Journal details

Open access and publication fees

Power, Control, and Data Processing Systems (PCDP) fulfills the definition of open access. The full text of all content is available freely and immediately, with no embargo period and no requirement for readers to register. A charge for the print version of a journal is permitted.

Article processing charges (APC)

Review process

PCDP operates a single-blind review process. All submitted manuscripts are initially assessed by the editor-in-chief for suitability for the journal. Papers considered suitable are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess their scientific quality. The editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection.

PCDP seeks reviewers who can provide insightful, helpful comments on submitted manuscripts, with a turnaround time of about four weeks. Maintaining the journal’s quality depends on reviewers who have appropriate expertise and can evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and insightfully.

Plagiarism policy

PCDP checks submitted manuscripts with plagiarism-checking software before peer review. If plagiarism is proven after publication, PCDP may reject the paper. Under PCDP policy, the similarity of a submitted manuscript should be less than 20 percent.

Plagiarism can take several forms, including but not limited to:

• Using another author’s exact words without both citation and quotation marks.
• Including another author’s paraphrased or summarized idea without acknowledging its source.
• Copying and pasting material from the internet or other electronic resources without proper citation.
• Submitting all or part of a paper written by another author for credit, whether purchased, freely shared, stolen, found, or acquired by other means.
• Taking credit for a project, multimedia presentation, poster, or other assignment that dishonestly uses another person’s work.
• Receiving substantial help from another person in writing a paper without informing readers about the nature and extent of that collaboration.
• Submitting music, drawings, paintings, sculptures, or photographs that copy or closely rely on another artist’s work without explicitly citing the original source.
• Writing a computer program that is the same as, or closely similar to, existing sources.

Self-archiving policy

Authors who submit a manuscript to PCDP may share their research at any time after acceptance.

Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication

Authors should not publish a manuscript in more than one journal or primary publication. Under PCDP policy, publication as an academic thesis or an abstract is not considered prior publication.