ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE

IeGRESAFE is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and strictly prohibits all forms of publication malpractice. Our responsibility is to publish original work of value to the intellectual community in the best possible form and in accordance with the highest academic standards. We expect similar standards from our reviewers and authors. Honesty, originality and fair dealing on the part of authors, and fairness, objectivity and confidentiality on the part of editors and reviewers are among the critical values that enable us to achieve our goal. IeGRESAFE endorses and abides by the codes of conduct and international standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). IeGRESAFE is committed to following best practices in addressing ethical issues, errors, and retractions, and to providing legal review where necessary.

EDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES
The editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published;

• The editors may discuss with other editors or reviewers in making the decision;
• The editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors;
• The editors must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate;
• The editors should ensure a fair and proper peer review process;
• Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has a view of the script in his or her research without the express written consent of the author;
• The editors should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when needed and pursuing suspected or alleged research and publication misconduct.

EDITORIAL BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Editorial Board must keep information about submitted manuscripts confidential.
2. The Editorial Board must disclose any conflicts of interest.
3. The Editorial Board must evaluate manuscripts only for its intellectual content.
4. The Editorial Board is responsible for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts.

 SCIENTIFIC REVIEWER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

• Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors should be kept confidential and be treated as privileged information;
• Reviews should be conducted objectively. There shall be no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments;
• Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. The appropriate citation should accompany any statement that had been previously reported elsewhere;
• Reviewers should request to the Editors attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge;
• In case, any reviewer feels that him/her can't complete review of manuscript within stipulated time then the same must be communicated to the editors so that the same could be sent to any other reviewer;
• Reviewers should not review papers in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

PUBLICATION ETHICS
Submission of an article implies that:

• The work described has not been published previously except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis.
• That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• That its submission and publication in the journal is known and approved by all authors.
• The work is the Author’s own and there are no falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without
• proper citation and misappropriation of the work are all unacceptable practices.

AUTHOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

• The authors should submit papers only on work that has been conducted ethically and responsibly and that complies with all relevant legislation;
• The authors present their  results,  honestly, and   without   fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation;
• The authors should endeavour to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that others can confirm their findings;
• The authors should adhere to publication requirements by ensuring that submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere;
• The authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere;
• The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and words of others this must be appropriately cited;
• The authors should take collective responsibility for submitted and published work;
• A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Duplicitous or deliberately inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable;
• Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work;
• The authors should ensure that the authorship accurately reflects individuals’ contributions to the work and its reporting; and where others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged;
• The authors should disclose relevant funding sources and any existing or potential conflicts of interest. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed;
• When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editors and the editor to retract or correct the paper.

• The conference fee payment must be fully settled by the specified deadline. Once the conference fee has been paid, it will not be refunded if the author decides to cancel their participation at the last minute.

SECRETARIAT

Patron
Associate Professor Dr. Nur Hisham Ibrahim
Advisor
Ts. Dr Kushairi Rashid
Chairman
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Siti Rasidah Md Sakip
Project Director
Associate Professor Sr Dr Asmalia Che Ahmad
Deputy Project Director
Sr Dr Nor Suzila Lop
Secretary 1
Ts Dr Azizah Md Ajis
Secretary 2
Ts Dr Asmat Ismail
Treasurer 1
Dr. Nor Nazida Awang
Treasurer 2
IDr. Dr. Nadiyanti Mat Nayan

IMPLEMENTING COMMITTEE

Invitation & Collaboration
Dr Izatul Farrita Mohd Kamar (H)

Participation, Registration & Certificate
Dr. Atikah Fukaihah Amir (H)
LAr. Ruwaidah Borhan

Graphics, Printing & Website
Muhammad Falihin Jasmi (H)
Ts. Nur Hasni Nasrudin
Sayed Muhammad Aiman Sayed Abul Khair

Promotions
Dr Norizan Binti Mt Akhir (H)
Dr. Fiza Abdul Rahim (UTM)
Associate Professor Dr. Md Asrul Nasid Masrom (UTHM)

Information Technology (IT & AV) & Media
Ts. Ahmad Haqqi Nazali (H)
En. Mohd Firdaus bin Zainuddin
En. Fairiz Miza Yop Zain
En. Mohamad Tajudin Saidin

Chief of Article Evaluator
Associate Professor Sr. Dr. Nur Azfahani Ahmad (H)
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Thuraiya Mohd
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Sallehan Ismail
Associate Professor Sr Dr Irwan Mohamad Ali
Sr Dr Noor Aishah Mohd Hamdan
Dr Nor Eeda Ali

Head of WOS Indexed Journals (IJSCET)
Dr. Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim

Head of SCOPUS Indexed Journals (PMJ)
Prof. Madya Dr Kharizam Binti Ismail

Head of SCOPUS Indexed Journals (MCRJ)
Prof. Madya Sr Dr Natasha Khalil

Head of MYCITE Indexed Journals (MySE)
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Siti Rasidah Md Sakip

Head of MYCITE Indexed Journals (MIJ)
Associate Professor Dr Suraya Masrom

Head of MYCITE Indexed Journals (Ideoalogi)
Nurul Shima Taharuddin

Banquet & Welfare
Dr Norazura Mizal Azzmi (H)