In order to ensure the integrity, fairness and transparency of academic research, safeguard the rights and interests of all parties, promote academic exchange and progress, and ensure the high quality and credibility of academic achievements, the editorial department of Physical Testing and Chemical Analysis Part B: Chemical Analysis has clarified the publication ethics of this journal based on relevant laws and regulations such as the "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China", "Ethical Norms for Publishing Scientific and Technological Journals", and "Academic Publishing Norms - Definition of Academic Misconduct in Journals" (CY/T174-2019), combined with the actual situation of this journal, covering the following contents:

(1) Author ethics

Originality and plagiarism: The author must ensure that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and has not plagiarized the work of others. All parts that reference or use the work of others must be clearly marked.

Multiple submissions: Authors are not allowed to submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously.

Conflicts of interest: Authors should disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest related to the research, such as funding for the research project.

Attribution rights and contributions: All authors should make substantial contributions to the research and be responsible for the research content. People without actual contributions should not be listed as authors.

Data authenticity and sharing: The author should ensure the authenticity of the data and cannot forge or tamper with it. The data should be recorded in detail and verifiable by others. Journals may require authors to provide data for review by peer reviewers, or to make the data publicly available after publication.

Revision: The author rigorously revised the manuscript based on the review comments and revised it on schedule. If there are special circumstances, an appropriate extension of the modification time can be applied. If the manuscript is not revised within the deadline without special instructions, it will be considered as the author's automatic withdrawal.

Correction of errors: After the publication of a paper, if the author discovers significant errors in the paper, that should inform the journal editorial department and cooperate with them to withdraw or correct the paper. If the editorial department learns through a third party that a published paper contains serious errors, the author is obliged to withdraw or correct the paper in a timely manner, or to provide supporting evidence for the correctness of the paper.

Appeal: The author should respect the review opinions given by the peer reviewers. If there are any objections, they can provide electronic or paper versions of the appeal materials to the editorial department.

Social ethics statement: When it comes to chemicals, processes, or equipment facilities with abnormal hazards, the author should clearly indicate them in the manuscript. Research involving human or animal experiments should indicate legality and compliance, and ethical approval should be stated in the paper. In the case of human subjects, the author should include in the manuscript the subject's informed consent to the trial and respect the subject's privacy.

(2) Reviewer ethics

Confidentiality: Reviewers should keep confidential the information during the review process and should not disclose the content of the manuscript or review comments.

Objectivity and impartiality: Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts based on their academic quality and should not be influenced by the authors’ identity, institution or nationality. The review comments should be specific, clear, and constructive.

Conflict of interest: Reviewers should disclose any potential conflicts of interest with the content of the manuscript or the author, and avoid reviewing if necessary.

Timeliness: Reviewers should complete the review within the specified time to avoid unnecessary delays.

Confidentiality: Reviewers should keep confidential the information during the review process and should not disclose the content of the manuscript or review comments.

(3) Editorial ethics

Decision fairness: Editors should objectively and fairly evaluate and make decisions on manuscripts based on their academic quality and journal publishing standards, without being influenced by external pressure.

Academic misconduct: This journal prohibits all academic misconduct (such as plagiarism, data forgery, etc.), and investigates and rejects manuscripts with various forms of academic misconduct when necessary.

Conflict of interest: Editors should remind authors of potential conflicts of interest in their manuscripts as early as possible; when inviting peer reviewers, they should avoid reviewers with conflicting interests and try to avoid reviewers and authors being from the same unit.

Confidentiality: Editors should keep confidential the information of authors, reviewers, and manuscript content, and should not disclose it without authorization.

Revision: The editorial department may make textual changes or deletions to the manuscript, and any modifications to the content should be approved by the author, fully respecting their views and writing style.

Correction of errors: If errors are found in the published article, this journal should promptly issue a statement of correction, retraction, or apology.

Appeal: The editorial department should conduct a reasonable review of the author's appeal content and decide whether to arrange for a re review. This publication will inform the author of the final appeal result via email within one month. Each article only accepts one appeal, and all appeal decisions are final.

(4)  Publisher ethics

Supporting publishing ethics: Publishers should support and promote the implementation of publishing ethics in this journal, providing necessary resources and training.

Transparency and open access: Publishers should increase transparency in the publishing process and promote open access policies to enable wider dissemination and use of scholarly work.

(5)  Legal and copyright

Copyright protection: According to the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, authors enjoy copyright over their papers. The editorial department of this journal must respect the author's copyright when using their works, including the right of attribution, the right of modification, and the right to protect the integrity of the work.

Legitimate use: The editorial department of this journal should obtain the author's authorization when publishing papers and cannot modify or use the author's work without authorization.

Copyright transfer and license: The editorial department of this publication and the author should clearly agree on the terms of copyright transfer and license to ensure the rights and interests of both parties. Please refer to the authorization statement in the "Download Center" of this website for details.