
The journal respects intellectual property rights and will act upon verified IP infringement claims in accordance with international publishing standards.
5.10 Research Involving Humans or Animals
Research involving humans or animals should be approved by relevant ethics committee(s) and should conform to international ethical and legal standards for research. We also expect authors to respect human participants’ right to privacy, and to gain any necessary consent to publish before submitting to EJMSE
Research must comply with relevant ethical standards and EU Directive 2010/63/EU. Human participants’ privacy and consent must be respected.
5.11 Corrections, Retractions & Expressions of Concern (Post-Publication Corrections)
If a published article violates ethical standards, it will be retracted and the databases will be notified.
Authors involved in unethical issues may be banned from publication for a specified period.
Corrections or clarifications may be issued based on letters to the editor.
Possible actions include:
- Correction (Erratum/Corrigendum)
- Expression of Concern
- Retraction
Retractions follow COPE guidelines and remain permanently linked to the original article.
5.12 Process for Identification and Handling of Research Misconduct
The publisher and editors take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers involving:
- Plagiarism
- Citation manipulation
- Data fabrication or falsification
- Image manipulation
- Redundant publication
If an allegation arises, the journal will:
- Conduct preliminary assessment
- Contact the corresponding author
- Seek independent evaluation
- Notify institutions when appropriate
- Follow COPE flowcharts
The journal may issue an Expression of Concern while investigations are ongoing, in accordance with COPE recommendations.
If misconduct is confirmed, actions may include:
- Rejection
- Correction
- Retraction
- Institutional notification
- Temporary or permanent submission ban
Investigations are confidential, fair, and unbiased.
5.13 Appeals and Complaints Procedure
Authors may appeal editorial decisions in writing. Appeals are reviewed independently and may involve additional reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief’s final decision after appeal is binding.
Complaints regarding editorial handling, ethics, or peer review are treated confidentially under COPE Core Practices. No retaliation is permitted.
- PEER REVIEW PROCESS
EJMSE uses single-blind peer review, with each manuscript being evaluated by at least two independent experts. Reviewers must have no conflict of interest.
Evaluation criteria:
- Scientific originality
- Methodological rigor
- Reproducibility
- Ethical compliance
- Relevance
Review time: 4–20 weeks. Revision does not guarantee acceptance.
- CITATION ETHICS POLICY
Excessive self-citation is discouraged. Editors and reviewers must not request unnecessary citations.
Advertisements are not acceptable citation sources.
- GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
8.1 For Authors
- Submitted papers must be entirely original work of the author(s).
- The contents of papers submitted to EJMSE are the sole responsibility of the authors, who are fully responsible for any kind of plagiarism or errors.
- EJMSE does not publish papers that have already been published in other national or foreign journals. The rejected papers will not be returned to the authors.
- If the papers have multiple authors, all listed authors should have a significant contribution to the work, all of them must approve the final version, and all of them must approve the submission of the paper; their contributions should be mentioned in the Credit Author Statement section.
- The Authors must declare any potential conflict of interest.
- The Authors must confirm that all studies involving human or animal subjects must have been carried out in accordance with EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments.
- The Authors must notify EJMSE promptly about any significant error or inaccuracy in their papers.
8.2 For Editors
- Editors have the responsibility to accept the submitted papers for publication in EJMSE free of any conflict of interest. The decision must be solely based on their academic and scientific value, importance, originality and quality of research.
- Editors must cooperate with authors and reviewers in the publishing process.
- Editors must protect the confidentiality of all submitted papers.
- Correction and retraction of articles. Editors may authorize corrections (minor or major) to a published article. When necessary, articles will be retracted in accordance with COPE retraction guidelines.
8.3 For Reviewers
- Only agree to review papers for which they have the subject expertise required to carry out a proper assessment and which they can assess in a timely manner.
- Respect the confidentiality of peer review and not reveal any details of a paper or its review, during or after the peer-review process, beyond those that are released by the journal.
- Not use information obtained during the peer-review process for their own or any other personal or organizational advantage, or to disadvantage or discredit others.
- Declare all potential conflicts of interest, seeking advice from the journal if they are unsure whether something constitutes a relevant interest.
- Not allow their reviews to be influenced by the origins of a paper, by the nationality, religious or political beliefs, gender or other characteristics of the authors, or by commercial considerations.
- Be objective and constructive in their reviews, refraining from being hostile or inflammatory and from making libelous or derogatory personal comments.
- Acknowledge that peer review is largely a reciprocal endeavour and undertake to carry out their fair share of reviewing and in a timely manner.
- Provide journals with personal and professional information that is accurate and a true representation of their expertise.
- Recognize that impersonation of another individual during the review process is considered serious misconduct.
- POST-PUBLICATION DISCUSSION
The journal permits scholarly discussion through Letters to the Editor.
Concerns regarding published articles will be investigated in accordance with COPE standards.