Instruction for Authors

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  Instruction for Authors

  
  

   

  1. Manuscripts must not have been previously published in other Chinese or international journals. Duplicate submissions, repeated submissions with duplicate content, and submissions in different languages are strictly prohibited, as are unethical practices like data fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. If such misconduct is found, the journal will reject or retract the article, notify the author's institution, and inform relevant journals in the field of water conservancy. Additionally, future submissions from the author will not be accepted, and the journal reserves the right to hold the author accountable.

   

  2. Authors are required to format their manuscripts according to the Template of Submitted Manuscript (available on the Download page) and submit the final version of their manuscript through the submission system (Author Center). Any omissions, deficiencies, or non-compliance with the template may result in rejection.

   

  3. Manuscript review results will be communicated to authors within approximately three months. During this period, authors are not permitted to submit their manuscript elsewhere. For some manuscripts, the review process may take longer. If authors decide to submit to another journal or withdraw their manuscript, they should inform the editorial office prior to doing so. Once the editorial office decides to accept a manuscript, the authors will be notified promptly.

   

  4. During the revision process, if the revised manuscript is not submitted within 30 days, the editorial office will reset the submission date to the date the revised manuscript is received. The editorial office also reserves the right to reject the manuscript in such cases.

   

  5. The journal uses the "Academic Misconduct Literature Check System (AMLC)" provided by CNKI to check manuscripts for plagiarism twice: during the stage of initial screening and before publication. If a manuscript has a similarity rate between 10% and 30%, it may be returned to the author for revision or rejected, depending on the severity. Manuscripts with a similarity rate of 30% or higher will be rejected outright.

   

  6. Once a manuscript is published, the author bears full responsibility for the content of the manuscript. The editorial office has the right to make technical and editorial modifications to the manuscript, and substantive changes will be made with the author's consent. Authors are responsible for carefully checking the proofs.

   

  7. For articles to be published in the journal, the authors are required to sign a "Copyright Transfer Agreement" with the journal. According to this agreement, the authors agree to transfer the full copyright of the article to the editorial office of the journal (including but not limited to the rights of reproduction, distribution, compilation and translation, as well as the right to disseminate the article via information networks, such as electronic, multimedia, and online publishing). The editorial office will become the copyright holder and may sublicense the above rights to third parties for their use.

   

  8. After an article is published in the journal, the author(s) of the article will have the right to use the article under the following conditions: (1) use the article under the CC BY-ND 4.0 license; (2) quote or translate parts of the article in the subsequent works of the author(s); (3) apply for patents; (4) use the article in other activities permitted and authorized by the editorial office.

   

  9. Upon formal publication of articles, authors will receive a remuneration of CNY 50 per page, along with 1-3 copies of the issue in which their article is published. The copyright transfer fee is included in the remuneration and will not be paid separately.

   

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