Guide for authors
This guidance is designed for IJDTDE, published by ESN Press. It emphasizes transparency, reproducibility, and clearly stated editorial policies.
Peer review
IJDTDE uses anonymized peer review (choose and state: single-anonymized or double-anonymized) with strict conflict-of-interest (COI) management.
Initial screening
Scope fit, integrity checks, baseline quality.
External review
Typically 2+ reviewers; editorial oversight throughout.
Decision
Accept / minor / major / reject with actionable guidance.
Manuscript preparation
Provide Word/LaTeX templates and formatting rules once finalized.
Structure
Abstract, keywords, methods, results, limitations, references.
Figures & tables
High resolution, permissions, clear captions, reusable formats.
References
Cite datasets/software with DOIs when possible.
Data, code, and reproducibility
Authors are encouraged to share data/code when feasible (Zenodo, institutional repositories, Git repos with DOI), respecting privacy, IP, and contractual constraints. Where sharing is not possible, provide detailed provenance and reproducibility notes.
Data availability
Include a statement: where/how data can be accessed (or why not).
Code availability
Share scripts/pipelines; provide versioning and test cases where possible.
Artifacts
Models, parameters, benchmarks, and a reproducibility checklist (recommended).
Ethics & policies
IJDTDE upholds research integrity. Plagiarism, fabricated data, and duplicate submissions are not tolerated. Authors must disclose funding and conflicts of interest and obtain permissions for third-party content.
COI
Authors/reviewers/editors disclose competing interests; recusals applied.
Appeals
Authors may appeal decisions with reasoned arguments (process TBA).
Corrections & retractions
Clear policy for errata, expressions of concern, and retractions.
Preprints & AI-assisted writing
Preprints
Allowed (recommended). Authors should disclose preprint DOI/link at submission.
AI-assisted writing
Permitted with disclosure. Authors remain fully responsible for content and originality.
Authorship
AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Use contributor-role transparency (CRediT recommended).