Authorship

Authors submitting to the East African Journal of Science and Technology (EAJST) must meet the criteria for authorship. Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study, including the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data, drafting the work or substantially revising it, approving the submitted version (and any substantially modified version involving their contribution to the study), and agreeing to be accountable for the work submitted, including both the research and cited material. Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgments section with a brief description of their contribution.

Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author

The corresponding author(s) must:

Ensure that all listed authors have received and approved the manuscript prior to submission.

Handle all substantive correspondence with editors and full reviews.

Verify that all data, materials, and code, including those developed or provided by other authors, comply with the transparency and reproducibility standards of both the field and the journal.

Ensure that the original data, materials, and code upon which the submission is based are preserved and retrievable for re-analysis.

Confirm that the presentation in the paper of the data, materials, and code accurately reflects the original sources.

Foresee and minimize obstacles to the sharing of data, materials, and code.

Ensure the entire author group is fully aware of and in compliance with best practices.

Ensure all authors complete the Conflict of Interest (COI) declaration and license forms.

Plagiarism Policy

The EAJST respects intellectual property and aims to protect and promote the original work of its authors, strictly opposing any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting articles to EAJST must adhere to ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form. Authors should ensure they have written entirely original works and, if using the work and/or words of others, have appropriately cited or quoted them. All manuscripts submitted for publication are cross-checked for plagiarism using appropriate software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during the initial stages of review are outrightly rejected and not considered for publication. If a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation with the help of a suitable committee. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond acceptable limits, the journal will inform the author(s) that the paper has been formally retracted.

Conflict of Interest

EAJST requires clear disclosures from all authors regarding any past and present affiliations, funding sources, and financial or management relationships related to the reported research that might raise questions about possible sources of bias. Before manuscript acceptance, authors will be asked to sign an authorship/conflict-of-interest form.