Publication Statement of Modern Mining
The Publication Statement of Modern Mining consists of Publication Ethics Statement, Open-Access Statement, and Legal Statement for Website Content. It aims to protect the legitimate rights and interests of authors, readers, reviewers, editors, and achievement users of the journal. The only official website of Modern Mining is www.xdky.net, which is also the sole platform for manuscript submission and processing.
Publication Ethics Statement
Formulated with reference to the publishing ethical codes of world-renowned publishing groups and peer domestic scientific and technological journals, this statement is adapted to the actual conditions of Modern Mining. It seeks to foster sound professional ethics, clarify responsibilities for all parties involved in manuscript writing, review and publication, and serve as a reference for authors, academic communities, editors, reviewers, readers and other stakeholders.
I. Authors and Their Responsibilities
1. Authorship
Manuscript signatures shall truthfully reflect the work and contributions of listed authors. All named authors must satisfy the following criteria: (1) Make substantive contributions to the paper’s conceptual design, experimental research, data collection, result analysis and other relevant work. (2) Participate in manuscript drafting or conduct substantial revisions to key academic content. (3) Perform final checks on manuscript quality and take responsibility for the academic integrity of the paper. (4) Uphold the principle of academic integrity and accept accountability for all aspects of the research.
2. Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure
To ensure impartial manuscript evaluation and safeguard the interests of all parties, authors shall fulfill the following obligations to avoid conflicts of interest: (1) Disclose the sources, sponsors and affiliated institutions of relevant projects as required. ① Fund project: XXX (Fund Name), XXX (Institution Name); ② Unpublished data from XXX (Organization Name) adopted in the paper; ③ The author’s affiliated institution shall be indicated directly below the author by line.
(2) Disclose any relationships that may compromise impartial manuscript evaluation, including relatives, supervisors and close collaborators among the journal’s editorial board members. ① I, XXX (Author Name), hold the position of XXX (Post Name) at XXX (Institution Name); ② Editorial-board member XXX is my supervisor or colleague; ③ Reviewing experts to be recused.
The above information shall be submitted together with the manuscript.
3. Change of Authorship
In principle, changes to the author list will not be accepted after submission. In exceptional circumstances, the first author or corresponding author shall submit a written application for authorship change to the editorial department prior to publication, with signatures from all authors.
II. Handling of Academic Misconduct
Adhering to rigorous academic ethical standards, the journal firmly opposes all forms of academic misconduct. In cases of alleged misconduct during the publication process, the journal will assist competent authorities in investigations. Sufficiently substantiated misconduct may result in retraction and notification to the author’s affiliated institution. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
1.Duplicate publication Three main forms: ① Submission of one manuscript to multiple journals; ② Manuscripts with high similarity index (plagiarism rate above 30%); ③ Disguised duplicate publication.
2.Undisclosed conflicts of interest Authors are obligated to disclose all conflicts of interest that may undermine objective manuscript evaluation, including economic interests (e.g. patents, security holdings, consulting fees, speaking honoraria), personal, political or religious interests. Deliberate non-disclosure will trigger disciplinary measures in accordance with applicable regulations.
3.Fabrication / Falsification (1) Fabrication refers to inventing data or facts. (2) Falsification means deliberately altering data or facts to misrepresent reality. (3) Malicious data tampering falls within this category of misconduct.
Manuscripts involving fabrication, falsification or malicious tampering of data will be directly retracted, and authors will receive a formal warning.
4.Plagiarism
Plagiarism Plagiarism means presenting others’ ideas, viewpoints, data, images, research methods or expressions as one’s own without proper citation, or excessive quotation of previously published literature. Plagiarism will result in immediate retraction and a formal warning to the author.
5. Entrust third-party submissions
Third party submission Submissions via agents or third party intermediaries are prohibited. All manuscripts must be uploaded through the journal’s sole official website www.xdky.net. If academic misconduct or intermediary produced manuscripts are identified during editorial processing, publication will be suspended, and any resulting losses shall be borne by the author. If such a paper has already been published, it will be retracted from all databases, and page charges will not be refunded.
III. Review Procedures and Requirements
1. Peer-Review Workflow
(1)All manuscripts shall be submitted via the online submission system (www.xdky.net). The system will automatically send acknowledgment emails to authors. The editorial office will organize rigorous double-blind peer review by specialized experts, who receive reviewer honoraria from the journal. (2) Revision comments will be emailed to authors and are also accessible within the submission system. Revised manuscripts shall, in principle, be resubmitted via the system. (3) External reviewers may request second-round peer review for revised manuscripts. The editorial office will arrange further evaluation based on authors’ revisions. (4) The average manuscript processing cycle is 1-2 months. Authors may track review progress and results on the official website and communicate with the assigned editor-in-charge. (5) No review fee is charged. Page charges apply only to accepted manuscripts and shall be remitted to the sponsor, Sinosteel Maanshan General Institute of Mining Research Co., Ltd., with official invoices provided. Upon publication, authors will receive sample copies of the journal and remuneration.
2. Reviewers’ Responsibilities
(1) Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts under review. Manuscript content shall not be disclosed to third parties without prior author consent. (2) Disclose all relevant conflicts of interest when accepting or declining review invitations. Reviewers shall decline assignments if impartial assessment cannot be guaranteed. Potential conflicts include recent research collaboration with authors, institutional affiliation shared with authors, direct academic competition, personal or close relationships, or economic interests related to the manuscript. (3) Destroy manuscript files and supporting materials upon completion of review. (4) Accept review invitations only within one’s professional expertise and feasible timeframes. (5) Do not delegate review tasks to others without editorial authorization. (6) Evaluate manuscripts independently of author background or affiliation. (7) Do not require authors to cite the reviewer’s own publications unless such citations are academically justified. (8) Reject low-quality, delayed, insulting or non-constructive review reports.
3. Review Criteria
Writing guidelines and review standards for different manuscript types are available in the Author Guidelines section on the official website www.xdky.net. All manuscripts must comply with the journal’s academic norms and formatting requirements.
IV. Complaint Mechanism
1.Objections to review comments Authors may submit appeals supported by sufficient evidence (e.g. new facts, corrections, supplementary materials, or challenges concerning conflicts of interest or unfair peer review). Repeated or unsubstantiated complaints will not be accepted. Decisions made by the editorial office are final.
2.Complaints against editorial staff Readers and authors may file complaints with supporting evidence regarding professional misconduct by editorial personnel. Feedback will be provided. Complaint hotline: 0555-2309819.
V. Correction Notices
When errors are detected in already-published articles (excluding major flaws in core viewpoints or conclusions) that may affect data interpretation, whether originating from authors or editors, correction notices will be issued promptly as follows: (1) Correction notices will be posted on the journal website and printed in the next regular issue. (2) Each correction notice shall clearly cite the original article, state the source of error, and present the corrected content. (3) Corrected versions of papers will be updated on the journal website and all included databases.
Authors and readers are encouraged to notify the editorial office of identified errors or legitimate concerns regarding paper validity.
VI. Retraction Notices
Papers confirmed to contain academic misconduct or subject to legal restrictions such as infringement or defamation shall be retracted under the following procedures: (1) Retraction notices will be published on the journal’s official website and printed in the next regular issue. (2) Each retraction notice shall clearly cite the original article and specify retraction grounds; relevant supporting evidence will be published in the online edition. (3) Retracted papers will be removed from the journal website and all relevant databases.
Open-Access Statement
Modern Mining is an open-access journal. All published articles are freely accessible for reading and downloading.
I. User Rights
Articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License (CC BY NC ND 4.0). Third parties may copy, distribute, exhibit, perform, broadcast or transmit the published works via information networks, provided that proper attribution is given, a link to the license is supplied, and any modifications are indicated. Attribution may be implemented in any reasonable manner, without implying endorsement by the licensor. Use is restricted to non-commercial purposes, and derivative adaptations are prohibited. Full license text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
II. Author Rights
Upon manuscript acceptance, authors shall sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement assigning copyright to Modern Mining. Authors retain the right to permit third-party non-commercial sharing (e.g. deposit in institutional repositories) and to reuse their own articles for other non-commercial academic purposes.
III. Publication Fees
To support open-access publishing, Article Publishing Charges (APC) are collected from authors, their institutions or grant-funded projects. The rate is RMB 350-400 per thousand characters; figures and tables are converted into character equivalents for charging. Discounts are available for high-quality manuscripts under the journal’s preferential policy.
Legal Statement for Website Content
The editorial office assumes legal liability solely for its official website www.xdky.net.
Article 1 All materials published on this website are for reference only. Functions include online manuscript submission, manuscript status inquiry, and journal release.
Article 2 During website activities, personal information such as name, gender, age, date of birth, education background, employer and industry affiliation may be collected via registration forms upon user consent. Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without user authorization.
Article 3 Personal information may be disclosed in compliance with legal procedures upon requests from judicial or governmental authorities for public-security purposes, for which the website shall bear no liability.
Article 4 The website shall not be liable for personal-information leakage resulting from users disclosing passwords or sharing registered accounts.
Article 5 The website disclaims liability for data leakage, loss, theft or tampering caused by hacking, computer viruses, or temporary service suspension due to government regulatory requirements or other force-majeure events.
Article 6 The website shall not be legally liable for personal-information leakage or disputes arising from external hyper-linked third-party websites.
Article 7 Service suspension for system maintenance or upgrade will be announced in advance. The website accepts no liability for inconvenience or losses caused by outages resulting from circuit faults, hardware failures beyond its control or other force majeure events.
Article 8 Users shall bear full legal responsibility for violations of PRC laws committed while using this website. The website assumes no related liability.
Article 9 Accessing or using website resources constitutes acceptance of this Legal Statement.
Article 10 Matters not covered herein shall be governed by applicable national laws and regulations. In case of conflict between this statement and national laws, national laws shall prevail.
Article 11 The website reserves the right to revise, update and interpret this statement.
