Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (MJCS) is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in academic publishing. Decisions to accept or reject manuscripts are based purely on academic merit, originality, and scope relevance, free from commercial or personal bias. This Ethics and Malpractice Statement follows the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure everyone involved in the publication process upholds integrity, transparency, and fairness.

Compliance with COPE Guidelines

MJCS strictly adheres to the ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure ethical publishing practices and prevent research misconduct.

Key Stakeholder Responsibilities

Role	Primary Obligations under COPE
Authors	Provide verifiable raw data, state funding and conflicts, secure ethics approvals, and avoid self-plagiarism or duplicate submissions.
Editors	Uphold editorial independence, maintain impartial peer review, investigate ethical allegations, and issue timely post-publication amendments.
Reviewers	Disclose potential conflicts immediately, preserve manuscript confidentiality, and deliver objective, evidence-based feedback.

Handling of Research Misconduct

MJCS has a strict policy against unethical research practices such as:

• Plagiarism: Using another person's words, ideas, data, or intellectual property without proper attribution and presenting it as your own
• Data Fabrication: Inventing data or entire experiments that were never actually conducted and reporting them as if they were real.
• Duplicate Submission: Submitting the same manuscript to two or more academic journals at the same time without informing the editors.
• Authorship Misrepresentation: Incorrect authorship attributions.