Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Publishing articles in open access should be a valuable process for improving knowledge in the field. It is therefore imperative that the organizers and participants of the conference and the process of publishing articles conform to recognized best practices and guidelines and adhere to ethical standards.
Authors are informed that, as of June 2026, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) mandates digital accessibility for all online academic publications distributed in the EU. This promotes inclusivity and equal access to knowledge, while raising awareness of accessibility issues within the research community.
Therefore, submitted papers must be prepared in accordance with the guidelines provided in the full paper template and its technical note.
Adherence to the editorial and legal requirements will further ensure PDF accessibility for publication.
Submissions that do not comply with the author guidelines in the paper template will be rejected by the editorial board for legal reasons.
In this context, it is imperative that all parties involved in the publication process of the Proceedings of the 20th Romanian Textiles and Leather Conference – CORTEP 2026 adhere to the established principles of ethical publishing, and this applies to authors as well as reviewers and the editorial board.
Therefore, the editorial team participates in the community of users of the Similarity Check service for comparison purposes to ensure that the published content is original and reliable.
If there is a clear suspicion of fraud, the manuscript is rejected. By fraud is meant that the peer reviewer or editorial board finds that parts or all of the text have already been published elsewhere, that there are cases of plagiarism, or that there is suspicion that the data has been falsified.
Please note that authors retain all copyright to their contributions and should ensure that all who have made a significant contribution are named as co-authors to share full responsibility for the content of the contribution.
The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are listed on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agree to its publication.
All persons who have made a significant contribution should be listed as co-authors. If other people have contributed to specific aspects of the content of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
The work of others must always be appreciated, so authors should cite publications that have supported the work being reported.
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial support or material conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
Conference Founder
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania