Statement on Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct

The publication ethics and publication misconduct statements of Power Demand Side Management are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, CY/T 174—2019 Academic Publishing Specification-Definition of Academic Misconduct for Journals, and existing Elsevier policies. This journal firmly opposes plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting manuscripts to this journal must confirm the originality of their work and ensure that their manuscripts have not been published in whole or in part in any language anywhere, nor are they under review for publication anywhere.

Editors, authors, and reviewers of this journal shall fulfill the following responsibilities and also comply with other relevant provisions and requirements of Power Demand Side Management.

I. Responsibilities of Editors

1. Based on reviewers’ comments and editorial board reports, editors may accept, reject, or request revisions to a manuscript.

2. Editors shall have no conflicts of interest with the manuscript they reject or accept.

3. Editors must ensure that each manuscript initially undergoes an originality assessment using appropriate software. After passing this check, the manuscript will be forwarded to two reviewers for a double-blind peer review, who will provide specific recommendations on the acceptance, rejection, or revision.

4. Editors must ensure that every accepted manuscript undergoes review of its intellectual content, regardless of the authors' gender, race, religion, nationality, or other factors.

5. Editors and the editorial staff shall guarantee the confidentiality of the submitted manuscripts. Before publication, manuscripts may be disclosed only to authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, advisors of the journal’s editorial board, and the publisher if necessary. Submitted manuscripts shall not be used for the editors’ or editorial staff’s own research without the authors’ written authorization.

6.  Editors shall adhere to double-blind peer review and preserve the anonymity of reviewers.

7.When errors are identified in published papers, editors shall facilitate the publication of corrections or retractions as appropriate.

8. Editors shall take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints are received concerning a submitted manuscript or a published paper.

II. Responsibilities of Authors

1. Authors shall provide an accurate description of their original research and an objective discussion of its significance. Manuscripts shall comply with the relevant requirements in the "Author Guidelines" of this journal.

2. Authors shall not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time, nor shall they publish manuscripts describing the same research in multiple journals.

3. Authors shall acknowledge all data sources used in the research and cite the publications that have influenced their research work.

4. Authorship shall be restricted to those who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported research. Those with significant contributions must be listed as co-authors.

5. Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process and to provide retractions or corrections of errors.

6. If authors discovers suspected academic misconduct or ethical issue in their submitted manuscript or published paper, they shall promptly inform the editors and cooperate with the journal in taking appropriate measures.

III. Responsibilities of Reviewers

1. Reviewers shall pay attention to whether the manuscript adequately acknowledges the sources of data used in the research. If suspected plagiarism, duplicate submission or other forms of academic misconduct are identified, reviewers shall immediately inform the editors.

2. Reviewers must conduct an objective and impartial review of manuscripts, and provide review comments with sufficient supporting arguments.

3. Reviewers shall have no conflicts of interest with the research, the authors or the funders.

4. Reviewers shall identify relevant published works that are closely related to the manuscript but have not been cited.

5. If reviewers are unable to complete the review within the specified time, they shall promptly inform the editors so that the manuscript can be sent to other reviewers.

6.Manuscripts received for review shall be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers shall not disclose manuscript content to others or use submitted manuscripts for their own research or for any other purpose.

IV. Retraction and Correction

1. Editors shall consider retracting a published paper under the following circumstances: there is conclusive evidence that the research results are unreliable due to academic misconduct (such as data fabrication), or due to non-subjective errors (such as misjudgment or experimental error); the research have been previously published elsewhere without appropriate cross-referencing, permission or justification (i.e., duplicate publication); it contains plagiarism; or it reports unethical research.

2. Retraction notices shall link to the retracted paper whenever possible, including all electronic versions; clearly identify the retracted article, for example by stating the title and authors in the retraction notice; and be published promptly to reduce the adverse effects of misleading publications.

3. Editors shall consider issuing a correction under the following circumstances: a small part of a reliable publication is proven to be misleading; the list of authors or contributors is incorrect, such as, eligible authors have been omitted or individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria have been included.

V. Handling Complaints and Conflicts of Interest

1. Power Demand Side Management has a transparent and clear complaint handling mechanism. Readers, authors, reviewers and other relevant parties may report suspected academic misconduct and ethics issues by sending an email to dsm@sgjsdsm.com. Any complaint will be taken seriously and dealt with in an independent, impartial and transparent manner, the outcome of which will be promptly communicated to the complainant.

2. Authors, editors and reviewers should disclose any potential conflicts of interest when submitting or accepting manuscripts to ensure transparency and impartiality of academic research.

3. Power Demand Side Management will identify, assess and manage disclosed or identified potential conflicts, and take appropriate action to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist among editors and reviewers, thereby ensuring editorial independence and the impartiality of peer review.

VI Data Sharing and Reproducibility

1. Authors shall develop appropriate data-sharing plans according to the type, source, format, and sensitivity of the research data. Where data sharing is applicable, authors shall provide or describe the relevant data in accordance with the journal’s requirements, subject to ethical, legal, privacy, and confidentiality obligations.

2. Authors shall describe the research methods, data processing and experimental procedures as detailed and accurate as possible, so that other researchers can replicate the research results.

3. Subject to applicable legal, ethical, privacy, confidentiality, and data-use requirements, shared data should be made available to eligible researchers in a fair and reasonable manner, without discrimination based on race, gender, age, nationality, or other non-academic factors.

4. Authors who use data shared by others in their publications shall properly cite the data and clearly acknowledge the data source.