Allegation of Misconduct

The African Journal of Offshore, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture (AJOMENA) is committed to upholding the highest standards of research ethics and integrity in engineering and maritime sciences. All manuscripts must present original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere. Authors are responsible for the accuracy, reliability, and reproducibility of all data, calculations, simulations, and experimental results reported.

For studies involving human participants, animals, or sensitive environmental systems, authors must provide evidence of ethical approval from the relevant institutional review board or ethics committee. Research must comply with applicable national and international regulations, standards, and engineering codes of practice.

AJOMENA does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or duplicate publication. All submissions undergo screening for originality, and the journal reserves the right to investigate any suspected research misconduct following COPE and ICMJE guidelines.

Authors are expected to provide sufficient methodological and technical detail to enable reproducibility of experiments, simulations, and engineering analyses. Potential conflicts of interest, including financial, institutional, or personal relationships, must be fully disclosed according to the journal’s conflict-of-interest policy.

By enforcing these standards, AJOMENA ensures the integrity, credibility, and reliability of engineering research in marine engineering, naval architecture, and related maritime disciplines.