Journal Policies

AIST is a peer-reviewed journal, all articles submitted to AIST are subject to peer-review process by reviewers that are expert their respective fields. The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge.

It is a direct reflection of the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, AIST commits to uphold standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Further, the ethical behavior standards are arranged to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that involved parties in a scientific endeavor receive appropriate credit for their work.

This publication ethics statement binds the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher. This statement is based on Elsevier policies and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Archiving Policy

This journal uses PKP-PN LOCKSS as its archiving system for distributed archiving among libraries, which allows permanent journal restoration and archiving.

Copyright Notice

All articles published by AIST are done so under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, with copyright held by the journal. It means anyone can copy, transform, or redistribute articles for any lawful purpose in any medium, provided they give appropriate credit to the original authors and AIST, linking to the license that indicates if changes were made.

By submitting to AIST, authors automatically agree to the transfer of their article’s copyright if it is accepted, and recognize that any third party will have the right to use their article to the extent provided by the CC BY license.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its published articles, and allows authors to deposit different versions of the paper in any institution.

Plagiarism Policy

All articles submitted to the AIST are subject to plagiarism screening. In implementing journal plagiarism policy, the editorial team manually checks the citations and references and checks the whole manuscript using the Turnitin app. In the event that the similarity index is more than 20%, the manuscript will be rejected.