Peer Review
Peer reviewing is vital to ensure the scientific quality of conference
papers. Therefore, papers submitted to ICSeB are subject to
transparent, unprejudiced and efficient peer review, which dedicated
editors carry out (assumed by Program Chair, Program Co-Chair and
Committee Members appointed by Conference Chair) and reviewers.
The editorial process of a paper consists of two parts: Initial
Check and Peer Review. Note that only the full paper will be assigned
for peer review. In addition, the editor assesses abstracts submitted to
ICSeB to decide whether accept them for the conference presentation.
The paper will be sent to an editor for an initial check. Once
passing the initial check, it will be assigned to reviewers of the
relevant research areas for peer review. A minimum of two reviewers will
carefully review the manuscript and report their recommendations to the
editor. After the authors’ revisions (if requested by the editor), the
Chair/Editor-in-Chief will make the ultimate acceptance or rejection
decision for the paper. Keep note that under specific conditions,
revisions will be assigned to a third reviewer for review.
During the editorial process, the conference support team takes
the responsibility of coordination between the publisher and authors,
copyediting work, and other necessary publication support
Statements of Originality
The conference firmly resists plagiarism, self-plagiarism and
other unethical behaviors. Any plagiarism act is unacceptable,
considered a serious breach of professional conduct, with potentially
severe ethical and legal consequences. Before submission, prospective
authors are suggested to make a plagiarism check to ensure that the
manuscript's similarity is under 20% (under 15% is better). Meanwhile,
please ensure that similar contents are properly reused based on the
checking report. Plagiarism is “the use of others’ prior ideas,
processes, results, or words without explicitly acknowledging the
original author and source”.
Initial Check
The papers will be checked in terms of plagiarism,
self-plagiarism, paper length, structure, research topics and language,
etc. The paper can be sent to double-blind peer review only if the paper
passed the Initial Check. Generally speaking, the initial check feedback
is available within 3 working days.
Double-Blind Peer Review
The authors' names, affiliations, acknowledgments and other
related personal information will be separated from main content before
the manuscript is sent for double-blind peer review.
At least two reviewers will review each paper, but usually three
or more to review “Novelty and Originality, Scientific Soundness,
Importance and Impact on the Research Area, Relevance to the Conference
and Completeness of Presentation”.
Each reviewer will be assigned not to exceed 5 papers and given
2-3 weeks for one paper review.
The reviewer is accountable for their reviewing recommendation by
providing sufficient, substantial and well-founded comments that may
help the authors to optimize the paper. In addition, the reviewer is
also probably asked to answer a series of questions by editors relevant
to the review. Finally, the authors are entitled to a rebuttal and
feedback after receiving the review comments.
Criteria
Papers accepted to the conference will be involved in the
proceedings and published with a collaborative publisher. However,
publishable criteria may have slight differences among publishers;
widely-accepted sets of criteria have been enforced in ICSeB for paper
selection and publication to ensure high technical quality and ethical
standards.
Language
The manuscripts submitted to the conference should be written in
English, which is required to be inclusive, appropriate and
understandable for editors, reviewers and future readers. Please use
proper grammar and fluent sentences, choose good words, and avoid syntax
errors in your paper. Authors should be aware that comprehension
difficulties may lead to the rejection of the paper.
Relevance
Papers presenting the authors' study should be within the scope
of the conference. Please look through the Call for Paper first to check
topics of interest of this conference before submitting your paper.
Please send us a query email if you doubt whether your paper suits this
conference.
Scientific Significance
With the publication of conference proceedings, your work will be
presented to the scientific communities as well. Therefore, authors
should guarantee the objectivity, reliability, validity, and replication
of results, and the presented research in the paper should be worth
reading, publishing, and sharing from the perspective of editors and
reviewers.
Scientific Rigor
Authors are responsible for conducting the research with
scientific rigor and implementing the highest standards in their
research, from subject selection to data analysis. Sufficient details
need to be provided to allow reviewers evaluating their work and other
experts to replicate the research.
Presentation Quality
Data, analyses and results of the study should be presented
appropriately. A high-quality presentation makes your reach easier to
understand and removes obstacles in the peer-review process.
Layout
Submitted papers should be well formatted with specific
requirements of supplied Template by the conference.
Decision and Revision
Authors will get notified of this four possible feedback after
the peer-review process:
Accept
The paper is accepted and does not need any modification.
Accept with minor revisions
The paper will be accepted after minor revisions. In this case,
the reviewed paper will only be reviewed by the editor.
Revaluate with major revisions
The paper will be sent to be reviewed by the original reviewers
(unless they opt out) or assessed by the editor.
Reject
The paper will not be accepted due to major deficiencies. And
it is not recommended to be resubmitted.
Note: Authors are entitled to lodge rebuttals or raise questions
about the editorial comments.